Squidoo Community Self-Help Central
Can we do it? That's the big question. Can we as a community of friendly lensmasters, known for their generous attitude toward help and support, handle a project of helping each other financially - without getting into fights about "Who's next?" and "Why not me!"?
It's a tall order, by all means. I think we can do it.
I think it'll be a fun and interesting experiment.
We Squidoo lensmasters help and support many charitable causes outside of our community. I think we can show the world that we know how to take care of our own - when emergencies arise.
It's a tall order, by all means. I think we can do it.I think it'll be a fun and interesting experiment.
We Squidoo lensmasters help and support many charitable causes outside of our community. I think we can show the world that we know how to take care of our own - when emergencies arise.
Contents at a Glance
- The Inspiration For This Lens Came From The SquidU Forum...
- Lensmasters Helping Lensmasters - In Spontaneous Consensus!
- Why Do We Give To Charity?
The Inspiration For This Lens Came From The SquidU Forum...
Our beloved lensmaster Flowergardener wrote about her misfortune
Deb, aka The Flowergardener reported on the horrific weather conditions in her area - winter ice storms and spring floods - leaving her with significant house and property damages. FEMA stepped in and promised some coverage - good. But we all know how "efficiently" government agencies work - it might take a long time before any real help comes through. (Matter of fact - while I'm writing this we're getting the news that FEMA has actually reacted quickly and deposited a little over one thousand bucks into Deb's account. That money will be gone fast!)Deb has been a treasured member of our Squidoo community for a long time. She has helped thousands of aspiring lensmasters with encouragement and advice. Her personal display of humility and great faith has touched our hearts and given us hope for our own darker moments in life. Wasn't it now a good time and opportunity to give back something to our dear friend?
A quick first idea showed up: let's visit her lenses and rate them into a better lensrank. Careful! We were reminded not to engage in a "rating parade"! Absolutely not, we said - we will rate Deb's lenses only according to our judgment. So far, so good.
Meanwhile, the forum thread burst in its seams! Many lensmasters posted about their willingness to support Deb as much as possible. Poddys mentioned the "P" word - PayPal account! EelKat reported on her own terrible experiences with flood damages and pledged her support for Deb. A huge wave of "squidlove" swept over the forum. Constant updates kept "Action Deb" on top of the forum posts for hours and hours.
The Squidoo community showed its true face, or better - its big heart.
Lensmasters Helping Lensmasters - In Spontaneous Consensus!
Our community picks a "Squidlove" candidate through spontaneous outbursts of collective compassion.
Potential candidates are found when lensmasters in serious distress share their stories in the SquidU forum.
"Squidlove" is NOT a "rating parade"! We meet the candidates through their lenses and use our judgment for ratings, as always.
Why Do We Give To Charity?
Listen to some people's reasons for giving...
CHARITY - Why Do You Give Charity?
A great short on the meaning of charity. Great! Funny! Informative!
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Add Your Suggestions For Our Experiment Here
Any better ideas for candidate selections?
How would you organize this community effort?
Please use this comments plexo for your suggestions!
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Lensmaster Squidster's "Squidlove" Design
Deb - The Flowergardener - Our First Squidlovee!
Meet our candidate for the month of July 2008
Excerpt from Deb's forum post on June 12, 2008:
"All was well until this morning, the rain started coming in the basement walls in 5 places, now there's about 3"...........but expecting 6 more inches of rain tonight!
Ground cannot hold more rain. Strawberry bed standing in 4" of water. Backyard and flowerbeds in about 2" of water.
Closed the door to the basement, shut off the breakers for air conditioner and heater. Can't do anything until the rain stops..."
Find out more about Deb's story with lots of pictures of the damage in her "Squidoo Love" lens listed below.
Here is Deb's PayPal address:
gardencreations@iowatelecom.net
Buy at AllPosters.com
"All was well until this morning, the rain started coming in the basement walls in 5 places, now there's about 3"...........but expecting 6 more inches of rain tonight!
Ground cannot hold more rain. Strawberry bed standing in 4" of water. Backyard and flowerbeds in about 2" of water.
Closed the door to the basement, shut off the breakers for air conditioner and heater. Can't do anything until the rain stops..."
Find out more about Deb's story with lots of pictures of the damage in her "Squidoo Love" lens listed below.
Here is Deb's PayPal address:
gardencreations@iowatelecom.net
Buy at AllPosters.com
Some Of The Flowergardeners Masterpiece Lenses
Visit many of Deb's pages for great information you can use in your life...
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My Flower Garden
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Blessings
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Have you been blessed ? I have......from all the different walks of life that have left me a comment in my guest books. Researching, Designing, Creating, and Writing about a topic that is important to you, and then publishing it on the internet leave...
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Prepare to be shocked! The dog medicines prescribed for your best friend hold many 'shushed-up' side effects. Find the most prescribed pet meds and their side effects - which are often harmful and fatal - on the detailed listing below. Just to name...
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Flowergardener
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Well, let's see... The Flowergardener is a little old lady who loves God, family, animals, gardening, helping people, fishing, guns, classic cars, crafting, quotes, respect, reading, 'thinking out of the box', manners, intelligence, lots of different...
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Charity Blogs From Google
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- We've been giving away $1000 a day to charity throughout the month of November. Every winning lens from the Squidoo Thanksgiving Cookoff for Charity is now eligible to win the $5000 grand prize for the charity it supports. ...
- SquidBlog » Blog Archive » What to know about Squidoo and the FTC
- In November, Squidoo donated $1000 to charity every day through Thanksgiv... http://ow.ly/167jIW 2 hrs ago; Oops! Giant Error at the Squid Awards Lens - I'm sure you've all been there, a misplaced dash, a forgotten underli... ...
- So You Want To Be A Giant Squid?: Official Squidoo Thanksgiving ...
- Squidoo HQ is hosting a really neat Holiday challenge for Charity this season. You'll be able to build a Thanksgiving lens on a special template and have a chance at Lens of the Day and a nice donation to your...
- 5 Reasons Why You Should Squidoo | Blogging Sky
- There is no better feeling then helping out charity. Squidoo.com donates 5% of all website proceeds to charity. You also can select a percentage of your earnings to donate to a charity of your choosing. What a great opportunity to have ...
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- clouda9 clouda9 Dec 9, 2009 @ 1:57 pm
- Thank you Chef for all that you do!
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- papawu papawu Jun 9, 2009 @ 9:20 pm
- What an amzing job you do Chef. Unfortunately, I am unable at this very moment in time to help anyone financially for I am in need of funds myself in order to just keep my small business alive and keep a few people employed. I have sacrificed a great deal in order to maintain the workers I do have because I just don't have the heart to lay anyone off if I can figure out a way around it. What I have done to help my fellow lensmasters though is started a Squidoo Cancer Forum. A lensmaster contacted me a couple weeks ago and told me she had just been diagnosed with breast cancer, but didn't want to go public yet. She had read my CANCER IS A PUNK lens. Then a couple of days later, Sandra Davison (Blue22d) informed me her husband recently had surgery and started chemo for lung cancer. I'm hoping to be able to give people a place where they can ask questions and perhaps receive some answers or some advice. This is the best I can do at the moment. Hopefully I can do more in the future.
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- PetMemorialWorld PetMemorialWorld Apr 4, 2009 @ 4:47 am
- What a great idea for a lens. And very worthy first recipient.
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- Evelyn_Saenz Evelyn_Saenz Dec 8, 2008 @ 4:21 pm
- What a wonderful lens! Each lens of yours I read amazes me. Your kind heart does shine through each one but this one is my favorite.
Thank you for writing about Deb. I hadn't heard how difficult it got for her during the hurricane. I'm off to favor and spread some stars her way but in the meantime I'm leaving some for you as well as a virtual cup of tea from The Teapot Dragon.
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- Nov 30, 2008 @ 6:15 am
- We are family and family always stands by family
Beautiful lens.
Lizzy Jean
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- Tipi Tipi Nov 9, 2008 @ 8:43 am
- Hi, Chef! I like the idea of Squidoo members helping each other. Refreshing lens! You kind heartedness shows through on your lenses and you have a great sense of humor. Always nice to stop by to visit, no matter what the topic is.
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- OldGrampa OldGrampa Oct 11, 2008 @ 10:03 am
- Very nice lens, I believe in Karma and I think it is very important to help others whenever you can.
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- OldGrampa OldGrampa Oct 11, 2008 @ 10:03 am
- Very nice lens, I believe in Karma and I think it is very important to help others whenever you can.
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- JaguarJulie JaguarJulie Sep 23, 2008 @ 7:33 am
- Chef -- you are such a good, kind-hearted individual and so appreciated for your thoughtfulness. I know that Deb certainly appreciated your efforts on her behalf. It's great to see the Squidoo community being so supportive.
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- laurieb laurieb Aug 19, 2008 @ 7:26 am
- The Law of Giving and Receiving, truly universal.
Great lens-Thank You
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