Re|shelter, a new non-profit which focuses on housing solutions for vulnerable populations affected by disabling environmental intolerances, has been approved for 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status. The organization’s tax-exempt status is effective from the date of their incorporation as a non-profit, May 24, 2010.
Having tax-exempt status opens up a world of fundraising opportunities for re|shelter in 2011 and beyond. Some of the first steps re|shelter co-founders Julie Genser and Julie Laffin are taking after receiving notice is to register re|shelter on the GuideStar.org website, update their Facebook cause so supporters can donate to re|shelter directly on Facebook, and register the charity in multiple states so they can move forward with soliciting donations for a planned online auction.
Genser and Laffin will be submitting applications in 2011 for a variety of grant opportunities in an effort to raise funds for their Grant Programs for Individuals and for various housing prototype projects they have planned. Stay tuned for further details as these efforts are developed in the coming months.
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Earthwalker is the username that PT founder Julie Genser created for her online interactions so many years ago when first creating Planet Thrive.
Julie's (Earthwalker's) life was derailed over twenty years ago when she had a very large organic mercury exposure after she naively used a mouth thermometer to measure the temperature of just-boiled milk while making her very first pizza at home. The mercury instantly expanded into a gas form and exploded out the back of the thermometer right into her face. Unaware that mercury was the third most neurotoxic element on Earth, Julie had no idea she had just received a very high dose of a poisonous substance.
A series of subsequent toxic exposures over the next few years -- to smoke from two fires (including 9/11), toxic mold, lyme disease, and chemical injuries -- caused catastrophic damage to her health. While figuring out how to survive day-to-day, and often minute-to-minute, she created Planet Thrive to help others avoid some of the misdiagnoses and struggles she had experienced.
She has clawed her way over many health mountains to get to where she is today. She is excited to bring the latest iteration of Planet Thrive to the chronic illness community.
In 2019, Julie published her very first cookbook e-book called Low Lectin Lunches (+ Dinners, Too!) after discovering how a low lectin, gluten free diet was helping manage her chronic fascia/muscle pain.
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Congratulations. You’re doing a great work. You’re an inspiration Julie.
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Thank you so much for your support Maria, it is MUCH appreciated!! x Julie
This is really wonderful. We should talk about how D/fb might be able to help out in some way – possibly curate an event about toxicity and help raise awareness about these issues. I’m here to help in any way I can…
Hi Joseph, Thanks so much for reaching out. Julie Laffin will be contacting you to touch base. It would be wonderful if we could collaborate in some way. Best, Julie G.