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Hi, my name is Cathy and I have a 3 year old daughter. We need your help.
Let me explain our situation.

A few years ago, myself and my husband at the time wanted to fulfill our dream of moving to Kelowna to start our family. We left everything we knew behind us and moved to Kelowna with our newborn. My husband went back to school so we could plan our future and I remained a stay at home mom. I eventually found childcare and I was able to find a part time job, but still remained the primary caregiver for my daughter in case she got sick and needed to stay home. Because of this I was never able to keep steady work.
This last summer, our family went through a traumatic situation. I cannot disclose exactly what happened for legal reasons but long story short I had my husband arrested and evicted from our home. I have received a lot of support from various sources in regards to paying the bills and keeping food in our home, for which I am extremely grateful; however, the support we really need moving forward is my family and my friends. I left everyone I knew to move to Kelowna and, with Covid happening as soon as we moved here, making new friends has been extremely challenging! As a result of the 'break up,' I lost the family vehicle and didn't have transportation for a while. With the help of my extremely generous neighbors, I was able to purchase an old van to get us around. I found some connections to get it fixed up enough to travel back home for a visit over Christmas, and we discovered exactly what we needed to do. Its time to move back home!

I have never felt so alone as I have over these past 6 months. It has been very difficult for me to adjust to single mom life. On top of this, my daughter has had her own grief to deal with over losing her father. Both of us realized over Christmas that what we really need is family to be at our side. We have no family in Kelowna, and we live in fear of my ex breaching his conditions. We need to get out!

Moving costs have doubled since we initially moved to Kelowna. I am devasted that what might stop us from being able to move is the cost of moving. If I could raise at least $2000, I would be able to rent a uhaul and just have to pay for fuel. Though I have no help to pack it, I'm sure I will be able to ask a few people. If I reach my goal of $4500, I will be able to find a moving company with hired help to load and pack the truck and drive it back home for me.

Any amount will help me reach my goal. Even if you could spare $5 or $10, we will be that much closer to returning home. I would be so grateful to you. You are our lifeline.
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    Co-organizers (3)

    Catherine Whittingstall
    Organizer
    Kelowna, BC
    Cassie Duval
    Co-organizer
    Natasha Hamblin
    Co-organizer

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