Hurricane Katrina Disaster Relief

[mrmephistopheles]

Ok folks, I know this is a car forum, and I'm ususally the one to keep everyone on the topic of cars, but it's time we stepped up and made a difference.

I'm humbly asking you guys to send a little cash to those who really need it right now.

The paypal address is: ZilviaRelief at gmail.com

ANYTHING AT ALL that you can send is appreciated. We'll be forwarding the final sum to the American Red Cross.
As an incentive, Zilvia will be providing account upgrades to folks who donate, which are as follows:


$10-$24.99 - Usertitle change
$25 - One year premium membership
$50 - 2 years premium membership and Zilvia stickers
$100 - lifetime premium membership and Zilvia stickers
$200+ lifetime premium membership, freedom to change all your information (such as username, registration date, etc), and Zilvia stickers

I realize that most of us don't have alot of money to spare alot of the time, but I also know that the money we DO have to spare goes straight into our cars. I think now would be a good time to take a step back and think about the bigger picture. Which is more important: helping feed and shelter the thousands of your fellow Americans, or getting that cool new doodad or whatever.

Just think about how useless your car would be if your home was flooded, the car was washed away and turned over, you've lost your job because your workplace was destroyed, and you don't have any food.

Anyway, give what you can - you'll never regret knowing you've helped someone.

-Kevin

PS. include your username in the donations so we know who to acknowledge.

[SlowCoupe]

thanks for your kindness...i left my s14 in my garage thinking my house was on high ground. i hope shes still there when i get back.

[racer98]

cool! and thanks for the 411, going too do my part but its worse than it really is.

[nsn240]

that's great of you guys to do this... as a family, we're donating money ot the redcross. Unfortunately my parents didnt want to go through zilvia.

SlowCoupe, sorry to hear you had to leave your car, i hope everything is OK when you get back.

[mrmephistopheles]

Just wanted to add some info right quick:
It's ThatGuy and I who are going to be running this collection. He's using his PayPal account since I'm still doing business with mine and don't want any confusion.
We didn't consult with Mark or any of the other mods/admins (Sorry, guys).
If necessary, premium membership/sticker costs will come out of my pocket.
Nothing donated will be going to Zilvia. Everything donated will be going to the Red Cross.

[Sil-Abc]

yay for mrmephalskidfaksjvnk however u pronounce it and Thatguy haha. Once i get my paycheck ill be donating :D

i just hope very little damage is done and pray that there wont be any deaths. i wish you the best of luck slowcoupe

[hellion240sx]

hello everyone, man i just want to thank you zilva and everyone on here for starting this! seriously i just saw this thread and got a lil choked up heh. but don't tell anyone. thank you for supporting a good cause i am going to be posting on a few forums to see if i can get in touch with anyone else. ton sorry to say but i hope you got full coverage! i will be checking in sometime in the future. as i have somewhat acess to a computer. i drove my car thankfully, i almost left it behind. My neighborhood is up to the roof in water! i ha da freinds cousin who saayed back and went around my n'hood. so yeah. thank you all for starting this: zilvia, mr mephistopheles, and that guy.
i keep you guys posted.
peace
Edgardo

[driftracer]

I want to thank everyone on zilvia who decided to help start this collection. It's sad how many people are not paying attention to this matter.

I will collect from all my family and send all at once by the end of the week.

I'll also see if I can get a few people to match whatever zilvia pools together. Hopefully, they will cooperate.

Anyway, everyone contribute. Like Mr. Mephistopheles said: "you'll never regret knowing you've helped someone."

[mrmephistopheles]

So far we've gotten 2 donations:

MEisGQdonated $52.40 and stp9154 donated $25!!
Thanks guys. We'll be getting your Premium Memberships setup straight away.
After PayPal fees, we're at 74.55!
I'd call that a respoectable start.

For everyone out there debating whether or not you should donate, go look in your paypal accounts. If you have $10 sitting there not doing anything, send it in. You're not using it now and you'll never miss it.
In the end, it'll help folks get by until the disaster areas are restored to at least SOME normality.

[Edgar]

I dont have a paypal account but I will try to get one open to help out. Some friends and family went thru hard times with the hurricanes that hit Florida last year and Katrina was so much worst.
Is it ok for me to post the email address on myspace.com and get some other people to donate?
Please let me know and I will help out as much as I can.

Thanks
Edgar

[mrmephistopheles]

Is it ok for me to post the email address on myspace.com and get some other people to donate?

Thanks
Edgar

That's fine by us. The biggest reasons we're doing a fundraiser and then sending the proceeds along are so we can track who donated what (so we can apply premium memberships, etc) and so we can show what we as a car forum can do for those in need.

[theicecreamdan]

hey that was a good idea, I totally forgot about the cash I had sitting in my paypal doing nothing

[racer98]

thanks for your kindness...i left my s14 in my garage thinking my house was on high ground. i hope shes still there when i get back.


man that really sucks, but most of my family had too split and my cousin place of work is gone and the bridges that conect most of ms and LA are completely distroyed.

[racer98]

its really upsetting too watch the lastest devlopments there and nothing is being done fast enough.

[S13 Charlie]

I get paid tomorrow, so I'll send a lil sumtin sumtin tomorrow. Hopefully, they can restore some semblance of order down there... Shame to see that, given the opportunity, many decide to steal from their neighbor, rather than try to get through it together.. fucked up shit, whatever happened to the golden rule?

-C

[Edgar]

That's fine by us. The biggest reasons we're doing a fundraiser and then sending the proceeds along are so we can track who donated what (so we can apply premium memberships, etc) and so we can show what we as a car forum can do for those in need.

Thats awsome. I will post it on myspace and hope for it to get around let me know if you start recieving more money.

Thank You

[racer98]

Im really disturbed that there are reports that people have have been shooting at the Med-vac coast gaurd and med vac chopers

[sykikchimp]

money sent.. :) GL guys.

[hellion240sx]

thanks again guys, yeah the news is still not good. heard from frind who has family uptown, some young guys with guns walked by saying they "own the city" which means they aren't trying to get out. its just sad. i am one of the more fortunate ones because i have my family, car, and a place to saty at the moment. this will really help out a lot of ppl. i just want to go back and help clean up now. its just so fustrating!

[mrmephistopheles]

We've gotten 2 more donations!

theicecreamdan donated $30 (net 28.83) and sykikchimp donated $25 (net 23.97)

This means we've collected a total of $127.35

Not a bad start for just four donations!

[ThatGuy]

Well, I almost had the chance to help out in person, guys. It was decided that other aircraft would be better suited though. I will be contributing to the fund myself this week, but for now I'm just tracking your donations. Thank you guys so much for offering to help like this. I have a few of my Marines who are originally from N.O.L.A. and they were very surprised to hear a group of car guys on the internet were contributing to the Red Cross for Katrina Relief. Thanks Again Everyone.

-Barry

[driftasilvia]

Man, i would send a donation but i have no money, job, car, house,(of my own) so all i can do is say thanks for doing something for the better cause! Good luck by the way, to everyone.

[justinhustle]

you guys should make this the #1 match when people google/yahoo 240sx forums?

maybe then even more people will take notice

ps my donation is on the way

[fliprayzin240sx]

Money sent, figured my suspension can wait. Im hoping, imma get deployed out there to help since they got us on stand-by since yesterday. So far Travis AFB has sent C-5s loaded with supply, search/rescue equipment and personnel. I feel bad for people in New Orleans but i feel worst for the people in Missippi, I got a couple of friends from Gulfport/Biloxi area who i have yet to get ahold of. The whole base/town has been literally swept away.

[khoadogg]

after i donate can i change my status back from PINKED?

[mrmephistopheles]

Money sent

LIFETIME PREMIUM MEMBERSHIP coming right up!

Folks, MrFliprayzinstopheles just donated $105!!
Thanks a TON dude.
We also received a $25 donation from a David Ng (no username given).
If you're David Ng, send us an email from the same paypal account email and give us your username!

Folks, we're at $252.97!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

You guys ROCK.

[01SaturnL200]

thanks for the support guys, u have no idea how much this will help everybody including myself from the NOLA/Slidell area.....

[fliprayzin240sx]

How did slidell do anyways compared to new orleans? I was in the impression that slidells a lil higher cuz its on the other side of the lake.

[nismo2491]

kudo's to all that donate. I donated $50 through my work, and bought a "box o' food" at Giant that is apparently enough food and supplies for a family of 4 for 2 days, and I gave some blood.
membership upgrades shouldn't make people want to donate, thats just greed. just go to your local red cross, or almost any larger franchise, and donate.

[mav1178]

Kevin, sorry I can't donate to your fund, but FYI I already put in $200 to the American Red Cross directly. If I sell those wheels I'll donate more...

And for those of you wishing to donate, either to this drive or elsewhere, the Red Cross accepts donations as little as $5.00. Just FYI.

-alex

[eyustfu]

I don't like the paypal fees so i will be donating directly to the redcross, that way they get the most money which they definately need at this point.

edit.. just donated $100, now someone buy my wheels so i can donate more.. funds are short when your a student

[mrmephistopheles]

Kevin, sorry I can't donate to your fund, but FYI I already put in $200 to the American Red Cross directly.
-alex

No worries, Alex
Donations made directly to the Red Cross are great. I'm jsut doing this to provide some incentive to people.

[Tygma]

Hey Kev.. I was able to send 10 bucks out. It isn't much but it's what I got for now. At least it will be enough food for somebody..

[01SaturnL200]

slidell is bad, 20+ power poles just snaped with in the first mile i could drive around. there are numerous trees down, we were hit with numerous tornados, the flooding was horrible, we were in the middle of a sr and a ca swap in my friends cars, so im hoping that the motors and everythign are ok.... other than that all of my friends evacuated except for me, i decided to ride out the storm.....boy was it fun! i dont expect to have power back to slidell for atleast a month....hopefully sooner....it sucks bein away from home...

anyways im in the Atlanta/Gainsville part of GA if any of u guys live up here pm me im sooooooo bored! and i need a few parts lol

[mrmephistopheles]

ANOTHER LIFETIME PREMIUM MEMBER!!!

SaintlyCharBoy sent in $103.30 (exactly $100 after paypal fees - nice work)!!
Tygma also sent in $13.50 ($12.81 net), not just $10.

Current total is: $365.78

I think we'll send off the first donation as soon as we reach $500.

Thansk again to everyone who has donated to this cause. Zilvia is lucky to have you as members.

[evanl85]

Damn, minutes ago I just donated directly through the red cross website, and I could have gotten a premium membership!! Haha. Oh well, it is the cause that counts.

[mrmephistopheles]

Oh well, it is the cause that counts.
q f t .

[jedc]

Wow, it's so great that zilvia is helping out with the relief effort. I know New Orleans is very bad, but the south MS area got hit pretty hard too. My house was taken away, as well as many others in the area. Some of the casino barges are sitting on land now. I'm sure you guys have seen it all on tv though. The biggest problem down here is finding gas. Well thanks so much guys.

[mav1178]

I already talked with Kevin on this.... but wanted to give you guys a heads up.

I will post some things on Ebay tomorrow to sell, with all proceeds going to the Salvation Army. Kevin has my permission to post the links in the For Sale forum.

It won't be anything crazy, just stuff for 240SX people (some stock, some aftermarket, some new some used)...

BUT if you are considering making a donation, I would ask you to bid on the items UP TO THE AMOUNT YOU ARE WILLING TO DONATE. And I will throw in free shipping out of my own pocket, so what you bid is what you pay, no more no less.

And if my calculations are correct, I think I can get ~$400+ out of these parts, depending on how "generous" people are.

I'll put up the link tomorrow.

-alex

[mrmephistopheles]

Kevin has my permission to post the links in the For Sale forum.

Nooooo.....
You have permission. I'm too lazy to post links. :D

[mav1178]

Nooooo.....
You have permission. I'm too lazy to post links. :D

I > j00.

j00 pwnd by m3.

-alex

[mav1178]

http://www.zilvia.net/f/showthread.php?p=805193

Please tell all your friends.

-alex

[Sil-Abc]

tryin to save up for japan and buying parts BUT this is more important :D
just donated, so hopefully this will help alot :)


jon wayne does care. so var, u DIDNT create a monster after all :rolleyes:

[ThatGuy]

3 more donations, 1 lifetime Membership!

Twofouro-$28.83

Chernobyl-$28.83

Sil-Abc-$106.51

We are now at $529.95!!

Thank you to everyone!!

[Chernobyl]

Did everyone forget about this already? Damn.

[mrmephistopheles]

Did everyone forget about this already? Damn.

Well, we haven't gotten any more donations.. :-/

[theicecreamdan]

when I sell my wheels I'm gonna donate more.

[DRFT180]

Thanks guys for the thoughts and luckily my family and everyone made it out ok.

[fliprayzin240sx]

damn....alot of traffics been flowing tru my email about biloxi and keesler afb. Its weird seeing pix of Biloxi cuz i was just there a yr ago for tech school. Beau Rivage was the foooooookin spot!!! I just read that Mirage casino is dedicating $1 Billion to rebuild the casinos and hopefully jump start southern MS economy.

[Sanchi]

hope you guys havent sent the money to redcross yet mine's on the way!!

[SilviaDriver]

lemme deposit my check and see how much i can give up.

[matic 240sx]

hi, i rarely have time to check on zilvia.net lately... and my world has been a mess ever since this whole thing started. i grew up in Gulfport, MS and just a few years ago moved to New York. my friends and family have all been in touch with me and ive made a couple trips back and fourth. it was really difficult at first wondering if i would ever hear from my mom again. who emailed me from her office in gulfport 2 hours before it hit land. she runs the road department in gulfport so i didnt think she would leave since it would mean tons of work for her after it hit. 4 days later i finally got to speak with her it was a huge relief... and now im dealing with my friends one by one who no longer have jobs, homes and im still trying to get a hold of other family members. i donated through a few places online and im trying to just find something else to do online other than look at pictures of places that i grew up that are destroyed.. and i come here and see this.. you guys are amazing.

thank you

[OdessaS13]

im still waiting for my paycheck but ill donate as soon as i can, i wonder if they will rebuild new orleans in same location or move it up to higher ground to avoid any more disasters like this one.

[ThatGuy]

hope you guys havent sent the money to redcross yet mine's on the way!!

$100.00 recieved. Your Lifetime Premium Membership will be set up within the next few days. Thank you for helping out. :D :D :D :D :D :D

Our first Zilvia Donation has been made to the RedCross to the sum of $500. We are still are still collecting, and I will kick the money over to RedCross when we get another good amount. We are at $129.95 right now. I'd like at least $300 before the next RedCross transaction. Thank you everyone for your support.

[MovinUp-1]

Thank you to the people of zilvia.net for doing this. It is very kind and generous of you. i live (lived) in chalmette, LA. I never thought I would see Wolf Blitzer on CNN talking about it. OUr entire parish has been devistated. Every home flooded to the roof. My shop on the westbank was undamaged but I will have to close anyway. I doubt there will be anyone in New Orleans looking for performance parts for a long time. My family and I are in Houston right now. I went back to NO a couple of days ago to move everything out of the shop. We are more than likely going to move to houston since my wife's company headquarters is here. Very sad times right now.

Anyway, thank you all again. Your donations will help those that need it most.

[mav1178]

Thanks everyone for the support! $239 was the final selling price of all 4 items, and two people already paid!!!

THANK YOU!!! and see the post below for another fundraiser from me!

-alex

[mav1178]

http://www.zilvia.net/f/showthread.php?t=89802

DRIFTING FOR KATRINA.

www.worldwidechang.com/Katrina

-alex

[OdessaS13]

donated, g-luck :boink:

[SilviaDriver]

participated in the Drifting 4 Katrina thing that Alex has going!

also i will donate when my check clears, juss deposited it yesterday

[91blk240]

Thank you for the kindness from all Zilvia members. I personally lost everything I own, including my 240, but I'm taking it one day at a time to recover from this terrible situtation.

Thanks again

[axiomatik]

Well, I finally got around to sending in a donation just now, hopefully this hasn't been forgotten by everyone. I would have loved to donate more through Zilvia, but my company is matching donations dollar for dollar, so the bulk of my donation went through them to maximize the benefit.

I would also like to suggest that the second payment be given to a different organization than the Red Cross. It's not that I have anything against them, but I saw an article the other day that said that the Red Cross has received over 80% of all donations made to Katrina relief efforts, and there are lots of other great organizations out there that could use the money as well.

ps - I forgot to include my username, but it shouldn't be too hard to figure out.

[SilviaDriver]

hey, as promised, i have just sent my donations in. sent in a total of 52 bucks hopefully after the fees it is still above 50 bucks which was the mark i wanted to make. already have money in for the Drifting 4 Katrina as well [30 bucks there]

c'mon poeple!! we have 444 views here! im sure you can spare 10 bucks. 10 bucks aint shiet.

my 5lug n VSKF can wait, the help needed for these people CANNOT!

[mrmephistopheles]

nbrindley and SilviaDriver's donations are in! You guys will be getting your premium on pretty shortly here.

[mrmephistopheles]

If my calculons are correct, we're just under $200 right now, for a total of just under $700!

[haggards13]

Since I happen to live in BR and have already donated AT LEAST that much... think I can have all that stuff anyways? :D
Hell, I'm loaning my 240 to my brother for at least 3 months because he lost his car when it was parked in his house and he got 3 feet of water. :wtc:

[AzNCmB]

Im from jefferson parish, thankyou guys for everything, I'm back home and it has a VERY ERRIE feeling....its so0 deserted,....even on bourbon street (where I work)... thank god my house is ok, and i took my car to escape, so that's fine, but my g/f's car tookd 4 feet of water :( bye protege 5...

[SilviaDriver]

was juss wondering for the poeple whom donated, when are we gonna get our memberships? im juss wondering :D

[mrmephistopheles]

Good question! Let me get RJF on this.

[SilviaDriver]

juss noticed i got my premium member now. thanks

[mrmephistopheles]

Thank RJF.
He's the administrator of your heart.

[Sanchi]

$100.00 recieved. Your Lifetime Premium Membership will be set up within the next few days. Thank you for helping out. :D :D :D :D :D :D

Our first Zilvia Donation has been made to the RedCross to the sum of $500. We are still are still collecting, and I will kick the money over to RedCross when we get another good amount. We are at $129.95 right now. I'd like at least $300 before the next RedCross transaction. Thank you everyone for your support.


HEY what happond to my Lifetime Premium Membership and stickers!!! :hsdance: