Late Nite FDL: Thank You, Thank You, Thank You
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Ladies and gentlemen, it is my privilege and pleasure to announce to you that our fund-raising effort for Esten Maxwell has raised $4,256.14. We thank each and every one of you who contributed. I spoke to Tommy, Esten's dad, this morning. He's on the road for a few days and out of web contact, so he wanted me to tell you all thank you from the bottom of his heart and soul.
"How are you doing?" I asked him.
"There aren't any words," he said, "I'm humbled and grateful and I kind of can't believe it."
"You did a lot of good work this year," I said, "It only makes sense that people would want to help you in return."
"I just did what I had to do," he said, "It was what I wanted to do, would have done anyway. I wasn't expecting anything in return."
"That's the same way the people who donated feel, Tom," I said.
So, thank you all so much for helping us make it that much harder for Tommy Yum to maintain his naturally surly and cynical demeanor. Hopefully, our efforts will make it a much merrier and less stressful Christmas for the Maxwells. Nothing is going to make having a sick child easier for any family, but at least we can help defray some of the stress and difficulty associated with the astronomical costs of being unwell in our society.
I hope everyone has happy and restful holidays. This crowd has earned it, that's for sure.
Thank you again.
Much love,
T.Rex, Esq.
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