3FatCats Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 Dear PIOers, Admin have given me permission to request this as a Sticky Thread, hopefully to give more visibility to our situation. A PIO family who are dear friends of mine have a son, Aaron, who was born with Cerebral Palsy. Aaron is a great kid...but at 15 is now facing a wheelchair full time, probably by the end of this year. Luckily he has been shortlisted and offered the chance of an operation to take place this December in the USA. It is called SDR, and basically means having part of his lower spine cut open and some of the nerves cut to reduce and hopefully eliminate the spasticity that currently prevents him from standing up and walking. Understandably his parents are both happy and worried at the same time. We have been trying to raise the necessary funds for this operation since we found out in March, but as recent newcomers to Oz we only have small local networks and a limited number of friends. Support has been coming in from all places through our website www.aaronsnextsteps.com and our facebook page, we have currently reached just over a quarter of our target amount of $60K needed to pay for Aaron's operation. A small group of Sydney Hills PIOers including myself have clubbed together to create a Charity for Aaron and we dedicate all the energy and time we can to sausage sizzles and various other fundraisers. Unfortunately it is not enough :cry: I would like to appeal to every PIO user, please can you donate a single Pound, Dollar or Euro? Just ONE? This would make a whole lot of difference to this wonderful family, and help keep Aaron's chances real. We are also holding a fundraising evening on the 5th October in Dural, NSW just outside Sydney. There will be music, food, wine, prizes. If anyone local would like to come along and meet us we would be delighted, the flyer is on our website. I usually hate using forums as mediums to ask for aid....but this is for a fellow PIO family who could really use our help right now. You can donate online via a Credit Card facility, a transfer into our Aaron's Next Steps Account or a cheque to the Edwards family. All these details are on our website http://www.aaronsnextsteps.com I thank you for your kind hearts. :wubclub: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BritChickx Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 Can you use debit cards? I have no money at the moment but once I get my first pay check then definately. Good luck :hug: ... Shift+R improves the quality of this image. Shift+A improves the quality of all images on this page. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3FatCats Posted September 10, 2012 Author Share Posted September 10, 2012 I think any cards work!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest16631 Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 .........will do............and will forward the page on.............a handsome and courageous young man................!..............I wish him and his family all the luck and good wishes..............tink x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest The Pom Queen Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 Fingers crossed that you reach your goal, he is a brave young man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NicF Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 I can't afford much but I have made a small donation. I hope you reach your target soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
windswept Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 Another small donation from me. Best of luck to Aaron and his family :cute: Regards Jen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Love Shoes Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 Hi Cat´s I will give a donation tomorrow promise ...... good luck with this ..... your such a sweetie :notworthy: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freckleface Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 Count me in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest51810 Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 thats me just donated. wish it could of been a lot more. Hope they reach their target soon x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Love Shoes Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 Done it as promised, sorry I didn´t get the chance to do it last night .... lot´s of hugs :hug: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3FatCats Posted September 10, 2012 Author Share Posted September 10, 2012 Guys, you don't know how much this means.... Thank You all from the bottom of my heart. xxxx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beauty Queen Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 As Aaron's mum, i just want to thank each and every one of you who took the time to read about Aaron and for the wonderful comments and donations.. we appreciate every penny as we know how hard people work for their dollars, we will put every dollar to good use i promise you that.. thank you thank you again xx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Love Shoes Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 As Aaron's mum, i just want to thank each and every one of you who took the time to read about Aaron and for the wonderful comments and donations.. we appreciate every penny as we know how hard people work for their dollars, we will put every dollar to good use i promise you that.. thank you thank you again xx I would just like to send you a massive :hug: and send you all my love, will try to make a regular donation ..... x x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skippy79 Posted September 18, 2012 Share Posted September 18, 2012 I can't seem to open the page :confused: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3FatCats Posted September 18, 2012 Author Share Posted September 18, 2012 We also have a Facebook page - just look up Aaron's Next Steps! Thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3FatCats Posted September 18, 2012 Author Share Posted September 18, 2012 Just a sad update really, it appears some delightful person has hacked Aaron's website. Please rest assured we ARE a genuine charity, and still have our Facebook page up and running with ALL details of how to donate. Our next fundraiser is on the 5th October at Dural Country Club in NSW, tickets are $75 including dinner and live music. Details of this also on Facebook. Prizes will include a football signed by the entire Bulldogs team! Let's hope they win the final...also some bling, Tiffany, Swarovski, cases of wine, hampers.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pablo Posted September 18, 2012 Share Posted September 18, 2012 Just a sad update really, it appears some delightful person has hacked Aaron's website. Please rest assured we ARE a genuine charity, and still have our Facebook page up and running with ALL details of how to donate. Our next fundraiser is on the 5th October at Dural Country Club in NSW, tickets are $75 including dinner and live music. Details of this also on Facebook. Prizes will include a football signed by the entire Bulldogs team! Let's hope they win the final...also some bling, Tiffany, Swarovski, cases of wine, hampers.... Hacked by remove,some sick evil bastards out there Naomi,will the site be up again soon? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest51810 Posted September 18, 2012 Share Posted September 18, 2012 Thats so sad some sick people out there!! I hate asking but i assume everybodys personal details are safe after donating? Is there anyway of finding out who did it. Sick people!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest16631 Posted September 18, 2012 Share Posted September 18, 2012 .............that is a sad state of affairs................hopefully this will only make everyone more determined to reach the goal needed for this young man.................good luck with the next fundraiser.............tink x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Love Shoes Posted September 18, 2012 Share Posted September 18, 2012 What is the world coming too, there are some really evil monsters who should be ashamed of themselves, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3FatCats Posted September 19, 2012 Author Share Posted September 19, 2012 No worries as the donating didn't get registered on this website, but through the external channels used so you should all be fine. We are trying to get it up again x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest51810 Posted September 19, 2012 Share Posted September 19, 2012 I thought it would prob be fine so felt really bad for asking. Just wanted to double check. Not that they'd get much from my bank account anyway lol Cant believe thet hacked it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3FatCats Posted September 21, 2012 Author Share Posted September 21, 2012 Well, we have the home page up and running again! Just working on rebuilding the content. In the meantime you can still check out our updates on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/aaronsnextsteps :wubclub: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beauty Queen Posted September 24, 2012 Share Posted September 24, 2012 Aaron's mum here we had re built the web page only to be hacked again..I'm so disgusted that people could hack a charity page. But karma is a wonderful thing. Thanks to all of you for your support and kind words Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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