He had his underwear stolen. In a public restroom. He had his laundry with him because he didn't have a safe place to leave it.
He broke down sobbing.
Then he pulled himself together and kept on keeping on.
I know many of you have been following Charley James' diaries about being homeless. They are grim. They are painful. They are not anything we want anyone to go through. He beat cancer. Then his financial advisor stole his retirement. He lost his home. Then he got hit by a car. Now he is homeless. But he's still standing and we can help him stay on his feet.
We are asking for donations to help him get a place. I know how kind and generous the Kos community can be. We are asking for $750.00.
$650.00 is for a room for a month.
$100.00 for electricity deposit, perishable food, and his cell phone bill for one month.
We appreciate anything you can do including reccing the diary and/or hotlisting it to give it visibility. Hugs and saying hi are also much appreciated.
Paypal info and snail mail info: paypal address is charleyjames100@yahoo.com. If you use paypal, please remember to choose personal/gift if you want to pay the fee
otherwise the fee gets taken out of what you kick in. That's for people who have paypal on their charge cards, as opposed to direct link bank accounts.
Snail Mail: G. Weigel, Attn: Charley James, 2438 Sanford Drive, Columbus OH 43535
Thank you so much. More about Charley below the orange squiggle.
UPDATE: We are so fortunate! Almost $600.00 We now have $591.00! You guys are just so wonderful. Thank you!
If you want to read more about Charley's situation, please visit his diaries:
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You can also read more about him at http://www.laprogressive.com