Rebuild Sebastian's Stolen Supplies

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Rebuild Sebastian's Stolen Supplies

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1/1/26
Thanks everyone who has supported these campaign. I appreciate it very much, a few months ago I needed a way to continue with my degree. I am 15 credits away from my bachelors degree. That translate to roughly 5 classes, my degree is on interdisciplinary studies, with the two disciplines being communication and history. With a bachelors degree, you can teach in the state of Arizona, and that is my next short time goal. I did not know how God was going to make it possible. And frankly, I still amazed about the way he went about it. That is why the goal was switched from $800, to $20,000. With the money that has been raised, I can afford to enroll, and to buy my books, and to secure my transportation during the semester. If anything else is raised, it would be used to Help me to take more days off my sales, to dedicate to my schoolwork. Once again, thank you very much for making it possible, thank you very much for caring, I have faith that God wants me to do this. And he will make it possible, so my next step is to enroll at ASU this spring semester. I will be seeing my counselor, around January 10, I had not booked an appointment with my advisor, because I did not have the money. Now, thanks to you, I have the ability to achieve this goal. 

 Dec 2025
Hello friends, my name is Sebastian. I work to support my family. I have been working in the streets of Mesa for over 10 years. I sell many different items; most of the time, I am selling cleaning items that are made by the blind in Mexico. I also own a popsicle cart that I rent for parties during the summer, and I sell warm blankets during the winter. Right now, I am also working at a high school, helping blind children to learn Braille. I am always working, doing one thing or another to support myself and those that I love.

On Tuesday, 16 December, my brooms, mops, dustpans, and tables that I use to exhibit my blankets were stolen from the gas station where I work. That is why this campaign is being created. For anyone who would like to help, I am very grateful for all of the support that has been given to me over the years. For a very long time, a lot of people have helped me because they respect, like, and honor my way of working to support myself.

Yes, I am the same guy that Jamie Darts, social media influencer, helped in 2023. I know him and his gracious GoFundMe campaigns. You will find his stories and videos of people who are in more need than I am. And if you choose to support their campaigns, I am OK with it. If you choose to support my campaign, I want to let you know that I will be very grateful. I wish God blesses you and those that you love. There are no words to express my gratitude. What happened is very unfair, but God willing, everything will be rectified. Fortunately for me, only material items were lost. I know that there are many good people out there, and where there are good people, there must be bad people as well. I just happened to run into two of them.

Thank you for your consideration, your time, your attention, and your donation. I am totally blind, and I am also half deaf. I support my three children and a wife. I usually do this by working, selling my cleaning items, selling my blankets, working at the public school, and even selling used automobiles. If you are thinking about donating, please know that you are not donating to the campaign of a lazy guy.

Organizer and beneficiary

Erika Rodriguez
Organizer
Glendale, AZ

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