Many of us were not on this forum nor even knew of OCF when Rosie made here famous but ill fated pitch for $10. That contest had been closed for over a month before I joined all those posts ago. IMHO it wasn't Rosie's approach nor plea, it was the stupid set up - requiring you to get a "badge" and then you had to do American Idol tactics of multiple enteries under different email addresses and enlist others in a complex hassle.
So, here is a fast, simple, no hassle way to show your support for OCF. GO TO THE OCF FOUNDATION LINK AT THE TOP LEFT OF THIS BOARD, AND BECOME A MEMBER (PRICES START AS LITTLE AS $50 TO JOIN AS A MEMBER WITH ONLY A $25 RENEWAL FEE).
I am retired, and have massive medical bills even with great insurance due to deductibles and a $6,000 requirement before catastrophic kicks in. Not a penny of my Dental bills to fix the radiation damage is paid for by insurance and I have tried. Their policy is straightforward - unless I can find an oral surgeon who does root canals and crowns and is willing to falsely bill BC/BS -I am SOL. My retirement 401K that I need to draw down to pay the bills looks more like a 101K. I have a son in college and am the sole breadwinner in our family (my choice and insistence) So I know how hard it is. But I just got my tax refund so I immediately joined. Trust me every $50 helps. You can join as a more expensive member for $100, $200,or $250 - JUST JOIN
I am going to steal PBS' soapbox here and say that if you are reading this, and you want to read more posts, then you need to show your support for OCF. Unless you are a curmudgeon like myself who has to wait a full year to see if he can stand an Internet board or deal with the personalities of the frequent posters (I ditch almost all of them within 9 months for too much flaming, too little flaming, too much cheer, too little cheer, too much moderator involvement, too little moderator involvement) Those of you who follow my posts can see where this is going ;)Like in Goldlocks: OCF is JUST RIGHT on all counts
Just can't spare that Ulysses S. Grant? CLICK ON DONATIONS AND GIVE $30, OR 20 OR $15 OR Rosie's $10 David probably saved you way more than that with his tax tips and help.
I push for membership because when big buck donors evaluate causes they want to know not only donations but membership numbers. I seriously doubt OCF has 5941 paying members but that is how many of us are members of the board, Brian could make it mandatory to pay to play - he doesn't . C;mon Uncle Sam's return of confiscated money is a time to rejoice. Spend a tiny portion on OCF. You will feel better. I do
