My name is Lamar Goodwin, and it took a lot for me to get to this step. I am in a complicated situation where I need as much of the community's help as possible. It is not as severe as many of the past fundraisers that I've seen, but it will prevent me from being homeless.

- My landlord has decided to sell the small storefront building that I live in. He has been very helpful to me over the past two decades, especially in cases where I've fallen behind a month and been able to catch up. He stated that the building is getting too expensive for him to maintain and the new owners will likely do massive repairs or build a new building. I have until January 31 to move out but I do not have the financial means to immediately do so. I've checked online everywhere for loans but to no avail.

- I lost my day job in September because they relocated to Florida. Moving there would have meant leaving my family and girlfriend behind. I lost my night job in June because the venue was shut down by marshals for (supposed) non-payment of taxes. I just started my new job in December but it will take months to build up what I need to move out in 30 days, and the three-month unemployment gap didn't help.

- My former roommate had stopped paying rent since the beginning of the pandemic. She was always behind and trying to catch up but then, after finally making some payments, just decided to take full advantage and not pay at all. I sued her and in August settled in court on a payment plan but after three payments she moved out in November and now is not answering my messages.

- With your help, the money will go towards my first month's rent and security deposit towards a studio or 1-bedroom apartment in Queens, Manhattan or the Bronx. It will also go towards the first month of a low-cost storage unit for non-essentials.

- Once I am caught up, I will donate $1,000 of the funds to Moravian Open Door (http://www.moravianhouse.org/) and the remainder will fund 10 Silph tournament prize pools. I will keep you updated as each step of this process is completed.

Thank you so much in advance for your assistance. I don't deserve a lot in life but I hope that one day all the chips will finally fall into place and I will finally be able to live a normal life again.

-LG