Some of you may already know this, but for those that don't here goes.
I have been a member of Steemit for the last 13+ months. Early on in my time at Steemit I had some issues, largely because I joined Steemit right as my mother passed away (July 4th, 2016) and needless to say my head was in a bad place. I took a little time away from posting/commenting/chatting (just lurked) and got my head straight and came back to Steemit. Easing in with an occasional post then 3 weeks ago I quit driving a tractor trailer (mainly for health reasons) and moved into my departed mother's 1996 Ford Van. Making my way to Colorado (where I can get herbal medicine to help with my health issues). However, since I started to Colorado one thing after another has gone wrong. My van is beyond my ability (financially or physically) to continue to keep running for much longer. In fact today is the first day in a week it has been running and I am still scared to drive it.
For the past week I have been staying in a motel, which is taking every penny I can get to keep the motel and eat. There is nothing left over from my income (all of it from Steemit right now) to be able to fix my van or get another vehicle. I have been approved to drive for/with Uber but I lack the ability or funds to acquire a vehicle to do so. I have been trying to find work, but being that I am partaking of herbal remedies it is proving difficult since I can not work anywhere that requires Drug Tests. All I have done for the last 14 years is drive so I have no experience to do anything else. Add to this the serious Bigotry I have encountered the last few weeks. Everywhere I go that is hiring instantly changes their story when they find out: a.) I am new in town, b.) I live in my van or motel, c.) I am about to be homeless (living in a gutter) if I don't find a job.
I have tried, desperately, to find work; hitting most places in Idaho Springs, CO multiple times.....begging for anything, any hours with no mention of desired pay. I have tried to earn enough to get out of this mess via Steemit by Chronicling my Homelessness in Daily Posts, doing Facebook Gems daily posts, doing Photography posts when possible, and writing stories and poetry and posting it. But I am still barely scraping by with the Post Payouts income and a Power Down I have been forced to do to survive.
Even as bad as things are for me right now, I am still trying to help others. In Steemit.Chat and in Discord Chats (when my internet is descent enough I can get into the chat rooms) and trying to help Homeless Steemians (including myself) with the "Steemit Ambassadar RV" Campaign I am running here on Steemit and over at GoFundMe.
Nothing I do is helping my situation in the least. I have even taken to posting on Craigslist trying to get help getting a vehicle so I can work (Uber). Today I did something I "hated to do" and started begging....first by going around town begging for work. Then when that failed did a post here on Steemit ([Homeless] Daily Update #32 - (Day 21 - Three Weeks Homeless/UnEmployed - I need help!)) and now I am doing this post asking for help from Steemit, Inc. (
) and the Steemit Whales.
If you read the last few posts of mine (linked above) you will have noticed that even in the dire situation I currently find myself I am still trying to help others (including Steemit) and have even offered (once I get to work) to donate any money I earn over what I need to survive to the "Steemit Ambassador RV" Campaign.
Truth be told, my goal (dream) is to get a descent car I can drive for Uber/Lyft in, make enough money (personally and through donations to the campaign) to get the "Steemit Ambassador RV" up and running, then travel around the America's meeting other Steemians, Promoting Steemit and helping Homeless Steemians by giving them a place to live and letting them earn money (to get back on their feet) blogging (on Steemit of course) about their travels and Steemians they meet. Even though I am not sure how, at the present time, I am going to make the "Steemit Ambassador RV" happen.....even if I have to pay for all of it (well almost all of it) myself.
But I need help to make that dream a reality and not wind up loosing what little I have left in this world and winding up sleeping in the woods or worse a gutter somewhere.
I am not even asking for donations (in this post) but if anyone who reads this wants to donate to "Steemit Ambassador RV" or my "Car Fund" please find the posts linked above for more information.
All I am asking for in this post, is for the Whales to toss some 100% upvotes my way. The possibilities of getting a Post Payout (with Whales help) that is enough to get me a descent car I can Uber with are very real. It won't cost any of the Whales who upvote this post anything but a vote, but it could very well save me and put me on the path to earning enough funds to be able to complete the "Steemit Ambassador RV" campaign and being helping other Homeless Steemians and helping to promote Steemit, Inc.
So please, all whales that see this post, please upvote it and share it with your whale friends. Get this post up to a $5,000 Post Payout and I will buy a car, start Uber-ing and start donating all extra funds I earn to the "Steemit Ambassador RV" campaign.
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