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(Note: This holds true info, but I am using it as response to someone who have abused this website's campaign and used another individual for their own personal benefits. You do not have to donate, just share this campaign so everyone could see it.If you truly wish to donate, that's on you and I appreciate it. Cheers)
Hi, everyone! Thank you for taking the time to read this. My name is Samantha Badeau, and I live in Athens, GA. I'm 20 years old anda college sophmore at the University of Georgia, where I've maintained a 3.0+ GPA as a Computer Systems Engineer major. I've jumped at every humanitarian services available for me to partake in and I
always do my best to give back to the community for all it has done for me
.
My education has always been a crucial part of my life and means a lot to me, which is why I am willing to share my story:
About several years ago, I told several people at the time that I hope to be successful in life and make a positive change in peoples' lives. Hoping to share them my plans that I hope to carry out in order for people to do daily tasks efficiently in a short amount of time, I show them my list of what I want to do and how I want to be an engineer. They didn't really give me much encouragement nor an option: they told me that I will never amount to anything and that my goals are too unrealistic. Why? Strictly because of skin color. It wasn't a quiet "no," either. I'll never forget how they expressed pure disgust and question how can a female, no, a BLACK female, could ever think of becoming something like an engineer or even be as popular as Bill Gates.
I did not know what to do. I couldn't comprehend how someone's abilities can be discredited because of the melanin I carry. It hurts my soul and could never understand why people are like this. I probably never will.
I continued setting out goals for myself and writing in my journal of what I want to do, but discretely. Over the past year, I've fought so hard to others see me as a human being with a heavy history that will make my success story a powerful one. I fought hard to make it known to the world that my life matters too and that I have every right to thrive for the American dream.
I've advocated with every fiber in my soul. Finally, about a month ago, I was approached by the same group of people. Once again, I try to get them to see my point of view. Their response was much more drastic than I could've ever expected. As I am 20, people who I thought were dear and made an impact of my life, decided to no longer support me in pursuing my dreams, no longer helping me find guidance counseling services or financial services to help me fund for my education. They left me on my own to pay for college and to be my own support. Besides, some say, if my ancestors could get themselves out of slavery, I can get myself out of something like this right?
Yeah right.
Unfortunately, I do not know how will I be able to move on further than this if I cannot come up with the money somehow and also a support system as well. I feel as though I have nobody.I feel as though because of my blackness, I am alienated.
These people also got involved with trying to give me a bad reputation, making people join them in humiliating me and going to extreme lengths to make sure I do not prosper. They simply want me to crumble and not get back up on my feet.
I've applied and received some scholarship money through financial aid, including grants, loans, and work-study, but I still need at least $10,000 for now to try and at least get to see my third year. I am barely scraping by.
I've been applying for scholarships and have tried to get a job, but I am still living under my parents' roof because I am weak financially and do not have the acquired skills to independently support myself. I am not able to get a job because I do not have consistent transportation available. However, I keep on praying that I will reach the light at the end of the tunnel and that I will overcome all adversities and prosper.
All of this because I care about the planet I live in and wanting to make a change that will last generations. How could my love for a better place for everyone be impossible because I am black? And why would that make me unworthy of a future I am shedding blood,sweat,and tears for? Because peopel have labeled me, their fellow colleague, as someone who is not worthy of their time and not worthy to make a change, I have turned to the public for support. It hurts me to have to ask for money, as I'd rather be out working for it myself, but I currently have no other options. I am told that because I am black, I am even denied the notion of being considered a part of humanity.
Even the smallest amount helps. I cannot express how much your time and money means to me. I can assure you that I am doing everything in my power to create a future for myself, but it has come to the point where I must ask for help. I promise to one day give back to this world ten fold and it will be you to thank for as you invest in a better time.
Again, thank you so very much for your support.
(I use this fundraiser to bring awareness of how much hurtful it is to see someone to use another person of a marginalized group for the purpose of raising funds while there is people of such groups such as myself, who can only dream of hitting such high digits to actually use the money for genuine purposes. The world is crooked yes, but there are many who have a "I want to save the world" in them as they have anxiety attacks in the dorm, sleepless nights and overdose on caffiene, afraid to tell the world that they are emotionally broken because they love the world they live in so much, they are sacrificing a part of their soul and being just so others after them won't suffer.
Let's do better, guys.)
Hi, everyone! Thank you for taking the time to read this. My name is Samantha Badeau, and I live in Athens, GA. I'm 20 years old anda college sophmore at the University of Georgia, where I've maintained a 3.0+ GPA as a Computer Systems Engineer major. I've jumped at every humanitarian services available for me to partake in and I
always do my best to give back to the community for all it has done for me
.
My education has always been a crucial part of my life and means a lot to me, which is why I am willing to share my story:
About several years ago, I told several people at the time that I hope to be successful in life and make a positive change in peoples' lives. Hoping to share them my plans that I hope to carry out in order for people to do daily tasks efficiently in a short amount of time, I show them my list of what I want to do and how I want to be an engineer. They didn't really give me much encouragement nor an option: they told me that I will never amount to anything and that my goals are too unrealistic. Why? Strictly because of skin color. It wasn't a quiet "no," either. I'll never forget how they expressed pure disgust and question how can a female, no, a BLACK female, could ever think of becoming something like an engineer or even be as popular as Bill Gates.
I did not know what to do. I couldn't comprehend how someone's abilities can be discredited because of the melanin I carry. It hurts my soul and could never understand why people are like this. I probably never will.
I continued setting out goals for myself and writing in my journal of what I want to do, but discretely. Over the past year, I've fought so hard to others see me as a human being with a heavy history that will make my success story a powerful one. I fought hard to make it known to the world that my life matters too and that I have every right to thrive for the American dream.
I've advocated with every fiber in my soul. Finally, about a month ago, I was approached by the same group of people. Once again, I try to get them to see my point of view. Their response was much more drastic than I could've ever expected. As I am 20, people who I thought were dear and made an impact of my life, decided to no longer support me in pursuing my dreams, no longer helping me find guidance counseling services or financial services to help me fund for my education. They left me on my own to pay for college and to be my own support. Besides, some say, if my ancestors could get themselves out of slavery, I can get myself out of something like this right?
Yeah right.
Unfortunately, I do not know how will I be able to move on further than this if I cannot come up with the money somehow and also a support system as well. I feel as though I have nobody.I feel as though because of my blackness, I am alienated.
These people also got involved with trying to give me a bad reputation, making people join them in humiliating me and going to extreme lengths to make sure I do not prosper. They simply want me to crumble and not get back up on my feet.
I've applied and received some scholarship money through financial aid, including grants, loans, and work-study, but I still need at least $10,000 for now to try and at least get to see my third year. I am barely scraping by.
I've been applying for scholarships and have tried to get a job, but I am still living under my parents' roof because I am weak financially and do not have the acquired skills to independently support myself. I am not able to get a job because I do not have consistent transportation available. However, I keep on praying that I will reach the light at the end of the tunnel and that I will overcome all adversities and prosper.
All of this because I care about the planet I live in and wanting to make a change that will last generations. How could my love for a better place for everyone be impossible because I am black? And why would that make me unworthy of a future I am shedding blood,sweat,and tears for? Because peopel have labeled me, their fellow colleague, as someone who is not worthy of their time and not worthy to make a change, I have turned to the public for support. It hurts me to have to ask for money, as I'd rather be out working for it myself, but I currently have no other options. I am told that because I am black, I am even denied the notion of being considered a part of humanity.
Even the smallest amount helps. I cannot express how much your time and money means to me. I can assure you that I am doing everything in my power to create a future for myself, but it has come to the point where I must ask for help. I promise to one day give back to this world ten fold and it will be you to thank for as you invest in a better time.
Again, thank you so very much for your support.
(I use this fundraiser to bring awareness of how much hurtful it is to see someone to use another person of a marginalized group for the purpose of raising funds while there is people of such groups such as myself, who can only dream of hitting such high digits to actually use the money for genuine purposes. The world is crooked yes, but there are many who have a "I want to save the world" in them as they have anxiety attacks in the dorm, sleepless nights and overdose on caffiene, afraid to tell the world that they are emotionally broken because they love the world they live in so much, they are sacrificing a part of their soul and being just so others after them won't suffer.
Let's do better, guys.)
Organiser
Angel X
Organiser
Athens, GA
