Steubenville's Jane Doe asks us to please support the Madden House, devoted to treating abused

[bettyellen]

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...and sexually assaulted women as part of the YWCA in Wheeling, West Virginia.

I wrote her lawyer, Bob Fitzsimmons, asking if there was a fund being set up or if he could help me contact the family to set up internet fundraising for her. Because a lot of us are concerned about her security and her future living in that area.

He responded saying that Ms Doe and her family would like all donations to go to Madden House- devoted to treating abused and sexually assaulted women in her area. Sounds good to me.

They have an easy to click and pay link here, and you can find more info about their services and programs there too.

(Edited to add another (non demonimational) group the Does would like to see supported below. )

http://ywcawheeling.org/madden-house-donations/

YWCA
Madden House
11th and Chapline Streets
Wheeling, West Virginia
26003

(edit to add later message from lawyer Bob, another way to help!)
A second organization that also deals with this type of work was also included by the family & it is


The Sexual Assault Help Center
* corrected mailing address*
112 Braddock Street, Fairmont, WV
26554.

" Checks can be made out to WVFRIS.
All donations are greatly
appreciated and even more so as we just had our funding zeroed out of the
Govenor's budget - which is not reinstated by the legislature on some level
will be a reduction of $250,000 for rape crisis services in the state."

And Bob has passed our well wishes, vibes of strength and solidarity to Ms Doe and family.


Please copy/ share this info anywhere you think it might help!
I'm asking you to kick and rec this thing too.
TIA, DU!

[limpyhobbler]

1. kick and rec.

Thanks.

[Control-Z]

2. Great cause to donate to, imo.

I still worry that at this time it is Jane Doe and her family who might really need donations for their safety and security. I hope they can afford whatever is needed to promote healing and growth, and moving forward.

K&R

[bettyellen]

3. you can leave a personal message too, and use PayPal or a credit card to donate any amount at all!

(shameless self kick)

[idwiyo]

4. K&R

[bettyellen]

20. Tks!

[freshwest]

5. K&R

[bettyellen]

21. Tks Freshie! (My Dad used to call me that!)

[freshwest]

29. Sounds like a nice nickname! My dad used to call me something that was too sweet to mention.

[bettyellen]

34. Sugarplum? Cupcake? My Dad also called me the "Little Sailor", LOL. My swearing amused him greatly!

[ismnotwasm]

6. K&R

[bettyellen]

22. Tks!

[Comrade Grumpy]

7. Sounds like a good way to do something useful.

Too bad our governments don't think such things are important enough to fund adquately.

[bettyellen]

10. True, I felt good giving what I could. In the current environment, asking for increased funding

seems like a non-starter. Sad, that.

[Whisp]

8. Thankyou for bringing this here, bettyellen. n/t

[bettyellen]

15. Thank you Whisp!

[Sissyk]

9. Thank you, bettyellen,

for reaching out and doing this. Donation and note left.

Also, if people are interested in helping out in their communities, YWCA is a great org to help out at and donate to in your local area. Ours here is great and lots of women are getting the help they need. Please don't forget them if you have spare time or money.

Again, thanks, bettyellen!

[bettyellen]

12. Thank you for donating! (Felt good- didn't it?) And the kind words....

[Sissyk]

16. Yes, it felt good to be able to do something

for this young girl. And, you are welcome.

And a kick for you.

[LadyHawkAZ]

11. K&R

[bettyellen]

17. Tks Ladyhawk

you KNOW I never ask.

[abelenkpe]

13. K&R

[bettyellen]

25. Thank you Abelenkpe!

[marions ghost]

14. excellent --thank you

[bettyellen]

31. thank you, marion's ghost!

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[Heidi]

18. Kick!

[bettyellen]

36. Heidi! Tks and lovely to see you here! Regards to Wesley.

[Heidi]

42. !

Hi, bettyellen! Good to see you, too. Consider your regards passed on to CMW -- and to The Wiley and Excellent Boy Cat Named Ginger.

[bettyellen]

43. And Ginger! Good to hear that name again.

And that you're still around.
One of these days Im meeting you all for fondue and a hike!

[Heidi]

45. The hike must definitely precede the fondue.

After fondue, I'm always in a "cheese coma." I've never known of anyone to attempt, much less survive, a hike after fondue.

[bettyellen]

46. Sounds like a great plan! One if these days, Heidi...

I'll suprise you both, LOL. Love mountains.
Scritches to Ginger!

[Jamastiene]

19. K&R

[bettyellen]

33. thank you Jamastiene!

[kdmorris]

23. Thank you so much!

I have been wondering how we can help her, what we can do - more than anything let her know that the assholes who are threatening her are NOT the majority.

[bettyellen]

24. Thanks KD!

[thucythucy]

26. Thank you bettyellen

for this post.

I will definitely pass this on, and send something to show this survivor that she's not alone or forgotten.

[bettyellen]

27. Thanks for donating!

Her lawyer has assured me he has passed on our well wishes to Ms Doe.

[Starry Messenger]

28. k&r

[bettyellen]

32. tks Starry!

[timdog44]

30. Thats right

K & R

[bettyellen]

37. It is, a very selfless gesture on Ms Doe's part.

[bettyellen]

35. thank you all for the recs, DU. Hope I got the list right....

Thank you:
spockeye
limpy
hobbler
antigone382
Warren DeMontague
Luminous Animal
polly7
WorseBeforeBetter
ljm2002
Wilms
maddezmom
idwiyo
OneGrassRoot
freshwest
snagglepuss
ismnotwasm
littlewolf
Tikki
Lars39
Whisp
seabeyond
Sissy
ksunwyn
Wait Wut
LiberalLoner
txwhitedove
rhett o rick
riderinthestorm
nolabears
S-cubed
mercuryblues
Glimmer of Hope
bluedigger
iamthebandfanman
TinkerTot
55fromVT
MadrasT
LadyHawk
AZBuelahWitch
Sienna86
knitter4democracy
UnrepentantLiberal
rbilickabelenkpe
marions ghost
chollybocker
gollygee
BrotherIvan
joanbarnes
tosh
siligutappal_
jacke
Shirl
Hestia
Heidi
Jamastiene
FedUpWithIt
Allkdmorris
bullwinkle428
hwmnbnget
the red out
thucythucy
riqster
Greyriverbendviewgal
Starry Messenger
voteearlyvoteoften
Prism
Chiquitita
2theleft
BlancheSplanchnik and
sinkingfeeling

[timdog44]

38. Me?

I still support her and Madden house.

[bettyellen]

39. timdog44 too.... Thank you so much!

[smirkymonkey]

40. K&R

Thanks for the post!

[bettyellen]

41. Thank you, Smirky!

[MrBig]

44. Great Proactive Work

I must say, it's really impressive to see people take initative to create good from such a horrific situation.

You deserve a ton of credit for the good that you have done here.

[bettyellen]

47. just got paid, no?