"Love Revolution" Comes June 29, 2009
Sometimes it takes a revolutionary to shake us all from our catatonic stupor and recognize communal problems. So it goes for the founders of getavisionFUND as they get set to descend on a historic section of Wall Street in New York City. getavisionFUND is a new approach to an old problem; chronic health conditions and folks who can't afford to treat them. Billed as "a Love Revolution in both charity and social justice," getavisionFUND hopes to be combat the problem of not enough money in the right pockets by way of your credit card.getavisionFUND is the brainchild of cancer survivor John Boswell; the REVOLUTION on Wall Street event is being co-sponsored by New York City-based event organizer Nadia Loren and Gianni Valentino. Boswell lives and works in Los Angeles; in addition to his newfound philanthropic work he is also the founder of netv.com.
The premise of getavisionFUND seems simple enough; one might wonder if something like this hasn't already been in place. According to the getavisionFUND press material, they hope to partner with "RBS WorldPay and Sterling Funding...(to) bring together the credit card processing companies with businesses to funnel money into the getavisionFUND." The money for the getavisionFUND will come from a portion of credit card processing fees and will be an indirect way that everyone can do their part. The money from this microfunding will go "directly to people facing serious health and financial conditions...The first established programs benefit victims of blood cancers, such as lymphoma and leukemia."
A program like this is a long time in coming. There are so many people out there suffering and in dire need of help; the getavisionFUND cuts through the red tape and gets the funds to those who need them the most.
Says founder, Boswell: "We're calling for a revolution of love and redistribution of wealth that directly reaches the health challenged, those who are the most vulnerable and helpless, no matter what sexual orientation, race, age or economic class. If they're not you and me, they are our friends, loved ones or family members."
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Thanks for the great coverage, Jeffrey! We have a new website: http://revolutionRED.org -- by the way, we're not just hopeful, we definitely DO have partnerships with RBS WorldPay and Sterling Funding. They are wonderfully supportive in backing this new program. And we're thrilled to launch it at the heart of the Wall Street Financial District!
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