Help!

Erin Holohan Haskell

If you've found help on The Wall, pay it forward and help someone else by donating to Oil Heat Cares here. We've got a month to reach our goal. Let's do it!

NY_Rob

Any way to donate via PayPal?

Erin Holohan Haskell

@Harvey Ramer - Thank you for your generous donation to OHC! Awesome!

@NY_Rob - It doesn't look like OHC has a PayPal option for donations. Here is the address if you'd like to send a check instead of donating via GoFundMe:

Oil Heat Cares
P.O. Box 67
East Petersburg, PA 17520

Thanks!

NY_Rob

Thanks Erin...

Kicked in a few $$ via CC.

IMO- they'd get more donations if they accepted PayPal.

Erin Holohan Haskell

@NY_Rob - Thanks so much for your donation! I'll share your feedback about PayPal with Judy. Great point.

Robert O'Brien

I owe Harvey Ramer a T-shirt!

Harvey Ramer

Robert O'Brien said:

I owe Harvey Ramer a T-shirt!

Cool!
I had no idea shirts were involved.

Robert O'Brien

It's on its way, mailed a few minutes ago

Harvey Ramer

How do you know my size?
Or is it just for looking at?

ChrisJ

Harvey Ramer said:

How do you know my size?
Or is it just for looking at?

He's been eyeing you up apparently.

Harvey Ramer

Funny, Chris.

Robert O'Brien

Since there are only XL, it makes the decision easy! Dead Men's Steam School T shirt.

Harvey Ramer

Awesome! I've been wanting one of those.
It'll be for looking at unless I get fat again.

ChrisJ

Robert O'Brien said:

Since there are only XL, it makes the decision easy! Dead Men's Steam School T shirt.

How am I supposed to wear that!I feel left out.

DanHolohan

Bob, no need to send Marianne and me shirts. They look better on you. ;-) Thanks.

Robert O'Brien

DanHolohan said:

Bob, no need to send Marianne and me shirts. They look better on you. ;-) Thanks.

I figured as much!

Erin Holohan Haskell

Thanks, Dad!

DanHolohan

Proud of you, Erin!

DanHolohan

Hey, guys. Please join us with a few bucks if you can afford it.

Judy Garber and I came up with the idea of Oil Heat Cares while drinking wine on the Acela Express between NYC and Boston many years ago. The 501c charity has helped so many people in need over the years. I'm proud of Erin for getting behind it with her walk at the Oil Heat Retreat next month.

I'm also so proud of Erin's twin, Colleen, who took my place on the Oil Heat Cares board. She was the inspiration for Oil Heat Cares. When she graduated from Providence College in 2003 she went into a summer program at Harvard. They were bringing in a bunch of recent graduates from across the country to live together in an old frat house and explore the aspects of leadership. A week before they were to move in they learned that the frat house didn't have a working water heater, and that most of the sinks and toilets were broken. Those in charge thought they would have to abandon the program.

Colleen called and asked if I could help. This was just before the Memorial Day weekend. I asked here on The Wall for a donation of an 80-gallon, gas-fired water heater. By the end of the day, we had three. We took the first one offered. I also needed a licensed plumber to do the work. Three guys, Paul Lessard, Chuck Shaw, and Gary Wallace showed up. Paul pulled the ticket and the guys went to work on that Saturday. I bought the beer and fetched stuff. The young people also took instruction from the Masters and did what was asked. We finished the job in a day and they all had a very good summer.

So I talked to Judy on that train ride about what's possible when good people get together, volunteer some time, and others work to raise money to buy equipment. What resulted, with the dedication of many wonderful people, was Oil Heat Cares.

So, if you can, please show my wonderful daughters some support and donate a few bucks. It will feel very good. The link is in her post at the top. Thanks!

Erin Holohan Haskell

Many thanks to @hot rod and the Rohr Family for your kind donation!

DanHolohan

Thanks, Rohrs!

Erin Holohan Haskell

Wow! Thanks to all for your donations today. I'm overwhelmed and very appreciative of the support you've shown for Oil Heat Cares and the great work they do to help those in need.

DanHolohan

The daughters are at $1,175 on their way to $2K. Will you help with a few bucks? Thanks!

DanHolohan

How about it, guys. Will you help us with this?

Erin Holohan Haskell

Thank you so much for your donations, Brian and Eliezer!

Erin Holohan Haskell

Here's an excerpt from an article about the great work OHC is doing for those in need:

"Leonard Bruso, one of the owners of the West Springfield-based business [Baystate Fuel Oil], recently met a young mother in Springfield in a desperate situation and with the help of the non-profit Oil Heat Cares was able to install a brand new boiler just in time for Thanksgiving."

"When I met the customer she was in a really tough position," he said. "We tried to repair it, but we just couldn't fix her boiler. She did not have the means to pay for a new boiler, so we decided it was the right thing to do to step up and do this for her."

The woman who received the boiler lives in Springfield with her young son. She asked to remain anonymous, but said she was overwhelmed with the company's generosity.

"We typically assist people who fall through the cracks. They must own their own home and have recently lost a job, are coming back from military, are elderly folks or people who do not qualify for traditional government fuel assistance programs," says Judy Garber. "We hope this will help them get back up on their feet."

Click here to read the full article.

Robert O'Brien

I owe Hat and Ezzy a Dead Men T shirt, send me your addresses.

DanHolohan

Thanks so much, guys! I knew I could count on Team HeatingHelp!

DanHolohan

Just $525.00 to our twins' goal. Think we can get there this weekend? Thanks so much for stepping up. We'll all be there for you when you need it.

DanHolohan

Well, the weekend came and went. How about today?

I'm hearing a pin drop. ;-)

Erin Holohan Haskell

We're now up to $1,575! Thanks for all of your support for Oil Heat Cares. Think we can meet our goal this week?

DanHolohan

Thanks, guys!

rick in Alaska

I did it. I made a donation
Figured I owe it, and it is a great cause.
Pay it forward and all.
Rick

Erin Holohan Haskell

@rick in Alaska I'm speechless. Thank you so much for supporting OHC and helping us reach our goal. This is going to help keep a lot of people warm this winter.

DanHolohan

I don't know her name, but she's been smiling at me for years. One of O.H.C.'s first projects.

Love one another.

rick in Alaska

I hope you don't have to use the money at all! But very happy to help out. Great cause.
Rick

Robert O'Brien

DanHolohan said:

I don't know her name, but she's been smiling at me for years. One of O.H.C.'s first projects.

Love one another.

My customer

Erin Holohan Haskell

Thank you, Ryan!

Robert O'Brien

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