<div>Hi everyone,

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<div>This is incredibly hard and humbling to write — asking for help is not something I ever imagined doing. But life has thrown more at us than we can manage alone, and I’m reaching out with hope in my heart.

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<div>I lost my job over a month ago due to the current job market and economic climate. I’ve been actively searching, applying, and interviewing, but it’s been an uphill battle in a competitive and uncertain landscape. We’re now at risk of losing it all. 

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<div>Meanwhile, we’re just two months away from our wedding — something we’ve spent years dreaming about and saving for. Because of how far along we are with signed contracts and commitments, canceling isn’t an option without incurring even more debt and financial damage.

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<div>On top of that, we have a mortgage to manage, our recurring bills to pay, and three rescue dogs we adore and are committed to caring for.

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<div>To make matters worse, I’m now dealing with mounting medical expenses and a painful, urgent dental issue that requires treatment — and I have no insurance to cover it.

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<div>I wouldn’t be here if we had any other option. We’ve always worked hard to stand on our own two feet, and I truly never thought we’d be in a position where we’d need to ask for help. But right now, I’m out of options and trying to hold onto hope.

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<div>If you’re able to contribute anything — no matter how small — it would mean more than I can express. If you’re not able to give, sharing this with others would be just as appreciated.

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<div>From the bottom of my heart: thank you for reading, for caring, and for any help you can offer. We’re doing our best to stay hopeful and strong — and your support gives us the strength to keep going.

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<div>With gratitude and love, 

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<div>ali 

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Melissa Watson

Dan Stewart

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Jessica Carlson

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Erica Phillips

Megan Hornseth

Karen Goodman

Lucy Miller

Christina Moore

Melissa Koslen

A Little Help During Our Hardest Chapter

platform

Platform is iOS

Android

Adyen Google Pay Development Audience

$opt_dummy_attribute

English only

Deprecate Stripe Legacy

dyn_template_ids

Adyen V6 Bene Transfer & MyMoney Campaign Organizers - test01

Bene transfer V6 and AdyenV6MyMoney Campaign Organizers - production

OneTrust next-app audience

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NextDoor Share Option Users

Fundraisers with Reactions feature capability

fundCurrencyCode

US + Non-charity COs Only

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fund country is US and user language is English

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comms-internal-person-ids

Enhanced Story Experience Users

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Poster share - new funds eligible (newest 9/18)

Streaming widgets beta user

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3DS payment method

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currencyCode

Money Box Donation List Prompt Experiment Audience

GoFundMe Employees

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Mark Rieth IP Address

Version 9.2.0 and above

Fund is in English speaking country

desktop

Android v12.11.0 and above

Platform is Android

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checkoutType

Payment method type group to be vaulted on success

admin pr kit prod

EUR Donation Upsell

Share Text generation Skip Fundraiser

(prod) new funds eligible for amp12 (UGC gallery)

fintrac_cad_idv_form_v2 audience

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fallback mode accounts

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p2p legacy startfundraising page

AMP24 New Funds Only PROD (DO NOT MODIFY)

Eligible for Profile Share Badge

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UKCharities

Federated Search Internal Testing

route.pathname community

US Donation Upsell audience 

Auto Thanks Feature Audience

Supporter Comments Eligible Funds

International Only

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braze fundraiser group 

Payment Identity Transfers ATO Risk Check (Targeted) - Production

Fundraiser Saved Payment Method Rate Limit Bypass (Production)

leaderboard-partner-id-audience-givepanel

Version 9.2.1 and above

AUD Donation Upsell audience

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Active Fundraiser - Smart Default Cadence

DAF Internal

Vault on success card payment method

Platform is iOS v11.0.0 and above

Desktop users

Person ids

United States (US) users

allow yuno fundraisers for test

Mexico country code

Posters INTL

NPO Profile Opted-In

iOS at or above 12.4.0

non-US recurring donors

Canada Campaign Owner Group

Fundraiser Without Meta Link

Scheduler payment tester gorup

charityCommunityId

Charities allow to be claimed unclaimed (PRD)

Canada (CA) users

UC Tipping v20250115 International

pymk_production_xplr_fe_team

Android at or above 12.2.0

Profile photo entry point audience

smart goals (fundraiser/manage) on test01

Activity Tracking v1 Beta Testing

start gfm intl allowed locales

Platform is iOS v11.2.0 and above

NPO upsell education category

unclaimed charities

prod_ach_audience

AI Chatbot Audience

amp13 only new funds (prod) (anyword auto)

UC Flow Enabled (Prod)

Payment Identity Beneficiary Verification - Production

shared notification bell audience

Custom users

ach frontend audience

Android v11.0.0 and above

Users Receiving Payments Paused Notifications

smart goals test01

Manage Coach - US English Organizers Only + new funds only

Team EGG - IP Address list

NPO recommendations prod

Fundraiser Without Instagram Deep Link

Native 11.4.0 and above

UC Tipping v20250107

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openai

control

manual_entry

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Native 11.3.0 and above

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New funds eligible - Video Sharing (PROD)

GB Donation Upsell audience 

Auto Thanks V3 Rollout Audience

Thank you V3 testing whitelist

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Is Recurring Friendly

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NPO upsell disaster relief category

Logged In Users

CH Donation Upsell audience

Android v10.6.0 and above

NPO upsell essential needs category

NPO upsell medical category

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Localized Currency

NPO upsell cancer category

v11.5.0 and above

testAudience

pathname

Survicate

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Non-charity fund

isChallengeFundraiser

challenge-fundraisers

Payment Identity Launch Verification - Production

New funds eligible - Posters v2

CAD Donation Upsell Audience

Braze Email Tester

NPO Profile Opted-Out

iOS App Version

hasKnownDonors

PYMK has donors

iOS v12.3.0 and above

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