"Dusty Ventures" (dustyventures)
12/14/2015 at 22:27 • Filed to: Feels
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"Dusty Ventures" (dustyventures)
12/14/2015 at 22:27 • Filed to: Feels | 48
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To those who sent cards, congratulations! Not only are you awesome, but you broke the post office!
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For those who missed the original story, Sa’fyre survived a fire that killed her father and siblings and cost her a hand and a foot. She has gone through multiple surgeries with many more to come. A couple weeks ago she was given a card tree, and she said what she wanted most for Christmas was cards for the tree. Word made it to the internet and incredible things happened.
Cards have poured in from dozens of countries across the continents, along with thousands of gifts and over $100,000 donated to help pay for her future medical expenses. The latest round of mail alone contained 185,000 cards and over 4,000 packages. Sa’fyre and her family (she’s now being cared for by her aunt and uncle) know there are too many toys and presents for just one person, so they intend to donate most of them to other children in need.
The story has made news around the country and around the world. Teams of volunteers, made up of everyone from Girl Scouts to motorcycle clubs, have come out to help open and sort through all the cards and gifts. Now Baking Memories 4 Kids is even sending her and her two cousins to Disney World after one of the kids in her class nominated her for the prize. It has been absolutely incredible to follow.
This is the greatest display of the true spirit of the holidays that I’ve ever seen. Have some feels:
Side note, Sa’fyre is sending Adrian’s bear back, with a friend to keep it company.
bfine7
> Dusty Ventures
12/14/2015 at 22:32 |
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Oh god. Too much feel.
AM3R shamefully returns
> Dusty Ventures
12/14/2015 at 22:41 |
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This is incredible, makes me extremely happy to see this. Great job everyone who sent stuff in!
TamTams
> Dusty Ventures
12/14/2015 at 22:41 |
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Someone got her a Costco bear!!! This is just the sweetest outpouring of love. That poor girl has been through so much and all these strangers sent her nice words and happy feels and she’s gonna donate some of the toys because it’s just too many and I can barely hold it together right now. I love people some times.
Matt Nichelson
> Dusty Ventures
12/14/2015 at 22:44 |
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There are good people still left in this world. Just beautiful.
Mormon Night Snake
> Dusty Ventures
12/14/2015 at 22:46 |
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I’m so glad I sent her a card.
*sniff*
Steve in Manhattan
> Dusty Ventures
12/14/2015 at 22:49 |
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That’s half a box of Kleenex at least.
E92M3
> Dusty Ventures
12/14/2015 at 22:53 |
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Poor thing. My faith in humanity is restored a little tonight.
scoob
> Dusty Ventures
12/14/2015 at 23:03 |
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Nope, I was already sniffling. I think I have a cold, yeah, a cold.
Wurrwulf
> bfine7
12/14/2015 at 23:07 |
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I’m a goddamn mess right now.
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bfine7
> Wurrwulf
12/14/2015 at 23:09 |
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Humanity not being reprehensible shits and WHATEVER.
Turbineguy: Nom de Zoom
> Dusty Ventures
12/14/2015 at 23:16 |
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Damn. Sometimes people don’t suck; sometimes they’re just awesome.
MrsFlibbertyJib
> Dusty Ventures
12/14/2015 at 23:33 |
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What say we do this every year
This child is surely worth it
Merry Christmas Sa’fyre
From all of us who
Love you so much
d15b
> Dusty Ventures
12/14/2015 at 23:41 |
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Sniffle. SNIFFFFLE.
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Dusty Ventures
> MrsFlibbertyJib
12/14/2015 at 23:44 |
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I’m in!
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MrsFlibbertyJib
> Dusty Ventures
12/14/2015 at 23:55 |
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So be it, then
We shall all be
In to wish Sa’fyre
A very Merry Christmas
From now on, and forever!
AddictedToM3s - Drives a GC
> Dusty Ventures
12/15/2015 at 00:20 |
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Now that’s what I call the holiday spirit.
Now excuse me while I go recollect my feelings because they seem to have poured out from my eyes in a liquid form.
brightersideoflife
> bfine7
12/15/2015 at 00:22 |
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Adrian’s bear got me. It was raining (pouring) on my face.
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bfine7
> brightersideoflife
12/15/2015 at 00:28 |
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That’s about what shattered my stoic heart as well.
Slander
> Dusty Ventures
12/15/2015 at 08:45 |
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Faith in humanity: Restored.
The Powershift in Steve's '12 Ford Focus killed it's TCM (under warranty!)
> Dusty Ventures
12/15/2015 at 11:53 |
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That one hit me right in the feels.
Rainbow
> Dusty Ventures
12/15/2015 at 15:23 |
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You know, Make-A-Wish did this once. And only once. The kid got better, the cards never stopped, and the family had to move out because they got literally tons of cards every week and had nowhere to put them. It’s a great gesture, but it can’t really end well... mainly because it just won’t ever end at all.
Chris_K_F drives an FR-Slow
> Dusty Ventures
12/15/2015 at 15:25 |
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The rare moments like this make the deluge of all the other negativity on the internet totally worthwhile.
Jcarr
> Dusty Ventures
12/15/2015 at 15:32 |
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This is fantastic and an absolutely wonderful story, period.
That said, as someone who worked in the campus mail room in college, the pictures of all that mail make me feel for the postal workers. I’m sure they love it, though.
Chariotoflove
> brightersideoflife
12/15/2015 at 15:48 |
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I know. It was almost too much to bear for me, too. And, she’s sending it back.
Jane *is* the... blue passport
> Dusty Ventures
12/15/2015 at 16:09 |
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MPA
> Dusty Ventures
12/15/2015 at 16:59 |
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My wife drew her a card, her mom as well. Good to see there are still awesome people on this planet.
AprilFools
> Dusty Ventures
12/15/2015 at 17:29 |
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I’m glad there are still good people in the world. It looks like she really appreciated the cards. That was really nice of her classmate to nominate her for the trip to Disney World.
This thread really needed the Danger Feels ahead warning.
mazda616
> Dusty Ventures
12/15/2015 at 17:42 |
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My wife and I mailed her a couple cards on Sunday night. Right in the feels with this story.