Ok so putting this in this thread will probably come back to bite me but I have to ask.
STUPID QUESTION IS: Will this work? And yes it is a true story
I've got this cause thing goin on and I'm wondering if anyone is going to care in the real world. I figured NeoGaf would be a good test run of the real world. Of course probably wont be that great of a test run because its only a post and I'm too new in posts to make a thread, but here goes.
My Cause
... I guess titled. "Deploying soldier raising Japan relief funds for wife's dream concert"
My fund raising page is
http://www.give2gether.com/projects/music-for-relief.midramble/
This is my story on that page.
"Please help me fulfill my wifes dream while helping Japan.
AKA sob story of a divorced unemployed soldier trying to give his wife something before he deploys to Afghan.
(I realize that this will probably sound too dramatic to be true. I also wish there was a way that I could prove the authenticity of my situation; however, I don't see a way yet. I must leave my fate to the whim of your belief. I pray you do.)
Not sure where to start, but here I go. My wife loves Linkin Park more than any band that has ever been. Her father always promised to take her but he's never been able to deliver on that promise. I've been with my wife for 6 years and I love her more than anything. I also promised to one day take her to a Linkin Park concert and 5 months ago when they came to San Jose I almost did; however, money wouldn't allow. Around that time I left my job to try to work on other financial opportunities so that I could move my wife back into the city like she wanted. The whole thing backfired. Times got so hard that I became frustrated and selfish all the time. Sadly so much to the point that my wife left me. Five months later, about the last couple of weeks after a lot of self change and finding out that I am getting deployed to Afghanistan in November, my wife has finally decided to trust me again and come back. I wish you guys knew us and knew how great this is. In that five months guys have been real nice to her and bought her gifts and things that show they care. I've been unemployed for the last 5 months (just started working again this week) and I have no money. I even have to borrow money to get to my new job. I can't even afford to visit my wife. I'd been searching for a gift that I could give my wife to show her how much I love her to welcome her back. Then I saw the Linkin Park concert, something she's dreamed about since she was a kid and has eluded her all this time... Then I saw it was $500 a ticket pair...
Don't get me wrong. This isn't what I need to bring her back. She has come back. I just want to be able to show her how much I love her by giving her this before I deploy.
This is my chance to fulfill that promise I gave my wife so long ago. This is my chance to prove that even when times are hard, even when I have nothing, even when I'm outmatched, outgunned, and too late, I will never stop fighting for my wifes happiness. I have to now be humble enough to come to you people for help because I can not do this alone. I probably wont be able to go to the concert because I'll have some pre-deployment training to go to around the time of the show but I have to do this for her. I have to give her what no one else has been able to give her.
If you can or care, please help me spread the word.
(If you are able to figure out who I am, please don't tell my wife. I really want to surprise her. Please Please don't ruin this for her.)
Though there will never be enough words to show my gratitude... Thank you. "