Happy New Years Eve everyone! I wanted to share
This with all of you, especially because many of you contributed either with a donation or by sharing the link to the gofundme.
Thank you everyone from the bottom of my heart. I had no idea that I would become so involved, but we are working hard (now with an attorney), to set up a trust account for Mr. Walker and by extension, Bravo, his dog.
Each day I update these gofundme’s and this morning I told a story about a person we all know exists.
This is what we are working with in this current situation and it really is heartbreaking, but I am hopeful.
And please, if you can share the link for W-Underdogs:
https://www.gofundme.com/manage/wunderdogs-benefactors-of-atlanta-hero-mr-walker
It would be greatly appreciated.
I’ve learned about the work they do and if I thought I was already humbled by life, I now know you can become even more humbled.
If you would have told me last week that we would be involved in two gofundme’s, I would have assumed you meant as an anonymous donor. Thanks again and please be safe and have a Happy (end of 2020) and a safe and happy beginning into 2021😷❤️🎉🎼
Here’s the post:
Frank Cote·Just now
Good morning and Happy New Year’s Eve everyone! Well, you’re really blowing this thing up....really $70,000.00?
Unreal....just unbelievable really.
Thank you all so much. Please be careful out there if you are going out and try to do what’s necessary to keep yourself and those you love safe so that we can all celebrate 2021 healthy and together.
As some of you might be aware, we have 90 days in order to get these funds into a managed trust for Mr. Walker and as I have hinted, it’s not going to be as quick or as easy as all of us would like.
The important thing is, we have the time to do this right.
I would like to tell you a story, it could be about any one of millions of people in this country and around this world.
It’s a true story for so many someone’s, who live around the globe in way too many somewhere’s.
Here’s the story:
A baby is born into a world of abject poverty, violence and homelessness.
This baby is not wanted, just another “mistake.”
There’s no love, tender touches, gentle kisses or any resemblance of kindness.
There is no warmth and no such thing as comfort.
This child is verbally, physically and sexually assaulted.
In this cold and uncaring environment, it goes unnoticed that this child has serious mental deficiencies.
This child is broken.
As this child develops into a teenager, they are angry, fearful, distrustful, and emotionally disturbed.
They are already addicted to drugs and alcohol, and they are living on the street.
This teenager doesn’t trust people, but has found some comfort in the companionship of animals.
This teenager must however, reluctantly, count on humans for some of their needs, and it is not by choice.
This teenager survives into adulthood and lives their entire adult life on the street.
This adult is emotionally disturbed, a drug addict and an alcoholic. There’s a good person that comes out every now and then, but than retreats quickly back into drugs and alcohol.
This adult is at times delusional and believes people are out to get them...they don’t need anyone’s help.
This is their life.
An organization in the community reaches out to this person who believes that they don’t need any help, and for years, this community organization helps this disturbed and broken human.
And still, this person believes that they do not need this help as they continue to receive and accept this help.
This person barely exists but for the kindness of others and the unconditional love of their dog.
This person loves their dog, but they were never taught how to love.
So in their worst moments, when they are drugged up and drinking alcohol, enraged and consumed by their anger, they lash out even at this animal that they love.
This is their existence. Through their 20’s...30’s.........40’s..................all the way into their 50’s.
This person is well known in the community and most are cautious when dealing with them.
This person performs a heroic deed in the community and the news of this heroic deed spreads across the internet as wonderful people across the country and across the globe, donate funds to reward this selfless action.
Donations come in day after day and the fund grows substantially.
This is an extraordinary moment for this person and a difficult moment for those who are trying to help.
With this story in mind, think about the careful planning that would be needed in order to do due diligence on behalf of all of the entities involved, all the wonderful donors and the heroic person.
Know this everyone, I am working hard with Lane from City National and Jenny at W-UNDERDOGS, to get this done. We will not let you down.
Happy New Year and lots of love from all of us to all of you. See you all in 2021 and please take care of each other.
Frank and Lane❤️
