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Help me replace my stolen camera and lens!

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On Monday night, 2/25, myself and several other students in my dorm had their rooms broken into and things stolen. From mine, they took my Canon t5i camera and Canon Ef 24-70 mm L series lens, two pieces of equipment I worked all of high school to get for myself. Unfortunately, my insurance will not cover a replacement and I do not have the funds to provide one for myself, as I come from a single parent household, am on full financial aid (Questbridge Match) at Pomona, and am a full time student. Basically, I'm poor and often find myself unable to provide necessities for myself, nevertheless all new photo equipment. 

I am an active photographer, and really it is the thing I love most to do. My photography not only helps me make extra money for myself, but it gives myself an outlet for creative expression to confront things I cannot normally manifest in any other way. This camera really was the most important thing I owned, and I do not know what I will do without it. 

My plans for both this summer and next semester revolve around my photography, as well. This summer, I am doing a SURP (Summer Undergraduate Research Project), fully funded by Pomona College, making a photobook of communities in the Midwest and Appalachia. Next semester, I am studying abroad in Prague at FAMU, where I will be centering my studies around photography, of which requires me to own a personal DSLR camera. 

I really do not like asking for help, but I do not know what else I am going to do/how else I will be able to replace this equipment. Help, in any capacity, is very, very appreciated, .
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    Luke Meares
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    Claremont, CA

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