What a Week!

 

It's been an expensive week. I was in the hospital three times.

I've been intending to donate to my friend Eugene's son's operation for his tonsils. I've decided to donate 100% of any profits I get from my Etsy and Redbubble stores directly to Ochieng's surgery.

Drag Race shirt on Etsy

The Etsy store is all rocket and space themed stuff, and the Redbubble store is a mishmash of space, funny stuff, and weird humor. Also dogs, cats, and frogs.

Frog Magnet Pack on Redbubble

I'll donate every penny I make from these sales through Sunday night at midnight (the fundraiser is over Monday the 28th).

Because this is going on my rocketry blog, I want to stress - I put all my rocketry designs on Etsy, and I put those designs plus anything that doesn't fit on Redbubble. It's like a sketch pad for me.

Lunar New Year Shirt on Redbubble

I come up with a design, and if I like it, I put it up. If it's not about rocketry, though, it only goes on Redbubble. Which means you'll find some funny stuff, some cute animal related stuff, some cool things, trendy stuff, and also some just plain weird stuff up there, because it made me giggle.

The Etsy store is what I see as My Rocket N00b Shop.

NASA Worm with Colored Smoke Mug on Etsy

To give some incentive, if you go to the Etsy shop, use the promo code OCHIENG to get 10% off.

Whether you use the code or not, I'll give all proceeds to Ochieng's surgery. Check out both stores, because you might find something you'll like.

Etsy store link: https://www.etsy.com/shop/RocketN00b

Redbubble store link: https://www.redbubble.com/people/RocketN00b/shop?asc=u

And if you want to skip buying something and donate directly to Ochieng's surgery, and potentially save this boy's life: https://gogetfunding.com/ochiengs-acute-tonsillitis-surgery/

Please help if you can. He just needs another $1757 by Monday. Thank you.

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Helping Out a Fellow Rocketeer

 

A Facebook friend of mine posted some alarming news a couple of days ago.

Eugene Awimbo, a man in Kenya who I'm connected with because of his amateur rocketry project, has a son, Ochieng, with chronic tonsillitis. Things have gotten really bad with this latest infection, and they have been advised to remove his tonsils and adenoids no later than February 28.

Some of Eugene's Facebook friends encouraged him to look into crowdfunding, which he has done. The surgery costs $3000. Insurance would cover it, but Eugene has a gap in his insurance until March 9.

I don't know much about life in Kenya, but I must assume that $3000 is kind of a lot of money there. For those of us living in the United States, however, $3000 for a critical surgery is really cheap. It wouldn't take many of us donating a small amount to get this kid his operation. If my son Simon had a potentially life-threatening infection, I'd do whatever it took to get him help. If I couldn't get him the treatment he needed for want of a few thousand dollars, I'd be absolutely desperate.

Here's the link to the crowdfund and some additional details. Feel free to share with your friends, but also please consider giving a little bit of money.

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