Very important update regarding the @fedge Fund

hi everyone.

As you may or may not know, due to the incredible generosity of you wonderful people, we’ve raised over $2300. Even after Pledgie takes the standard 3%, we’ll still have a remarkable amount of money. I am astonished. 

Lisa, Bailey, and I have been emailing back and forth, coordinating. Michaela, who is an absolutely amazing person, went above and beyond: She drove to Seattle to get the cats. We’ll be covering her expenses (and buying her a drink). 

In one email, Lisa let me know she spoke with Jeff’s aunt. As you may know, his few family members live on the other side of the country. The aunt said his mom is, quite obviously, devastated at the loss of her son. She is also dealing with many other difficult situations at this time. We immediately decided, rather than donate the extra funds or give them only to the cats, to help his mom in the only way we can and alleviate one tiny burden, which is a financial one. Lisa explained about the money we raised and offered to help pay for Jeff’s cremation. 

I hope this is okay with all of you. This is your money you have freely given, but I want to be very open about where it goes. I am fairly certain we can pay for it in its entirety. Even if we do this, there will still be plenty (plenty!) of money left to take care of the cats’ transport (again, major, major thanks to Michaela) as well as any vet bills, etc.  

When Lisa told Bailey and me, we knew immediately the right thing to do, and we hope very much you will agree. If you do not, please let me know, and if any of you change your mind, I am happy to work with you to give your money back or to make sure it is earmarked in some way.

This morning I spoke with someone who was very close to Jeff (I won’t say who unless she tells me it’s okay). I told her what we planned to do and she said she thought it wonderful and absolutely what he would have wanted: He never, ever would have wanted to burden anyone, and this makes things the tiniest bit easier. 

Your money allows us to help his mother and it’s also helping his cats, which is what he asked us to do. Thank you.

Jeff’s Cats

So. Bert & Buddy need a home. 

Bailey, the best, has offered to adopt them if we can ship B&B down here. It will cost at least $200 per cat to ship, which of course doesn’t count the costs Bailey takes on as cat mom.

Internet, I’m asking you: If we shipped B&B, Jeff’s cats, to San Francisco, would you help pay? Please? I really don’t like asking for money, because I feel like someone’s always asking for money, but that guy loved his cats and for god’s sakes people, the least we can do is keep them together and give them a good home with a good cat mom.

Please let me know. If yes, say yes and also maybe tell me how much in my ask box if you want to be private I’ll set up the thing I’m supposed to set up or you can PayPal me or whatever. Something. Ok?

ETA: HERE IS THE PLEDGIE. THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING GREAT.