[Artemisia] Jarl Rorik (Caid) in Need of Help

[mattkatie2]

Greetings Friends!
My husband and I met Rorik (Steve Rachman) when he was King of Caid in 1998
and we were King and Queen of Atenveldt. We liked him very much. He and his
Queen were incredibly cordial, they attended Our Coronation and we attended
Their stepping down. We credit him and his Heirs for the agreement that
moved Great Western War so it was not held the same weekend as Estrella War.
It took Courage and Honor to broker that deal, especially for a first time
King.

Rorik is now very ill now, and in need of help (read the below missive from
the Caid list).  I know times are hard, but this is one of the things the
SCA does best. If you have the means, I would ask you to contribute to
assist him:

http://widget.chipin.com/widget/id/b07344384a8a04d9

Duke Mathghamhain MacAlpine
Duchess Katerina O'Callaghan
Atenveldt

REPOST FROM CAID LIST
Date: Wed, 06 Apr 2011 12:08:17 -0700
From: Muirghein <wolfestead at silver-gateway.com>
Subject: Re: [Caid] Fwd: Latest update on Rorik

At 10:57 AM 4/6/2011, you wrote:
>Many of you know and remember Jarl Sir Rorik Swerdmathr, but have 
>lost track of him.   Sir Rorik moved to China...about 5 years 
>ago.  He has returned occasionally to visit friends, but has spent 
>most of his time in China with his new family.  About a week ago, 
>his life took a turn for the worse...I pass on the details below.
>
>Eichling

<snip>
>He condition is critical and severe, and the longer he goes without care,
the less chance he has at survival. We have started a donation site:

http://widget.chipin.com/widget/id/b07344384a8a04d9

to try and get his parents out to China to help with his care, and so we can
get him out of the current hospital that is not treating him, to one in Hong
Kong that has the facilities and interest in actually helping him.

Any idea why the ChipIn widget still says $0 raised after a donation has
been made? Or does it just take a while to update?

Baintighearna Muirghein Dhaire Faoilciarach