Where is the money going, and why hasn't the reward been increased?
All we ask is that the proceeds of events held outside the family go to LostNMissing or the Laura Recovery Center who have been instrumental in our plight.
ALL MONIES should be going to these organizations. The organizations are working with the family, so they can be trusted to dole out money for awareness items.
Only $1016 has been donated, according to Jeffrey. I wonder if he includes the contribution from the Credit Union? He says they contributed to T-shirts. But he also says after buying t-shirts Trista will only have $16 left. He should update this, because he sold t-shirts for $20. TWENTY DOLLARS. Wtf...I understand it's a recession, and Trista has a habit, but twenty bucks for a t-shirt? Where is that money going? What's the profit margin?
There is no committee, no non-profit organization, just me and my word that we will continue to offer awareness items that you can show someone..
Well, I don't trust the word of a person who has outright lied. (When he said Trista has never lied to him, that she's incapable of lying---that was a lie). I encourage any and everyone to report any website soliciting donations to the IRS. This ensures that taxes are being paid accordingly, and that people are held accountable for their record-keeping when they are trusted with sums of money that may be taxable. Non-profit organizations are tax-exempt, but individuals generally are not.
Full disclosure! WHERE IS THE MONEY GOING?!
This is something I have thought about often also.
ReplyDeleteIf they or anyone is going to raise money for this sad situation, my thoughts re that it should be donated to the search and rescue groups to buy needed updated equipment. JMO.
Good question obscure. They have according to their last post on their web site a billboard in NJ, seven in Philly, and a mural in MA. In contrast TLLOM has 62 billboards up across the US in many, many states and products from pens, pins, flyers, and business cards, and awareness packets, going to people, places and businesses across the nation at no cost to the public at this time. Just something to ponder.
ReplyDeleteThank you for posting so I can make a big donation.
ReplyDeleteAt least make sure you get a drink out of the deal...LOL
DeleteNo thanks. I'm not looking for "something" for my donations for Ayla and her maternal family. That's more of a Dipietro thing.
DeleteOh, so you know them personally and have experience with them in that regard that can account for that assessment?
DeleteYeah, prove it.
DeleteThe Dipietro family hasn't made an option available for taking any donations.
DeleteStrange how a group with no experience can get so much done with no funds and only fueled by the truth and the sincerity of the paternal family. Way to go TLLOM. Imagine what they will do with non profit status! As a non profit all their financial information will be public... Why doesn't the maternal family have to be transparent with their use of funds?
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Damn some of these posts just make me grin so big!
Hopping down the...
ReplyDeleteCrap Easter is over huh?
Oh well, tell us the one about the tooth fairy.
I wanna hear the tooth fairy too!! Tell us the tooth fairy!
Delete"Here comes" did you have a point? Please tell us what part of that blog post was a fairy tale or inaccurate statement? It is being posted because nothing that they have done with regards to money had been questioned until now, and in contrast, This Little light of maine group has funded many awareness initiatives out of their individual pockets and has been repeatedly bashed and questioned about honesty. It seems only fair that someone then question the other parties involved in this case, people who actually ARE taking money as donations from the public.
DeleteIt was a joke. Money trail, bunny trail. Grow a brain and quit ASSuming you know what anyone else means. If you aren't sure try asking. The tooth fairy remark was about the stories we will hear from them. Selena got it. What the fuck is your deal?
Deletelol. calm down. You're the one that wasn't clear about your statement. It could have been taken either way. You might have missed it, but I did ask. ;)
Deletefyi.I donate enough directly to Trista and son that they do not have to look elsewhere for funds. Tristas family is behind her 100% and Jeff is the one in charge of the donations not Trista. Any innuendo that Jeff is using funds for anything other than raising awareness it unfounded.
Delete@ Jim,
DeleteImagine that... Jeff in charge of the funds.People directly donating money. WOW... Hey I have some property... lol.
Jeff is raking in everything he can possibly get his greedy hands on. Cha ching! ----> IMO <----
Jim- that's great. Hope you're all using that money to try to find Ayla. Our group has no donations, hasn't accepted any, and purchases everything from our own funds. My family has gone without bunches in the last 4 months because I want to see Ayla come home and so do many others. Instead of getting donations from anyone, because it was just such a tricky territory (Jeff and I discussed this) I opted not to do a fund at all, and deferred people to his. My thought was that as long as people who wanted a place to donate, and as long as that money was being used to try to find Ayla- I was fine with it. But good for you for donating so much that they don't need to ask. I will continue to do what I do and hopefully it will all result in Ayla coming home. Although, there is a better chance of that if the others with the resources believe in the possibility. ~a
DeleteThis article is very interesting and makes a lot of sense. It is very long, but it is the only article that I have seen on this case that pulls all the aspects of the case together into a coherent analysis.
ReplyDeletehttp://deniedjustice.org/ayla-reynolds-is-missing/
Thanks for the link Bravo.
DeleteI read the article, and except for a few minor incorrect details, it pretty much reflects my opinions.
Pretty much sums up my thoughts, too.
DeleteGood luck getting any answers. May the force be with you. ;)
ReplyDeleteObscure,
DeleteYou got it in the bag!! You have a bunny and a Jedi backin your ass up!
:D
Which bank did they name Amanda B's pockets? You know, since that's where she was seen stuffing the tshirt money at Ayla's 'Birthday Celebration'...
ReplyDeleteYup that is what a source told me also. And that she told many people she did not have change for them either. Convenient.
Deleteif they were $20 exactly, what change would need to be made?
Deletewere they selling other things as well?
*tosses the missing tooth fairy up in her lasts post.*
ReplyDeleteThere! You dont even have to look for her to get the whole story!
It's hard to believe you are here in Ayla's best interest, when your focus is a continual defacing of her family.
ReplyDeleteNo kidding. So, are you willing to say the same about Justice for Ayla and Answers for Ayla, et al, who perpetuate lies about and malign the DiPietro family? Really, someone posting information & discussing hot topics can't even begin to be compared to what is said over there against an entire family. No one is calling Trista a murderer, a loser druggy, or even a kidnapper. I really hope, for the sake of fairness, that you are standing up for the DiPietros just as heartily.
DeleteWell said Michelle. And if you note the "basics of this blog" page, the author states pretty clearly what their intent is. It is to discuss this case and everything about it that they find of interest. And that they genuinely hope that Ayla is found safe and brought home.
DeleteBAHAHAAAA, anon 647!
DeleteMaybe when Justin cashes in his 25,000 dollar life insurace claim, he can put all that money towards helping find Ayla. Wouldn't that be a wonderful gesture.
ReplyDeleteAny intelligent person understands you can not collect life insurance on a missing person. Nor can you collect under suspicious circumstantial death.
DeleteThank you for clarifying that this is a suspicious circumstance. Sorry for bringing up that Justin had purchased a life insurance policy on Ayla. I know that's a sore spot for the Justin supporters.
Delete@Blech! not really. If anything explaining it again is annoying. We answer to it because people keep bringing it up. it's not sinister at all. Justin didn't seek it out. His good friend offered it and explaind the benefits of getting one, and Justin did it when he changed his car insurance. Period. Many of us have done it. Life insurance policies might be a difficult topic, but havign one does not indicate criminal intent. He and the families you speak so ill of are nothing like you make them out to be. At all. You're simply stretching out the truth to agree with your theories.
Delete@Blech! : as stated above- Justin supporters have clearly stated over and over again that they support finding the truth in order to find Ayla. In contrast YOUR side is in support of clojding and denying the truth in order to make your inane theories stand -if only propped up by supposition and spin. Insurance policies for children are NOT suspect. Hundreds of thousands of people get them every year. Yes including people who are not wealthy. Anything you say that denies those facts is a lie. And is spin. When approached by a friend in the financial business back when I was 24 or so I took out policies on my yoing daughters though my husband and I made a very meager income. Why? The salesperson was good and the pitch made sense. Both of my children are alive and thriving. :) Now... let's get the spinners off their game so focus can be on the truth alone. Ayla needs to be found. ~angela
DeleteI bet they spent it all on HUBBA BUBBA bubble gum!!!!! What an outrage!!!!!!! Shame on them Reynolds for not fully disclosing to the nosiest person I've met where every single penny is going. What's that, Reynolds family? Did you say it's none of her business? You say she hasn't donated a dime so why the hell does she want to know where the money is going? Oh, Posh! Let's not get hung up on the details!
ReplyDeleteBefore this gets going, and posters start to present lies here, on this blog, I'm going to make this statement loud and clear:
ReplyDeleteThe group that has been "nicknamed" TTLOM is a group/Cause page that I started back in January when the only place to go on facebook and "gather" online in search of support or just in search of conversation with others who were following Ayla's tragic situation was a page full of hate, accusations, and vitriol. Almost all pointed at the entire paternal family but to s tiny miniscule degree there were comments saying negative things about Trista R. The admin of that page contended that those comments were made by "justins friends" but as part of the group that knows and supports Justin I can say that there was no conversation that would have led to any of us posting mean things about Trista anywhere, especially not in those early days. It didn't happen. The admin of that page said he'd "checked those posters friend lists" to confirm that they were friends of Justin. Ironically Justin didn't and doesn't have a facebook acct so that was not true. The point being that there were very few negative comments posted about her, and the point of the page(s) in existence in those early weeks was clearly to attack a guy who had, as yet, not spoken to the public by request of LE.
Therefore, when our group started there was a huge pouring in of support towards the Dipietro family. In the event that the general public has it wrong; that family certainly needs our support.
Other than sending some gifts out of our own personal funds, to my knowledge no one has ever sent money to the Dipietros. If they have, it was not routed through me or mentioned to me. Every single item that has been purchased for Ayla awareness (which is comparably extensive, given our status as just a bunch of caring strangers and friends) was paid for individually or through a internal group collection. Those items have ALWAYS been given free of charge to people outside of our group, with the exception of a couple of people being asked for shipping to be covered. In general the volunteers are simply not rich. And are doing what they can.
I have never taken a donation, and the ONLY place ever listed on my website to donate was the links that you see above, in this blog post- with the direction that if someone wanted to donate they could send it to Ayla's MATERNAL family at that fund, as we had no fund.
In addition, currently on my website is information about events being planned and upcoming. There are no working links because there is no way to register or donate until I have non-profit status.
And lastly, for those who keep trying to paint me as a scam artist: LOL. I have been background checked at least as well as your local police force. I have no criminal background, and wouldn't in a million years even consider scamming anyone. It's not my style and doesn't fit my moral code.
~Angela Harry
This Little Light of Maine.com
PLEASE help us find Ayla by sharing her pictures, and please use both physical flyers and digital ones to spread awareness. Thanks.
Angela, could you tell us more about TTLOM's involvement with getting billboards put up all over the country? Justin's interview implied that your group was doing that.
DeleteHis statement was pretty clear. Yes, in an effort to continue the search for his daughter, Justin and the people in our group of volunteers brainstormed on how we could manage to get some big things done. And we did them. And continue doing them. Those billboards are the result of the members of This Little Light of Maine, including Justin. If your question has to do with how we got it done, then all I can tell you is determination and work. When people have a common goal they can get a lot done. Despite the hate and negativity others bombard them with. We continue to do a lot of other things that haven't even been reported.
DeleteThat sounds like a huge job. Are you working with other agencies/groups/companies/etc to get that done?
DeleteHow would people like us, on the boards, be able to volunteer to help? Is there a number we could call?
I am not going to give a blog interview. No there isn't a number you can call. Our volunteer team developed from our core group online. If you want to offer support you can "like" our facebook page and stay updated there.
DeleteNo we aren't working with other organizations other than the owners of the billboards; but as we respect and appreciate the work that both LostNmissing as well as Laura Recovery Center do, we emblazoned our billboards with their information as well. This is a joint effort and we aren't about credit to ourselves, but about working hard for the sake of a missing child.
I wasn't asking for an interview. You came here to talk about your group. You indicated it's a lot of work for a small group, and I asked if you had other help... and specifically, if those of us with time to tap keys in a blog could be more proactive in a cause we care about. I will check out the fb page.
DeleteIn my opinion, any and all money that some caring person wishes to donate in behalf of Ayla should be made to non-profit organizations.
ReplyDeleteOf course it is up to each individual.
"twenty bucks for a t-shirt? Where is that money going? What's the profit margin?"
It's a pretty fait profit...for someone.
Everything Obscure has brought up has validity to this case.He hasnt missed a mark yet.Defacing her family? What have people done to Phoebe? Justin? Elisha? Courtney? Lance? Or anyone who doesnt believe in stringing a noose up over a branch? Its all valid when it is about them, huh?
ReplyDeleteObscure...I was just playing with the bunny,jedi and tooth fairy.:)
They are defacing themselves, anonymous. We don't need to help. Entertain me..please. What are Ayla's best interests? Picking apart honesty, or doing whatever you can to cover up lies. Don't be mad because things aren't looking so good for your friend. She has dug her own grave, with the help of her loyal friends and family. If you're going to pout, go the corner.
ReplyDeletePanties in a bunch? You spelled disclosure wrong, butt munch. Ms. Paranoia, it's not my friend, AND.......NO ONE PUTS BABY IN THE CORNER!
DeleteTry again, slow reader. It's a play on words because the poster was talking about pants pockets in their first comment. This is why the tristaphiles can't accomplish anything on Ayla's behalf... They are lacking reading comprehension and basic language skills.. Oh and they don't want us to find Ayla...
DeleteAnonymous 10:34
DeleteI have to say that FullDisclothesure clearly has made a play on words. It's not a misspelling. :D
The same could be said for j4a and a4a then, eh?
ReplyDeleteAnon 10:40- defacing is usually used in regards to property not people. But point taken.
ReplyDeleteWhile I disagree with your statement that this blogger is just trying to "destroy" Ayla's family; I would ask that if that were some part of the bloggers efforts, could it not be still for Ayla, ultimately? If the blogger thinks, given that he/she doesn't know the families at all, that this family could have something to do with her disappearance, then the blogger is indeed doing this "for Ayla". It could unearth details and commentary, and trains of thought that lead to her coming home. And even if the blogger doesn't think that the maternal family is responsible; let's use your reasoning in a different way. Is it your contention that the Maternal Family is just "about Ayla"? Because if so, then you should be commenting to them that they don't appear to be, given the fact that they have been trying to "deface" Ayla's family. (her Paternal family). right? Or is this one of those games where your reasoning only applies to your one situation and then you will resort to name calling in order to avoid scrutinizing your own thought process?
But if you look at the original post on this blog, the author makes it clear that ....
".. I want to see how this case turns out, and I ultimately hope that Ayla is returned home safely. I will not pretend like discussing anything other than Ayla is somehow a disservice to her though. Ayla is the reason I created this blog, and you can trust that no one is going to forget that she's out there somewhere. I just have a genuine interest in the perplexities and mysteries surrounding this case, and every time I see a picture of Baby Ayla, my heart is truly touched.
...This blog will just detail my own personal thoughts of the case. I will provide links to solid things mentioned in the media, and my own personal speculation should be obvious. I will bash whomever I choose to, and my opinions will not be swayed by the masses."
so, anon, please put things into the correct context when you comment.
Makes me wonder what the donations to Paul Cortez convicted of murder of Catherine woods are going to. Lining someones pockets instead of going for legal services to appeal?
ReplyDeleteMonies for Ayla should be accounted for, I agree.
You want full disclosure of her business but cant even bother to use your own identity when crying foul? Thats funny...ironic even.
ReplyDeletethat's stupid...ironic even.
Deletesigned: getrealpeople
ClassyTrash,
DeleteIm not seeing your real name here or on your site either. You expect others to do what you will not? I should be used to the double standard thing by now. Go back to Father Jeff or you could get a hiney wackin for being here. Off you go! Skedaddle.
Check spam folder please? Thanks!
ReplyDeleteWell, when it gets stagnant it needs to be stirred. No one was questioning 'their' behaviors publicly until now. It is time. You liked it left as it was, you liked the shit standing as-is. Because it was where you and your friends had placed it, deviously. Right on the Dipietros. Of course you don't want someone smart enough to see through the game to go messing with things when you had it all set in motion.
ReplyDeleteBest laid plans. Too bad, so sad. Ayla is more important than your friends or your opinion of your rightness. Get over yourself.
I heard that TLL of Maine is funded by one benefactor, who is not a family member, who has invested extra cash (including savings). I heard this individual intends to sell property to increase the funds available for billboards and such.
ReplyDeleteI wanted to ask if this was true, but then (from the other side of the fence) I heard something else... This individual 'sold a time slot!'
I asked, 'A what?'
I heard, 'A time slot!'
Messages can be corrupted when there's a language, culture, or generation barrier. We played 20 questions, because I've never heard of selling a time slot before. Advertising space, like TV or billboards, maybe? No, not it. Pay-as-you-go, like cell phones? No, not it. A parking meter, maybe someone used a parking meter? No, not it. I know someone didn't steal a parking meter? No, not it.
Question #28 of 20 - A time share? A time-share property?' That's it!
So... it's been confirmed, on the other side of the fence, that this individual sold a time-share property. Here-to-forth-with known to some as a 'time slot' - which makes a lot of sense (rather ingenious) coming from a soul that hasn't lived since horse-and-buggy days.
All this caring and sharing... so noble and righteous. I hope this individual isn't forgetting to keep Uncle Sam in mind and setting aside funds to pay capital gains tax next year - if there was a gain, of course.
Anyway, I heard this individual had property for sale before Ayla was abducted, and this property is still on the market. It was a buyer's market then, and it's still a buyer's market. It has nothing to do with what anyone thought about anything or anybody. It just is.
Undertow... I hear it sometimes, too... someone must pay, someone must pay, someone must pay.
posted by pogamen on 5/8/2012