Let's Help Karen Kring Get a Car!

12/20/18 UPDATE: “Let’s Help Karen Get a Car”

This fundraiser for Karen’s car continues on. The goal is $2700, thus far we've raised $1,787.  Thanks to her generous family and friends we are making lots of progress, but we still have a way to go.

She might still be able to get the 2003 Camry, but there are numerous other expenses including multiple taxes on the purchase.  Please consider a donation of any size - let's  help Karen get to the finish line.

To thank and reward those who make donations, friends of Karen have created something special for you. 
                                                                      "Menu of Special Benefits for Donors"  
                                                                         Provided by some friends of Karen 

$1-249 donation gives you a chance for the raffle of a  fine art photograph by Georgia Roulo 

$250-349 donation  (maybe you have a product or service you would like to offer in this slot ) 

$350-474 donation = 3-4 hour Interior Design/Feng Shui session- pick a topic and get answers for design questions related to your home, plus we’ll fine tune a room that might need a better furniture arrangement or space planning, perhaps suggestions to consider for a new color scheme, or re-positioning of art etc. whatever the room needs to serve you better and look its best.  

$475-999 donation = Private session to introduce you and 2-5 friends or family members to the basic principles of Feng Shui so you can understand it enough to learn how to use it to enrich and improve your life. Plus, a critique of your floor plan and the role Feng Shui plays in every room. 

$1000 donation= Learn how to heal a broken heart in 7 (3-hour) sessions. ($2100 Value)

Benefit donors include
Georgia Roulo: an award-winning interior designer whose work has been published in Better Homes & Garden, American Home, and Interiors magazines plus, featured in the Chicago Sun-Times and Chicago Tribune newspapers. She wrote 2 books on how to heal a broken heart - Wisdom to Heal and Love Again became a Benjamin Franklin Book Award Nominee and Winner of the National Indie Excellence Award in book publishing.

No donation is too small or too large.  We are  grateful to everyone who reaches out to help make a difference in Karen’s life.
Let me know if you want to add something or a service to the Menu of Special Benefits for Donors to help Karen at [email redacted].

https://www.gofundme.com/please-help-karen-get-a-car-asap

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November 13, 2018

Sometimes it happens: We get caught between a hard place and an even harder place. Sometimes you just don't have enough to get over the hump.

My friend Karen Kring needs a car ASAP.

Her old car broke down in June. Since then she’s been taking the bus, but winter is around the corner...coming fast.

She has asthma. Running for buses or waiting in the cold for them risks draining her energy, a dangerous thing for an asthmatic, especially during the cold months.  

I’m willing to sell her my car for below Blue Book price. She needs $1900, plus additional funds for taxes, transfer etc.

About the car: It’s a 2003 Toyota Camry, with many brand new parts. It’s reliable, comfortable and has been consistently well-maintained. This vehicle starts every time and handles well on the road. The interior is light (spotless) gray plush fabric. There was only one other owner - who also did all the necessary car and engine maintenance required over the years.

The body is in better shape than the one Karen had to part with. Camrys are known to exceed over 325,000 miles. This one has  235,000. There are no odors in the car from chemical deodorizers, sprays, or cleaning products. The inside smells only of fresh air, which is important to someone with asthma.

About Karen: It's easy for me to recognize a genuine need. My heart keeps telling me that Karen needs a helping hand to get a safe, good running car before winter really sets in.

She’s a media strategist, photographer and journalist, but more to the point, she's talented, kind and generous. She's constantly supporting and helping others, brainstorming with friends, neighbors and colleagues on how to reach their goals.

She’s a Rotarian and volunteer-holic. Every time I see her, almost monthly, she’s talking about her latest community project.

I think it is time for us (those who can) to give back and help her now, when she really needs it.

Whatever you can donate to this effort will be immensely appreciated. No donation is too small or too large...or if you have a better car to donate, that would be a total blessing.)

Let's do what we can--as soon as we can --to help her get off of public transportation and cold, windy corners and into a safe and reliable car.

Let's do something wonderful by helping her buy this Camry before someone else snaps it up,  or find her something even better.

Thank you,

Georgia Roulo