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Hello XRP Chat Community, I am really excited to take the chance to present to you the fundraiser that I have recently started with the aim of covering the costs of one of the 3D printed homes that New Story Charity (An organization based in the US) is planning to build in my country El Salvador later this year. You can find out more about New Story´s 3D printed homes project here. Background I was born in El Salvador and all my life I have witnessed the poor living conditions of entire families and communities have to go through. When I learned about New Story´s work in my country and their plans of making such a big impact by building an entire 3D printed community there, I immediately started thinking of launching a fundraiser campaign to help fund one of the homes. As a guy with not such a big network it required some out-of-the box thinking to figure out how to raise $4000, which is the expected cost of one home, as mentioned in their website. As an XRP enthusiast and after seeing the great success of the StJude XRP fundraiser, I decided to launch a campaign on Twitter under the twitter handle @onemorehome You can find more information about my motivation to start this fundraiser in my kick-off Medium post here Progress so far / Current Status After the launch of the fundraiser, my campaign was evaluated by the Good Souls Group, and invited to be a member after meeting the requirements. Under current XRP prices ($0.306), the cost of one home is around 52.7% funded, thanks to one direct donation of 6200 XRP and 401 tips received through the XRP Tip Bot on Twitter. The total raised so far is 6873.080462 XRP As a result of the endorsement from GSG, the One More Home campaign was featured together with the other GSG member charities in Hodor´s blog: Helping Others...with Our XRP. How will donated XRP turn into a 3D printed home? The ideal scenario would be that New Story Charity would accept XRP donations directly, however they have stated that they are not accepting XRP donations at this time. For this reason, I have decided to create a dedicated XRP card in Uphold where XRP will be exchanged for $4000 which will be deposited to New Story Charity here. Screenshots of the transaction flow will be published on Medium and Twitter for transparency. 3D printed homes are planned towards the end of 2019. Therefore, there is still chance that: XRP will gain value against USD, maximizing the impact of the donations received, ideally even allowing the opportunity to pursue funding more than one home. As adoption of XRP increases, New Story changes their mind and decide to accept XRP donations. In that case, I would donate in XRP directly. The XRP raised will not necessarily be exchanged for USD immediately after the $4000 goal is reached. Market conditions and the status of the project by New Story will be taken into account for this decision. Donation Options XRP If you would like to donate to One More Home, you can visit the XRP Tip Bot donation page and deposit or donate. Or you can tip the Twitter account @onemorehome USD The One More Home campaign is also supporting New Story´s current projects, where homes are built still using traditonal methods. You can find more information and donate here. Summary In conclusion, to be able to fund a safe and adequate home built using 3D printing technology for a family currently living in slums, through XRP donations via the Tip Bot would be the ultimate Tech For Good, where the great potential of XRP´s value, micro-donations and 3D printing technology can be brought together to change the lives of those in need. I would like to invite you to take part of this initiative, any donation received brings us closer to funding #onemorehome

My apologies if this is the wrong place to ask but I'm willing to take the chance that some here have a few extra "tidbits of Bitcoin" that might help Houston. As an investor in XRP, I look for use cases and for ways to leverage what XRP and Ripple offer. Some here might remember that I consulted with a start-up regarding their vision to create a global company that takes investment profit and distributes a user-defined part of the profits to socially responsible issues. (full disclosure, after consulting with them re: XRP I invested in the company. ) Today, in partnership with them (www.OnePebble.com), I've set up a Hurricane Harvey Relief Fund with donations coming via Bitcoin. ALL donations (no administrative hold-back) go to helping people get through this monster storm. I'm hoping some of the zerpers here might consider taking some "tidbits" of their bitcoin stash and help OnePebble have a bigger ripple effect on its giving model. The company put up a webpage for this project earlier this afternoon. The website identifying support for Hurricane Harvey: www.onepebble.com/hurricane-harvey/ If you're so inclined, donate Your Bitcoin to Hurricane Harvey Relief: 36FtbFrRgTHxntuB4LtTxVGC4Y4yEmZ2MU Thanks for considering it.

I see them. You see them. Addresses on pages or sites that have "tip jars". My gig: I want to direct crypto to non-profits: a clearinghouse address list, if I can. I have reserved several domains but I need to establish a relatively simple way that allows anyone to contribute to xyz organization. A public service sort of thing (creating a use-case model for XRP cross-border, inter-agency contribution coordination). Advice or reference points? Thnx in advance. ...and I'll be global...the world thanks you, too.