
Rebuild Our Channel, Reconnect Lives
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My mission with my YouTube channel is to help people. Loneliness is a silent pandemic. It causes a pain that goes far deeper than the surface. For many months, I enjoyed uploading to the Mommy Ashie channel. The people I was lifting up and connecting to made my heart full. It didn't matter that I was uploading on severely outdated and underpowered hardware because all that mattered and still matters is that I can foster a community where people feel safe, protected, and free of prejudice and judgment. My mission is to be a voice of reason, especially for those stuck in a mental health crisis. If I can help people, no matter how large or small the group is, from thinking dark thoughts, from falling victim to nihilism, then that means everything to me. I have been down that road before, and all you need is someone to lift you up and show that they care instead of just saying it. Not everyone has that outlet, and when all else fails and they have given up, the opportunity to be that beacon of hope isn't just a priority but a necessity. Everyone deserves for someone to care, to be picked up when they fall.
But sadly, my PC broke a few months back. My life feels like there is a puzzle piece missing without being able to create content for my community. I ponder what it would be like to work a job that pays me a living wage, a career that can take care of me and my family because I've never had that. My PC before it broke was half my age; it couldn't handle what it needed to. I want desperately to save up the money myself, but it is simply not in the cards with my salary. A good friend of mine suggested this platform, and I was reluctant. The economy is hard, and I don't wanna impose. But the more thought I gave it, I realized I have nowhere else to turn. I have many dreams: my YouTube channel, my future clothing brand, and if possible, I would like to start a phone company with the same mission at heart. But I can't achieve any of this without a PC powerful enough to handle my dreams and all the people I want to help. I'm hoping this platform will give me the opportunity to achieve these dreams, but most importantly, achieve my mission. This PC would change my life in an unimaginably positive way, and I hope to use that momentum to do the same for as many as possible.
Organiser
Ashley Valentine
Organiser
Muskegon, MI