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Submitted by Kid Rock
on Fri, 11/30/2012 - 11:40am

http://wyandotte.patch.com/articles/kid-rock-donates-2-500-to-wyandotte-marching-chiefs-to-cover-costs-of-halftime-performance

I would really like to change the mission statement too "Helping those who believe in hard work and the American Dream in there time of need." maybe leave out "time of need" - ?? I am so sick of seeing all these bullshit charitys give shit too undeserving families and people who keep having kids that cant afford them, etc etc - i wanna focus on helping people who are already trying to help themselves, people like a young jon brabbs, etc etc....will always help kids and veterans etc, but focus on real shit from people already doing good things who may be struggling a bit.

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Mon, 04/22/2013 - 1:25pm — MonicaChork
If anyone has extra tickets to a Detroit area show that they are willing to sell at face value please contact me. I was hoping to make a donation basket for a charity event for the family of an old friends wife that was just put in hospice after fighting cancer the past few years, they have 2 very young sons. Some of their friends are hosting a comedy night at Portofino's in Wyandotte to help with their mountain of medical bills. I intended on getting 2 extra tickets and adding them to a basket with a couple "Made in Detroit" shirts/hats & adding in some Bad Ass Beer to be raffled off but I was unsuccessful at getting any tickets at all. I learned my lesson & next time will be in the fan club! If anyone can help please let me know! mo_militello@hotmail.com Thanks!
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Tue, 03/26/2013 - 11:25am — SashaSlone
I have a story of success and change postive...i got my arm broke lost my job at GM dropped out of school my kids had no daddy. I have a son in the army who is at FT Benning. (his second tour in basic lol) anyways i have a proposal for a horse therapy park in KY Im going to working with UK on my BA in Psych. He may be very interested i know him and Hank visit here Ive seen em lol
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Wed, 03/20/2013 - 10:01pm — MarabethDamschr...
I would lilke to ask for your suppport for the Wertz Warriors. This is a group of guys that ride snowmobiles for the Winter Special Olympics in Michigan. Mark Fidrych rode with them for 17 years. We are having a golf outing the the Silver Lake Golf Course in Waterford on June 15th and we would love if you could attend. If you are not able to attend, could we have some items to auction for our golfers? This is the first time that we have asked for support. I have personaly been a long time fan growing up and living in upper Michigan. These men have been riding for 32 years and raised alot of money for the Special Olympics., any support would be appreciated . Thank you
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Tue, 03/19/2013 - 1:42pm — KirstinBerwaldJ...
Dear Mr. Richie, I address you respectfully as due any great humanitarian. If you want to understand how to help people, I got someone for you to see. In Omena, MI near Traverse and lives my 100 year old grandmother Beatrice Kimmerly. She is the widow of a former, self taught Juvenile Probate Judge who used to take kids he saw in court into their home if they had no other place to go. She has worked tirelessly for charitable causes her whole life which is why she got dubbed the 'Queen of Omena'. (Their mayor is a dog). Smartest women I know but we are not going to get to have her much longer. You want the real deal, she has it.
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Wed, 03/06/2013 - 11:07pm — MonaKempf
Hey Kid ,I love you n your music I live in Evansville Ind. I have a son that 31 I would do anything for my kids and my son was diasnoise with kidney failure ,both of his kidneys are shut down so he does diaysis 9 hours a night he got a heart of gold n fix bike then give them to kids in the neighbohood , I call n try sign up for programs to help him on something nice for him like they do for make a wish for kids I never had no luck ,I never do get a responsefrom no one, I want see ifyou can help me with this. My son still works on his truck he has a tube that's runs out his belly then on this machine . I love for you meet him wish I could help get his bills paid so he can have a trasplant with today econiment he struggles like I do ., I'm proud of my son for havin aheart to help kids if you could only see him u b surprise anyway there is no foudtation to help other like my son could you help please . I love your music n you make me proud to be american . Love you kid. My son my baby he don't want me say that but he is.
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Wed, 03/06/2013 - 5:52pm — maaquilino
Totally agree with you! It chaps my ass to see people with no work ethic, who game the system at we taxpayers expense, popping out kids they can't support and many don't take care of them either. And on top of that, today you also have banks who won't give hardworking people a business loan so they can try to make a living so they won't need to ask for any handouts. I've worked my ass off for 36 years, always had good credit; after taking care of my Dad though a terminal disease, I lost my good-paying job and the bank screwed me over on my mortgage, so I changed professions...but now can't get any bank to even think about giving me a loan so I can buy the successful business where I work so I can improve it and expand it to help homeless and abused animals, and the people who adopt them. But I'm not going to let it stop me; I was raised to believe in this great country of ours and that hard work will help you achieve your goals. I may have modest goals, but I feel they're important ones for those wonderful animal companions of ours; I'll keep doing what I'm doing and one day I'll be helping more animals than I can today. And thank you, Kid Rock, for all you do for our troops and for many others. You're a great example of a true American and patriot.
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Sat, 03/02/2013 - 3:18pm — TwilaMartin
I want to share a true story with you.my dad,and brother have played instruments all my life i;m 49.my dad died 2 years ago and don;t remember it at all.my brother has worked all his life never knew how to read music,but plays by ear.four years ago i was put on life support my brother wrote a song ,he wrote one for his son ,and about our dad dieing.please i just want someone to listen he is a very good man loves kid rock.but he and I are all thats left out of five kids,mom,dad.we are the only one left.i;m dieing of emphazema its so bad but i want him to sing theses songs to his hreo
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Fri, 03/01/2013 - 12:41pm — matwoodkidrockfan
KR, a TRUE HUMANITARIAN. I wish others had your ideals. You're right. All these charities pay big bucks to their CEO' and shit. You're the real deal. Rock on dude.

Fri, 02/22/2013 - 6:54pm — SherryWiltshire
TOTALLY AGREE!!
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Thu, 01/17/2013 - 10:17pm — Tracy Constance
Hello Kid, My name is Tracy Constance, I would like to invite you to a celebration of life/fundraiser. My husband (Mark) and I own a small paper community newspaper in Roscommon County Michigan, we call it the Roscommon County Voice. I will get to the meat of the matter. We are looking to do a fund raiser for Relay for Life. We would like to do a blowout fund raiser that would be a onetime request of you to partake. The monies raised would be put into the local Relay for Life account and it would be used to fund the local organization not for just one or two years but for many more to come. Would you be interested in helping families and their survivors help themself. I do realize your time is your livelihood, we would hope you are with us in wanting to do our part to give the victims, caregivers and survivors the time to heal. I look forward to hearing from you and your staff. Tracy Constance
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Fri, 12/28/2012 - 1:22pm — Kelly Lynn
In response to Blue Suede Shoes comments on my post of 12/4/12. I certainly empathize with the elder disabled, those individuals who may not have people to help them run their errands and see that they get to Doctors appointments. The groups I have problems with are those that either cannot or refuse to work and keeping having more children they cannot afford on the backs of the working class that includes many disabled individuals, including our Veterans. Those that are in their 20's, 30's & 40's and say they cannot work because they have ADHD, or are bi-polar or autistic. Those that feel they are entitled to live off the welfare dole & teach the exact same thing to their children, the next generation. Thus the cycle continues.
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Thu, 01/03/2013 - 9:05pm — bluesuedeshoe
Again, think you are judging without knowing unless you speak of system abuse. The point here is that the poor kids have no choice, they are born into a system with people who may be questionable parents due to mental illness, addiction, etc. I don't care what kind of idiots the parents are (hopefully they find help) the kids need to be sustained by an effective welfare program so that they have a fighting chance. The three adult conditions you list casually as problems are actually serious medical conditions that keep folks from work on a regular basis. Think you need to do a little more research on these, so google and read. If legitimately eligible for welfare or disability, these cost sit on the backs of ALL Americans who pay taxes. Willingly, because we someday may need that benefit. Take it from one who found out the hard way.
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Sat, 12/15/2012 - 3:43am — Kansas City
...''give a man a fish, feed him for a day. TEACH a man to fish, feed him for life."
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Fri, 12/28/2012 - 1:23pm — Kelly Lynn
Absolute truth!!
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Fri, 12/14/2012 - 7:12pm — budman5657
I'm proud to be part of a non-profit organization that pours 100% of our proceeds right back into our community. We help our local veterans, military and underpriveleged families, everything from building ramps for the disabled to holiday baskets of food and toys for the needy. We do our fundraising throughout the year, with our biggest fundraiser being a music festival/concert that a lot of our local bands donate their time and do a set. Oh, the people we could help if we had someone come in like Kid Rock (I know that's a dream). We are a motorcycle club that has the collective goal of helping those who TRULY need the help. Our mission statement is as follows - we are a group of patriotic Americans dedicated to helping all military veterans of any military engagements in which the USA has been, is now, or will ever be involved. Our highest priority is to keep alive and at the forefront of our government's attention the issue of returning all our POW's/MIA's and to honor and support all those who have ever served our country. We are further dedicated to raising funds for the express purpose of helping those who are less fortunate with the highest priority going to veterans, families of veterans and/or active military personnel in all the Armed Forces of the United States of America. Glad to see that you have similar beliefs Kid.
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Fri, 12/07/2012 - 10:54pm — Valentine love
Help the elderly
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Fri, 12/07/2012 - 9:09am — Sonia316
Well Bob, I say fuck it too. I don't believe in helping those that won't help themselves. As founder of the Kid Rock Life Line, we strive to help those that have been hurt by a personal tragedy or a natural disaster. We have helped over 30 people in the last year and we are self funded by YOUR fans. We do not get any help from the government to maintain ourselves. We pitch in on our free time to run the charity. We've had people come to us for a handout, we got scammed once too, but in the end we really want to help those that CAN'T help themselves. Soon we are going to be having an influx of military men and women coming home to a country that doesn't have enough jobs now...and here these people are going to be told...thanks for your service but now you are unemployed and can't help your family. BULLSHIT...I know b/c the the guy we just hired was LET go by the Navy w/o benefits for no reason and he was out of work for three months and he has a wife and little kids...I'm glad we picked him up b/c he's GREAT and fits in with my team perfectly. Don't be ashamed of telling us how you really feel...I'm glad you said it, more people need to.
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Wed, 12/19/2012 - 9:42pm — bluesuedeshoe
But, you would help and allow assistance (welfare)to feed those poor innocent children born to these nutjobs who will not work, right?
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Wed, 12/12/2012 - 9:21am — Callmecarol
AMEN!
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Thu, 12/06/2012 - 11:09pm — brenda_32
awesome...just awesome
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Tue, 12/04/2012 - 2:27pm — littleoldwtf
I deleted my post . a wee one a looker on was UPSET about the comment on our PRETEND relationship.....its fully hopeless.
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Tue, 12/04/2012 - 12:07pm — Kelly Lynn
In reading through I feel the need to add to the discussion in regards to those that cannot (or do not want to) work because of disability. First off, we have numerous organizations in regards to seeking & getting help for mental health care, for children as well as adults. Most states within the last few years have legislated & enacted "mental health" parity laws. Assistance can be found at county, state & federal levels. Individuals obtaining proper treatment fair just about as well at finding a job as those who do not have mental health issues. I also recommend to parents obtaining an advocate for their child(ren), as you will have much work (and LOTS OF STRESSORS) ahead of you. I do empathize that it may be harder for someone who is wheelchair bound to find viable employment, it leaves them somewhat limited. I have a cousin who is almost 40, mentally retarded with downs syndrome. He receives assistance, however supplements by working the last 18 years of his life at at McDonalds. The key to much of this is for the kids to have INVOLVED PARENTS first & foremost. Or involved Grandparents and/or involved responsible adultsWhether the kids realize the parent is helping at the forefront or behind the scenes. In addition with my own almost 18 year old has AD/HD, OCD I had a friend say years ago that I should get social security disability money for him. I exclaimed that my son (even though he's a somewhat lazy teenager now - typical) better learn that what you want you have to work for, nobody is handing it to you. Look at David Neeleman, Founder of Jet Blue Airways or Paul Orfalea, Founder of Kinkos, both have mental health issues and created huge companies that employee thousands of people. NEVER LET YOUR DISABILITY DEFINE YOU!!!
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Wed, 12/19/2012 - 9:32pm — bluesuedeshoe
Kelly, I keep rereading this, and as much as I admire your can do spirit, I think you need to come here and live with me for a week in disabled subsidized housing. We'll go to the grocery store and Dr appts together, and I'll introduce you to my 30 elderly/disabled neighbors. THEN, come an tell me what the "disabled" should think and feel. K?

Mon, 12/03/2012 - 11:19pm — Bobbie Jean_2
I was gonna read through... but I'm still on cloud nine and don't wanna come down.... be back tomorrow after coffee, and maybe one of Mom's Xanax... just kidding... JUST KIDDING. Somebody smile. Seriously though, when I can focus I do want to come back and read. I just browsed and sounds sensitive topic & I'm too smiley right now... just got to hear "REBEL SOUL"!!!!!!!!!!!! With that having been said, I'll be back. One thing, I hope folks got to express their hearts but w/ respect, hoping anyways. later...
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Mon, 12/03/2012 - 11:12am — CandyGirlPres
Well said Bob. Keep on keepin' it real. I CAN see your heart! No one can challenge your generosity. Excited for the cruise and the Rebel Soul tour!
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Mon, 12/03/2012 - 10:21am — Jmarx45
Kid, I couldn't agree with you more on that point. That's the way it is today it appears. People having kids they can't afford and yet they don't want to work. Something needs to change people like that. We all gotta get to work. Keep up the awesome albums. I love the new one Rebel Soul.
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Mon, 12/03/2012 - 9:27am — rocksavedmysoul
I love the honesty even in it was a whoops moment. You are right. I do feel sorry however for the children born from people who have no desire to better themselves or create a better life for their own. It can become a vicious cycle. I pray that people will begin to realize that hard work and also staying in school are the answers for the next generation and that hand outs are merely temporary fixes. Kid, I know you are doing what you can. Thanks for not giving up on Detroit.
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Mon, 12/03/2012 - 12:02am — rbspearman
It seems like the people who really need help are too humble and proud to ask for it. Usually the ones who speak up are just trying to get something for nothing. I enjoy helping others but it is so hard to trust anyone's true motives anymore. It's a shame...
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Sun, 12/02/2012 - 6:48pm — bridgetcase
Not sure if you read all your posts. I wanted to share something with you. Keep On Truckin' Team Jayden is a facebook page. It is a page dedicated to a 8 year old boy who recently passed away from cancer. The family recently posted how they are coping with the death of their son. Just as the movie "pay it forward" did good for other people, they went out and paid for someones Christmas gifts on layaway. They are asking that others also "pay it forward" The FB page has many examples of you people have paid it forward!!! Very touching and appropriate for this time of year. From his FB page: Keep On Truckin' Team Jayden 20 hours ago As our hearts are EXTREMELY heavy, we have been figuring out coping strategies. The past three days we have been able to Pay it Forward Jayden style. We have been able to do this for the past 3 days in honor of our sweet baby boy. I know this is something that we don't have to do, but we do it because our hearts are being tugged by Jayden. Today -- after the funeral service, our hearts were hurting more than ever imaginable. We didn't know how to get through the day... we didn't know how to breathe.... As we have been trying to do whatever Jayden is asking us to do, we decided to go out and pay it forward. This has been a great thing for us to help us with coping. We headed out to the local Wal-Mart and headed back to the layaway counter. We asked to pay off someones layaway. We told the worker that it had to be for toys and that it had to be in honor of Jayden (mind you, this wasn't a huge layaway, but we know that it was enough to make a difference). Obviously we couldn't pay it 100% off either... we had to leave a penny. The call someone will receive tonight to let them know that their layaway has only a penny on it will let them know that it is from Jayden and to Keep on Truckin'! Friends, I encourage you if you are able, pay it forward for someone else. The love and grace that you will feel,
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Mon, 12/03/2012 - 9:41am — Beckxy
I find it compelling that in some of our most darkest, dismal times, we are able to rise above and find peace and happiness within ourselves by a way of reaching out. Thanks for sharing your influential story. May Jayden rest in peace. "Be strong in the storms of life and the sun will always shine on you"

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