Friends of Gavin, Unite!

When I first started blogging here in May, I had no idea how much I would enjoy the wit, wisdom, and company of people I never met. It took me a couple of months to get the hang of it, but I consider myself very blessed to have chanced upon the blog "Servant of Chaos," authored by The Great Aussie, Gavin Heaton.

In fact, one of Gavin's great insights was the subject of my 11th post ever on ChaosScenario, and it was the first time I ever heaped praise on someone else's blog. It wasn't the last time, either. Time after time, Gavin has put forth great work, and he has always been quite gracious to not only us here at ChaosScenario, but also a host of other bloggers Gavin mentions with nearly every article he writes. Consequently, he's well respected and liked by many bloggers.

So when CK discovered that Gavin's father-in-law was in a terrible bicycling accident in Australia, the community Gavin helped create felt for him and desired greatly to help. Thankfully, the Internet gives us the tools to do just that.

Here's How You Can Help:

1. Pray. If you don't pray, do whatever it is you do.
2. Send a Get Well Note. Leave a kind comment of support.
3. Donate. We set up a blog and a PayPal account for medical expenses. Two people are in critical care. Gavin did not ask for us to do this; I'm not even certain he knows this effort exists yet. The community was simply mobilized by their admiration and support of a friend.
4. Join the FOGroll. This Friends of Gavin blogroll lives on the page we established to collect donations. Email me if you would like to be added.
5. Spread the Word. David Armano created the pretty graphic at the top of this post so that you could use it on your blog. Download it. Write about it. Post it.

Finally, Gavin, let me say THANK YOU for your contribution in this sphere as well as your gracious leadership in this community. You've supported us for so long; you deserve no less from us. - Cam Beck

Comments

[Lewis Green]

Cam,

Thank you for this. Like so many others, I love Gavin. To help with the cause, I posted this blog on bizsolutionsplus.

[Gavin Heaton]

Cam ... thanks so much for your kind words and support at this difficult time. My family has been astounded by it all. It is nice to know we all have friends all over the world, sending positive thoughts ... it certainly helps lift us when we are feeling low. Thanks again!

[David Armano]

Cam, I think you've said it all here...

[CK]

"Time after time, Gavin has put forth great work, and he has always been quite gracious to not only us here at ChaosScenario, but also a host of other bloggers Gavin mentions with nearly every article he writes."

Yep, Gav is just so incredibly gracious to us all and this is a beautiful post -- you worked so hard in the wee hours of the night on that donations page and did this community such a service, once again. Thank you.