This was started by Cat, a friend of mine and is about Aranel, another friend of mine. I know it is on the up and up and I have known Cat for years and years and years. If you are so moved to donate, please do so. If you are so moved to put this into your LJ (locked away from Aranel), please do so.

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I just read that aranel13's mother lost her house, and just about everything else, in Hurricane Ike. Those of you who know Aranel know she works her ass off to make ends meet; those of you who don't know Aranel should know that she's an unfairly talented seamstress and costumer, and her sewing and crafting are responsible for the bulk of her income.

With no power, she has no sewing machine; with no sewing machine, she can't make any more costumes, including those for which she has already been paid. I don't know how much she's going to be able to do to help her mom get back on her feet, but I know that every little bit WE can do will help them tremendously.

I've set up a PayPal fund to collect donations. Please don't mention it to her (if any of you have even managed to maintain communication after the storm); I know she's got her pride and I don't need her getting all flustered and anxious because she doesn't want our pity. Let her get all flustered and anxious once I've already hit the "send money" button and there ain't shit she can do about it. Ha.

You are, however, free to pass the word along in your own Aranel-filtered LJs, as I know there are some of you with friends of hers who aren't friends of mine.

Any amount y'all can give is welcome. I'll see how much we've collected by Wednesday; if anyone needs a little more time, I'll push on to Friday. After that, I'll open this entry up for public viewing.

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