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    Default Calling for Donations - Please Read

    Yeah I know. Looks like spam. It's not. Please look at this link.

    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hedley_Jones

    This guy is EXCEPTIONAL. And he's still alive. Living in squalor.

    This guy built the world's first solid body electric guitar. Built Studio One. Built the first traffic lights in Jamaica. And the country has done nothing for him.

    As techs I'm reaching out to you. I'd like suggestions on starting a fund or aboaccount for him and seeking donations to make things better for him. He's almost 100. When I talk to him about IT he follows closely. He asks about the things I dislike but passed years ago related to the field (electronics) and his mind is still sharp.

    Suggestions and feedback? Any way to make this work?
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    A website with all he has done etc and a paypal donate button is the only thing I can think of.
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    So maybe like a crowd find project or something?
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    Quote Originally Posted by khat17 View Post
    So maybe like a crowd find project or something?
    That plus the site, if i were still in JA id consider making a short documenary style video to showcase his story.

    This is really a shame though. Jamaica doesnt appreciate its innovators in the tech industry

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    Here's how you can start a crowdfunding donation drive online

    https://lindsworthdeer.wordpress.com...-crowdfunding/

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    I see you're back Lindsworth...... Can some one find other pioneering Jamaicans in such a situation? A series would be nice.
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    I reached out to one bank. Nothing. Got to "Hill And Gully Ride" - that's like 40k. So. I'm going to try something with the crowd fund once I get some free time.
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    I didn't know u had to pay to be on that tv show... I thought it was the TV station initiative

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