We’re about to head up to the 2013 Porcupine Freedom Festival in Lancaster, New Hampshire! Our volunteers are ready to help with first aid, we’ve refreshed our first aid supplies, and we’ve got Fr33 Aid shirts and sweatshirts for sale! Some examples of complementary items we’ll have available this year are: assorted bandages, kids & …
Jun 04
Bitcoin100 Supports Fr33 Aid
We’re delighted Fr33 Aid was recently included among the charities receiving support from Bitcoin100. Bitcoin100 sent Fr33 Aid approximately 8.3 bitcoins on Sunday, after their treasurer, “Rassah”, posted about us on their thread in the Bitcoin Forum. Stephanie and I met Rassah at the Bitcoin Conference a few weeks ago, and he contacted us to …
May 23
Fr33 Aid at the Nonprofits Panel at Bitcoin 2013 Conference
Video from the panel discussion on Bitcoin and Nonprofit Organizations from the #Bitcoin2013 conference, May 19th in San Jose, Californa! Featuring: Stephanie Murphy, Director of Operations at Fr33 Aid as the moderator, Angela Keaton, Director of Operations at Antiwar.com, Carla Gericke, President of the Free State Project, and Teresa Warmke, Treasurer of Fr33 Aid. How do charitable and non-profit …
May 04
Our New Shirts Are the Bomb
We’re excited to participate in Bitcoin not Bombs‘ launch at Bitcoin 2013: The Future of Payments (“BitCon” for short). Bitcoin not Bombs’ goal is to launch non-profit organizations into the Bitcoin economy. They’ve helped Fr33 Aid navigate various Bitcoin technologies and integrate them into our website, and they helped publicize our decision to become a …
Apr 15
Fr33 Aid Abandons IRS Application: Q&A
Today we announced that Fr33 Aid has abandoned its IRS application for recognition of non-profit status. In this post, I answer some of the questions we expect to receive about this decision and discuss related news: – Fr33 Aid becomes Bitcoin-based organization – Fr33 Aid no longer dependent on traditional banks – Fr33 Aid to …
Jan 28
Surviving the Cold Dark Winter, Part 2: Winterizing Your Home
At long last, I’m publishing part 2 of our winterizing series by Mike Ruff, republished with permission: Make sure you have a good heat source. If you use a fireplace of wood stove, make sure your chimney is clean and clear, and that you know how to properly operate the flue and damper and such. …
Dec 13
Surviving the Cold Dark Winter, Part 1
by Mike Ruff, republished with permission I’m not a fan of Winter, Cold, or Snow. I live in NH, so you would think that would be a bad choice, and that I ought to move. But contrary to popular belief, the Winters in NH are not so bad, especially if you use some common sense, …
Nov 23
Support Mutual Aid during the Holidays!
Right. So it’s that time of the year again. And we KNOW you don’t want to support corporate monopolies. Instead, we know you want to find a gift that is both meaningful and supports your favorite causes, while also furthering a free-er society. So, here’s your shopping list. First, find some folks in need. There …
Aug 27
Learn more about Fr33 Aid in our new video.
Our friend, Drew, with Don’t Tread on Meme put together a great video for us with footage from Libertopia 2011: To learn more about how health care would be accessible in a voluntary world, check out our Resources page. If you’d like to help support our efforts in CPR Awareness through our Fr33 Hearts …
Aug 16
Pick your favorite design!
So we’re having to make a tough call and wanted your opinion. Which one of these would you wear? Many thanks to talented “Aider” Maciej Harabasz for making the decision so difficult (and the designs so lovely)! Just leave a comment letting us know which one you like. They are in the same order above …
