1-800-SUICIDE Gets 2 Week Extension

[flvegan]

TO ALL THOSE WHO SUPPORTED US A BIG THANK YOU!

The outpouring of support and donations was the largest we have ever received in our history in a single day. We received over 100 donations and the day is not done. We made our target of 10k to keep the line live for two more weeks. We received calls of support from people who credit the Hopeline with helping them through their most difficult times and now they wanted to help us in ours. We also received the most media coverage in our 8 year history. So many more people will learn of our service as a result of this campaign.

There is much work to be done to get our organization into a secure sustainable position but our all volunteer Board is dedicated to helping us to get there, and with the support of people like you this grassroots network of community based crisis centers can be even better and stronger than before. From all of us at the Kristin Brooks Hope Center and the members of the National Hopeline Network, we thank you for your continued support, faith in us to be stewards of the nation's suicide hotline network and belief in our mission to offer help and hope from unconditional and confidential crisis centers.

Best always,

Reese Butler, President and Founder
KBHC Board of Directors

P.S. This note below we received today with a ten dollar bill. This is why we keep the candle burning and fight to keep this line available for everyone who needs it.


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Huge shout out to DUer LiberalHeart, Heidi and the other folks here that I know chimed in on this. It's days like this that I'm that much more proud to be a part of DU.

[MiaCulpa]

1. OMG, that's good news!

Fantastic! Time to regroup and make that extension permanent.

[EFerrari]

14. Please forgive bad manners and welcome to DU!

:hi:

[Vidar]

17. It is. Welcome to DU.

[TomInTib]

2. I just spoke to Reese

about an hour or so ago.

Why don't we make a concerted effort on this?

sfexpat2000 is in this up to her neck, as well....

I am willing to go large, just on principle...

[flvegan]

3. Okay, what are we talking about here?

Throw it out there...

[EFerrari]

9. This needs Skinner's okay first. First let's mind DU

because today DU went all out for the hotline. :party:

[Suich]

4. I'm in...

what do I do? I've been following this a bit but am short on details.

:hi:

[EFerrari]

5. LOL! Thank you, DU!

:toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :dunce: :dunce: :dunce: :dunce: :dunce: :dunce: :dunce: :dunce: :wow: :wow: :wow: :wow: :wow: :wow: :dunce: :dunce: :dunce: :dunce: :dunce: :dunce: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :pals: :pals: :pals: :pals: :pals: :hug: :hug: :yourock: :yourock: :yourock: :yourock: :yourock: :yourock: :yourock: :yourock: :yourock: :yourock: :yourock: :yourock:

:cry:

[Suich]

7. Send me some info, please, sfexpat2000!

I wasn't paying attention before!, but, I am now.



:hi:

[EFerrari]

10. Aren't you great! I'm sort of stupid right now. Can I do it in the a.m.?

Thank you, so much!

I just get all choked up when DU pulls its socks up. :silly:

[bananas]

6. one more vote needed for the greatest page

If I have to kick this all night, I'll kill myself!

[Hekate]

8. KnR, though this is the first I've heard of it. Keep it kicked.

:kick:

Best wishes,
Hekate

[EFerrari]

11. We KICKED BushCo @ss TODAY!

LOL!

Thanks, Hekate!

:loveya:

[EFerrari]

12. Here's the link to sparosnare's thread that gives background:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=364x1886596

:toast:

[BlueIris]

13. K & R. Good news, good news.

:-)

[DemExpat]

15. Great effort, great news!

:kick: :bounce: :kick:

:grouphug:

DemEx

[EFerrari]

16. We can do.

:hug:

:grouphug:

lol!

[flvegan]

18. Kick. Good news for the afternoon folks.

[Avalux]

19. What to say......

with everything wrong in the world, it's such a good feeling to know everyone's efforts made a difference - we actually made it happen! Now we have to make sure that two week extension turns into a permanent extension and the agency gets their $$ from the government.

BRAVO EVERYONE!!!!!! :grouphug:

[BlueIris]

20. Kickin' it.

[flvegan]

21. One more time...

A kick for a positive thing, and for DU.