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Project Erin

  • Nov. 13th, 2007 at 10:14 AM
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I don't often do something like this (in fact, hardly ever), but it seems important to me. And it's an easy thing to do, simply click on a download button, once a day, for a small, 3kb, virus-free file. The result, however, could save someone's life. Certainly improve its quality. I can't think of a single reason not to do this if we possibly can.

Project Erin - A click a day saves a life

A blurb from her site (www.projecterin.com) to explain who she is and what this is all about:

Hi, my name is Erin and I'm a 29 year old single female living in the United States of America. First and foremost, I'd like to thank you for visiting my website. I'm trying to get enough downloads to qualify for a monetary payout of MegaUploads Rewards program. Let me explain why.

I suffer from two neurological disorders (Chiari malformation and cranial lesions) that will require a combined total of 2-4 brain surgeries. Living with a Chiari malformation is painful and exhausting. Living with cranial lesions in addition to the Chiari? Is beyond any kind of description.

I'm unemployed and uninsured and don't qualify for Medicaid. Bottom line: In the USA, if you don't have insurance, the healthcare system doesn't exist for you.

I've thought about the different ways I can try to raise this money. I don't like asking for handouts or charity of any kind, so I have hesitated in giving my PayPal information as a solicitation for donations.

Then, I came across the MegaUpload reward program and used part of what little money I do have to set up a paid account for two months for $11.99. This program states if I get 5 million downloads, they will pay me $10,000. There a few stipulations: only one download per IP address per day, only downloads made from qualifying countries (there's a link to the list on the website), no attempted manipulation or fraud to earn more points.

I don't know if this is too good to be true, but I figure it's worth a shot. If I can somehow reach enough people who would be willing to take time out of their day, hopefully more than just one day, to download this virus free text document, I may be able to get the surgery I need to continue living.


To quote [info]leucocrystal: She's ill and is losing hope on her worst days. Here's how I avoid forgetting to download every day: make ProjectErin.com your home page! That way, every time you open your browser, you just click and you're done for that day! Please people, keep downloading!

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[info]midnight_27 wrote:
Nov. 14th, 2007 01:54 am (UTC)
Downloading as I type, lets hope she reaches 5 million.

Thanks for the link.
[info]hiddeneloise wrote:
Nov. 14th, 2007 03:18 am (UTC)
Thank you so much, dear! Indeed, let's hope she gets the necessary number and the help she needs.
[info]leucocrystal wrote:
Nov. 14th, 2007 07:52 am (UTC)
Thank you for pimping this, sweetie! The more people who are aware, the better. ♥
[info]hiddeneloise wrote:
Nov. 14th, 2007 03:52 pm (UTC)
No, thank you! (LOL). Seriously, I agree: more people should know about this. This is one of those things where it's simple to do something and really inexcusable not to! I've basically e-mailed everyone I could think of with this, too. And thanks again for bringing this to our attention!

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