Help Us Send Our Daughter to Interlochen Before We Need to Sell a Kidney

So here's our deal: Our insanely talented daughter got accepted into Interlochen Arts Academy - an arts boarding high school as a vocal student. Interlochen is a unique high school experience in that students don't just attend academic classes - they immerse themselves in an environment that places the arts at the center of daily life.

We are so proud.

We are so excited.

We are so....financially unprepared.

...so now we are trying to figure out how to afford a school that costs more than our annual household income. We were thrilled she got in - until we saw the tuition and briefly blacked out.

This is truly a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for her. She's worked her tail off, pouring her heart and soul into her music, and to have her say no to her dream just because of money would break our hearts (and hers too, obviously).

So here we are, humbly asking for any help-whether it's the cost of a coffee, a tank of gas, or if you're feeling fancy, a chunk of that tuition. Every little bit helps and means the world to us.

If you can't donate, sharing this with people who might be able to would be amazing too. We promise to pay it forward-and send you a video of her singing opera with extra dramatic hand gestures as a thank-you.

Seriously, from the bottom of our very exhausted and very grateful hearts: thank you.