Attention NEWSVINE! I think it is time to help one of our own. A Soldier named Rob Ballew.

Great idea RC. Count me in. I'll follow and see how this is set-up.

P.S. - Stop being so hard on yourself. This 'liberal' thinks you're a great guy.

you're a great guy.

Yes you are.

Sometimes all it takes is just presenting the idea to affect a huge wave of action, and you've started that RC. Much respect to you and much luck to Rob. I will definitely be watching this one and will help any way I can.

I can't find the article again?

neenie,

It's linked at the top in my comment #2.

:) i like your name

thanks for putting this together relentless as soon as I figure out how I'll send my earnings over to Rob, I'm not sure how much is in there as I've never cashed out or donated any of it but I think it's a bit north of 100.

:-)

RC,

The article you wrote about losing your friend.

Robyn lewis saw what he said before I just deleted the whole thing.

As did I RC ... he is now on my (very short) permanent ignore list, there are only 2-3 other people on it.

Shhhhh RC people might notice..lolol

Okay, that splains it.

WOW you really can get "smarter" on the vine !! I never knew you could earn here ! I just figured out how to check it ! .13 cents ??? Guess I better start posting something !! Rob best wishes to you and yours ! RC awesome job man U R DA MAN!!!!

So you're the reason I couldn't clip to my groups, you beat me to it! Good job.

Oh stop! Besides, that category is full. You're doing a great thing.

unstable...nope that'd be me (crazy payroll lady)

If I could find a category I'd nominate Rob's too (clipping anyhow just in case there are more creative people than me to come up with an award) :)

Relentless, stop talking @!$%# about yourself. I don't necessarily agree with everything you say, but I enjoy reading what you have to say. Take a chill pill. :)

relentlesscomedy

I don't know you but I'm proud of you. As posters stated above; stop being so hard on yourself. None of us are perfect. It is very obvious you are a caring person and I can sense your passionate feelings through your posts throughout this thread. Stay positive!

BTW, I don't know anything about Newsvine earnings.....when time permits could someone explain that to me. Whatever it is I doubt that I have it.

:-)

Appreciate! I'll check it out.

(Of course, this would be for direct donations - not NV earnings.)

Did not see the original article you posted. Are you requesting or receiving assistance from the VA? Are you a member of the VFW or other organizations?

Tried the VA no real help there they did refer me to places but by the time I would receive any help it would have been to late. Not a current member of the VFW. Now that we have been evicted I have been focusing more on finding employment that will sustain my family than finding places to help. Although we might be forced to look into these places if my job search takes much longer.

Ok, Rob! We are ready for your info! Can you set up a paypal account & give us your email? You could set up an alternate email to protect yourself.

robert.n.ballew@us.army.mil is my paypal account address.

I think that would be a newsvine thing I have no clue really. I know how to send money from paypal account to paypal account but not from newsvine to paypal account that is all above me. And friend I appreciate this you truly do honor me with your kindness.

go to your earnings page and follow instructions to "deposit" to your paypal account.

Then log into paypal & using rob's email, use the "send money' feature.

Just sent $36.10 via pp at your email addy in 8.5 let me know in a few days if you haven't received it...(transfers do take a little bit of time and don't happen immediately)

Good Luck.

Mike, you have sent $x USD to Robert.

Done. Good Luck Rob. I know things will turn around soon.

Is there an option there for Rob? I don't see one...

OK, I just tried to donate using the Paypal option but I don't have enough in my Earnings to cash out. Is there anything else that can be done?

If they haven't set it up, you can use your existing paypal account.

• Deposit your earnings into it
• log into your paypal
• "send money" to robert.n.ballew@us.army.mil.

Be sure to note that the sent money is a "gift" and not a purchase of a good or service. This can be found on the 'other' tab when you are sending.

If you already have a Paypal acct, just transfer $ into it from your own bank (unless you already have enough in your pp acct to cover the amount you want to send) and then use the 'send money' button and follow the steps using his email addy...it will transfer to him. Make sure you press all the proper 'send money' buttons...because it will have you verify the transfer on a separate page....

And mth3 is correct on one of the pages it asks for a 'reason' and under the 'personal' tab click the gift radio button...

mtherof3

I think the problem is that I don't have enough money in my earnings (I don't have a paypal account, don't have credit cards, either!) I think Relentless was saying the same thing down below and that Calvin was going to have to help. I'm going to have to wait until then... :(

How did I get earnings in the first place?

lovemyplanet,

I have no idea. I have $.01

LOLOLOL!!!!

I just sent him something from my paypal.

So many people have a little to send and we need to beg Calvin to make an exception.

Hmmm....any ladies willing to flash him to move this along??

j/k I'll contact him.

see #11. Tyler responded on another seed.

any ladies willing to flash him to move this along??

HA!!! Well, that's how I got my New Orleans beads. :)

We can flash to help Rob?

Rob,

I will put $25.00 in your PayPal account on Friday. You will not recognize the name or e-mail address of my PayPal account because I do all of my business using my professional name, not A. Macarthur; after I perform the transfer to your account, I will have my office manager e-mail you via Newsvine's contact this author e-mail. He will identify himself or, sign the e-mail for me as "A. Macarthur" so you can e-mail back to let him or me know that it went through.

Best of luck.

A. Mac

Count me in...I've been bless, I nearly lost my home to a fire recently but I was very lucky, the least I can do is help a fellow warrior in need.

Rob

You fight for your country & for me & my family. We must give back to you. You are not a jerk. You are a 'viner' and an American . That's all I need to know. Keep your chin up, Soldier!

Rob,

I just wanted to say thank you for what you've done for our country. Good luck and stay strong. You shall prevail.

lovemyplanet-400560

any ladies willing to flash him to move this along??

HA!!! Well, that's how I got my New Orleans beads. :)

Soooooo! You're the one I saw on Bourbon Street flashing as radiant as the sun-light during our parade for our Superbowl champion Saints! You geaux, girl!

WhoDat?

:-)

Actually a member of the Guard right now. I know there are things they can do to help, but there are so many Guardsmen in need these days it takes quite some time to get the help. I was a little late in getting the help needed so now I think it would be wiser to try and find a decent job to sustain my family.

You can still set up your Paypal account in the mean time (it's free) and when in the next month or so you hit the minimum in earnings through NV you can transfer it over...and from there you can put it into RB's acct or your own bank etc...heck you can even use it to 'buy' things online without tapping into or revealing your personal bank acct info (that's always a good thing, adding a layer of protection between your money and potential thieves)

Rob Ballew

Actually a member of the Guard right now.

Recommend speaking to your commander about AGR. That may be a possibility for you, and it would place you on active duty for a short time. Here in Iraq, I worked with some NG Soldiers who voluntarily extended their active duty time, because they had no jobs to go back to in CONUS. Not to say you'd have to deploy - AGR Soldiers are used in multiple CONUS assignments as well.

Anyway, those of you like Kane with more than 25 in your accounts please go to your earnings page and I think you input robs name and the e-mail he provided for pay pal to send him the money.

No...

Please...

That is incorrect...

You have to 'LOG IN' to your own Paypal acct and send the money from there...you can NOT send it directly from the NV earnings page.

Sure, people can transfer their NV earnings to the PP acct...they just cannot do it directly FROM the NV earnings page to RB...

Understood...

Just wanted to clarify that so there was no confusion.

But, anyone can open a PP acct anytime...since it takes a few days to 'confirm' bank info it is best to get it set up before you need it. If I remember correctly you said you were at about $22, in the next month or so (or even with this months earnings report) you may reach that min. for cashing out...

Now, when that happens realize that cash out days only happen twice a month through NV so you may have to wait until the following 5th or the 20th which ever comes first after the earnings report...and then once those days arrive it takes a couple of days to be verified by PP...

In other words look at the earnings report on the 17th, 18th, or 19th and if there is enough $ at that time then put in for the pp transfer and it will occur on the 20th....if you wait for the 21st (or later all the way up until the 4th) to look at your earnings and put in for the transfer to your PP acct then you will have to wait for the 5th for the transfer to occur...

As I said before, this is not all done automatically, you have to understand the 'timing' of everything and take that into consideration....

No problem, anytime...

I think anyone with a paypal account would be better off just going to PayPal and sending some money directly. I don't think NV will set up charity link for such a specific purpose. For one thing, the charities are tax deductable. Using NV to send money directly to an individual would probably get NV in trouble.

This is a story that upsets me in many ways. Our wars have dragged on longer than most expected and they are taking a real toll on service men and women. It's not just servicemen being evicted these days, but an awful lot of victims of the housing market/credit default swap bubble. The emphasis so far has been mainly on saving bankers as opposed to home owners.

And for all the patriotic posing we do in this nation, where is the sense of urgency to help our veterans with there issues of lost jobs, homes, and PTSD?

I'm off to paypal to send some cash (probably $25) to "robert.n.ballew@us.army.mil" and I encourage everyone else reading this to do exactly the same thing, whether you are a NewsVine member or not.

Also, if anyone is in a position to help out with an employment opportunity or placement, I likewise encourage you to contact Mr. Ballew at that email address.

If we can't help those right in front of us, then where else would we start?

Alright! Anyone unable to donate, but wanting to help, get to commenting on articles you see by those in here & vote them up! (Is that how you earn?)

Let's make lotsa money!

I'm in!

mther.... I just asked to join the "loveyourfellowviner" group. RC.. she is awesome.

sorry guys have been away :) I'll get to the group and add you on.

you guys are so sweet !!

I always thought you where a good guy even when we didn't agree. Your rep is safe as most don't think like me. Then again you might have changed a few minds as you opened their hearts. Guess you'll find out if you get flooded with friend requests :)

That broke my heart. We can't let this happen to our children, our future...I hope this helps change her outlook some. It must be so scary for them. I can't imagine, but I can certainly understand her thinking this way - it's just really, really sad.

Hi Suzi - I read your coment on Rob's article, it was absolutely beautiful, as beautiful as you are. Hek;)

You may have just helped someone in here and not even know it.

Just because that house is big and beautiful and your life at the moment isn't no one ever really knows what goes on behind closed doors. The outside may be pretty but the inside may be going through the same or even worse.

If you're going through hell keep on going, don't slow down If you're scared, don't show it, you might get out before the devil even knows you're there

I read your comment as well & cried like a new born baby. Your article was talking to me & millions! Rob Ballew is so blessed & possibly not aware of it yet; but he will. GoldenGate, your heart & soul are beautiful. I thought of an ole song from many moon years:

Louis Armstrong : Nobody Knows The Trouble I've Seen

http://www.metrolyrics.com/nobody-knows-the-trouble-ive-seen-lyrics-louis-armstrong.html#ixzz0kcuqS3OD

Thanks Hek! You're always so sweet and kind :) Hope you're doing well!

Proteus that's very kind of you to say and I appreciate it much :)

Good song by Satchmo!

Likewise RC

If you open a paypal account you can transfer money into it and then do a donation for the amount you want to his paypal account. Just remember to click on the tab that says gift.

His paypal account has been posted on one or both of these articles (His and RC's).

thanks, tony.

Very Welcome

NOT much touches my "heart", (cold little black stone that it is...) but,
AMERICANS directly HELPING AMERICANS makes a point POLITICS can't
even TOUCH. I guess I have to scrape the rust and dust off my wallet,
and crowbar the damn thing open.

Rob Ballew's Page: "two time Iraqi Freedom Vet, National Guardsman,
and VERY PROUD AMERICAN."

Rob Ballew's STAND on being BROKE:
"we might be down but we will never be counted out"

This isn't a BEGGAR or a BUM, nor charity case, sometimes bad things
happen to good people, because "it rains on the rich and poor alike."

My Newsvine Account says $40.47, we'll get that OUT soon as I figure
the send.

As long as you're still breathing, it ain't over YET. MY family is
ALL-American Army pukes, Navy pukes, and Marine Corps.
They say, "charity" begins at HOME.

Welcome HOME, Rob. We're with ya. Hope it helps.

relentless, tell Rob I was able to send a small donation through Pay Pal.

Bless you for being such a good friend to a friend and Vet in need.

Perhaps we should sing "we are the world" Old school version.

Ole school version, of course. (smile)

Here is a link to the song to watch for everyone.

lighters at the ready!

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It is a little late to get help about that house. I have checked some county and local services as well as the VA. I have been focusing a lot on finding employment so when we do find a home we can be sustained. We as a family would have very little issue relocating, except maybe my daughter but currently we are keeping the search local because we do have family here that helps. Oh BTW I am from Indiana.

Thanks again everyone the current total is 560.93 cent. I am in awe over the generosity here thank so much.

Don't know for sure, but I have heard that there is a labor shortage in N. Dakota because of the oil fields there. Also a shortage of everything else.

yep there is a huge labor shortage in ND as well as Wyoming and Montana

Rob Ballew,

I don't know what you do for a living, or if you're in a position to move and/or travel, but as FrostyOne said, there is alot of work out here. I live in Southeastern Montana and I can tell you this:

The Transcanadian Pipeline, Keystone Pipeline Extension is coming directly through the town I live in. There is a TON, and I mean a TON of work here. Laborors start at about 18 bucks an hour and it goes up from there. Housing is pretty cheap and there's NO STATE RETAIL SALES TAX.

It's good here man. You could come out alone and be in a position to move your family in no time.

I know lots of people here and could help you line up a job very easily Rob if you want to consider it. And I mean they are crying for people out here for real.

Why don't you email me and we can talk it over, I can put you right in touch with the people who hire, I give you my word.

It's up to you Rob, but like Frosty said, there is a @!$%#LOAD of really good paying jobs out here where i live right now, we're in the middle of a boom.

Let me know what you wanna do.................

Yeah if we weren't stationed in NM I'd be moving to Montana right now because of the work, thanks for the info Dylan

Are y'all down at White Sands Frosty?

I wish we're stuck over in Clovis but at least we can be in TX in a few minutes. Actually Clovis wouldn't be so bad if there was somewhere to shop besides the Walmart oh and a bookstore

I was just wondering because I lived in Tularosa just north of Alamogordo and worked in Ruidoso. I patched in with the club I'm retired from there and rode out of the Ruidoso chapter.

cool! we haven't been down to Ruidoso yet but are planning on heading that way in a couple of months to check it out and maybe do a bit of camping. On our move down from AK we spent a couple of days in Montana and really liked it there.

Yeah I really love it here in Montana.

Ruidoso is very nice but a lttle spendy is all, which is why I chose to live down the hill in Tularosa, but I rode out of the Ruidoso chapter, then reitred from the Carlsbad Chapter. Okay, gotta go run my dog.........................

LATER.......................................

Later gator

It was beautiful and we got to travel through most of the state since we followed the interstate down to Helena and then again over to Billings. Had a good ride through Wyoming as well :)