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Posted by madsmoney on 20-Jan-2011 08:51 Report
FLOOD APPEAL NOW CLOSED-mads asks "All those who have participated -Please read this..
Good morning everyone .

Sadly the midnight hour has passed and I must now ,with regret, declare the Flood Appeal officially closed .

For those of you still waiting for the payments on your goods to arrive or those who still have current flood listing items with bids on them -please do not panic the " Flood Appeal -Post your Receipts Only here." will remain operational until Wednesday, February 2nd (another 2 weeks) .
Once you have received your payment/s and made your donation please click to this link - 
Flood Appeal -Post your Receipts Only here.  and post your receipt / receipt number. 

I'd like to take this opportunity to sincerely thank each and every one of you for taking part in this appeal.

Sellers -thank you for donating your goods for sale.
Buyers - thank you for specifically seeking out and purchasing the items marked 'Flood Relief ' .
Adim - thank you for allowing this Appeal to take place.

To each and every one of you -thank you for proving me wrong !
I didn't have any real expectations on how many of you would support this appeal or how much we'd raise .
I knew that there would be a few OZ members who would participate and I was hoping that we'd raise at least a few hundred ( maybe $200 -$300) dollars.
Well I'm very pleased and thankful to say "You have all definitely proven me wrong !.
My approximate tally/total a few days ago was $1000.00 - now let's get a more accurate total shall we .

Please go to this thread and please follow the instructions :-

FLOOD APPEAL : How Did We Do ? " TALLY THREAD"

Again my sincerest thanks to everyone who has been a part of this appeal .
Never let it be said that we do not have a great caring community here on OZtion . Once again you have shown this community spirit to alive and stronger than ever !

In closing I like to raise a question that has been asked by quite a few of you and that is this...
 
Replied by madsmoney on 20-Jan-2011 08:51 (Ref 2259802) Report
" Can't we extend this appeal?"

My answer has been this :-

Unfortunately this appeal must end at midnight tonight as those were the arrangements made between admin & myself. As I mentioned in the original thread admin allowed this flood appeal on the condition that they will not allow any more appeals relating to the floods .

However, if sellers choose to continue selling and donating as individuals I , personally can't see that being a problem.

I do however recommend that if individual sellers wish to  continue selling and donating on their own then as a 'courtesy' to their buyers they should email their buyers a copy of their donation receipt.
As I mentioned -this is a suggestion only. 

Hope this 'suggestion' helps those who do want to continue helping those affected by the flood.




If you have any questions or comments -please feel free to post them here.
Replied by kiwiroo1212 on 20-Jan-2011 08:55 (Ref 2259806) Report

Mads i'd like to thank You! for putting this all together.

As always the Oztion community always shines with helping those needing a helping hand, Great community, Great people!

Well done everyone :-)

Kiwi
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Replied by snooze on 20-Jan-2011 09:09 (Ref 2259811) Report

Yep, thanks so much, mads!! I was really happy that I could do something to help. Couldn't afford to donate much in the way of money myself, but now I feel like I've done a bit to help those who've lost everything!!

Thanks to my buyers also!!
Replied by ozdiddy on 20-Jan-2011 09:11 (Ref 2259814) Report
It was my pleasure to participate Mark and we thank you for your efforts in setting this up. Oztion people are really awesome. I am still going to donate my sales for a little longer. Have a great day all. 
Replied by giftsforbubandmore on 20-Jan-2011 09:12 (Ref 2259817) Report
 Well done to all involved
Replied by _jinni_ on 20-Jan-2011 09:14 (Ref 2259821) Report
Thank you mads for your efforts too especially in getting Admin to allow the flood appeal.

There is a wonderful caring element to the Oztion Community, and in dark times that's assuring to know. Well done everyone who showed they cared in whatever way.

cheer jinni
Replied by marian-48 on 20-Jan-2011 09:39 (Ref 2259837) Report

To Mark for your wonderful organising of this appeal!
Also a big Thank You to sellers & buyers who made this all possible,
and to Admin for allowing it to happen.
Marian
Replied by richbartim on 20-Jan-2011 10:08 (Ref 2259851) Report
Great Job Mads in getting all this organized.
well done to all who in some way done something.
I know I have a lot less items waiting to be listed some have gone to flood relief the others are going today. I took my items to L J Hookers was told someone was driving down from Chinchilla to Brown Plains to pick up clothing so yes they would need more donations, I have 6 large plastic bags to take there today.
AS my items have been going to unsold off they go too.
big clearance at my place.
I needed that kick up the butt to get me motivated..LOL.
Replied by shahlame on 20-Jan-2011 10:48 (Ref 2259867) Report
Congratulations Mads, for doing such a brilliant job.  It is indeed heartwarming to know that so many people care.  It was a really well organised appeal - even if I didn't sell anything, I was able to buy a couple of things. 
Well done!
Replied by likewhatyousee on 20-Jan-2011 13:33 (Ref 2259919) Report
Way to go Mark!   You have a heart of gold. 
Thanks to yourself for organising this Oztion appeal.
Thanks to Admin for giving permission and big thanks to the Buyers and Sellers who helped make it happen.
I was feeling so useless watching it all unfold and this was a way to be proactive, even if I'm at the other end of Australia.
Good on you Oztion!
Replied by yobbo1 on 22-Jan-2011 21:52 (Ref 2260687) Report
G'day all......
May I say......'A job well done' by all involved....I had fun participating.
Cheers.....Lily
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