Paris Hilton

Jimmy  Darts

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SB Mowing

Kalina Silverman / @makebigtalk on Instagram

The Dogist

Patriotic Kenny Foundation

Pattie Gonia

Little Miss Flint

Carlos Eduardo Espina

Samuel Weidenhofer

Ben Saunders - Flawless Cleaning

Peter Bond

That Good News Girl

Ask Uncle Jack

Amy Jandrisevits

FowlMouthFarmer

Tess Bohne

Latonja and Taylor Richardson

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<div> On July 27, 2026, a devastating tornado struck the community and caused extensive damage throughout Menasha’s Hart Park, including the complete destruction of the Hart Park Skate Park in Menasha, WI. This fundraiser is for the skate park and for the children, teenagers, and families who have long depended on it as a place to gather, stay active, and enjoy time together. Its loss is especially heartbreaking because of what it represents. In 2002, a group of teenagers known as the Skateboard Club saw a need in their community and worked hard to turn their vision into reality. What they built became far more than ramps and concrete. It became a meaningful part of community life, with many of the young people who once skated there now bringing their own children back to enjoy the same space and memories. 
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<div> Funds raised will help rebuild the Menasha’s Hart Park Skate Park, a project expected to cost about $1.5 million. Restoring it would bring back an affordable and accessible place for children and teenagers to be active, build friendships, develop skills, and simply be kids. In a community where many children live at or below the poverty level, that kind of safe recreational space matters deeply. The original skate park existed because young people believed they could make a difference. Now it is the community’s turn to carry that vision forward. Please consider making a donation to help rebuild the Hart Park Skate Park. Together, supporters can help turn a devastating loss into an opportunity to create something even better for the next generation.
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Rebuild Menasha’s Hart Park Skate Park

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<div>Hi, my name is Philip Jean-Pierre, and I am asking for support during a difficult period in my life.
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<div>I am behind on essential bills and need support to stabilize while I continue looking for work. Any funds raised will go toward overdue bills, basic living expenses, and helping me get back on solid ground.
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<div>Thank you for reading, supporting, and helping me move forward.
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Help Philip Overcome Medical Job Loss

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<div>We first got involved in trans movement in the early 2000s, and walked into a welcoming community of activists, scholars, authors, legislators, policy wonks, and artists: people who had been involved in the trans community 5-20 years before us, who had done all kinds of work on de pathologizing trans identities, creating legislation, doing the research on trans identity, and providing advocacy and education in every field: from history to TV shows to creating trans conferences, these trans warriors were committed, brilliant, and effective.
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<div>During our time promoting the books and doing our own advocacy – for people in relationships, for partners of those transitioning, etc. – we met and interacted with a great many of them, many of whom became friends.
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<div>So we decided it was time: to do the interviews, to take the portraits – ultimately to tell the story of the years of trans activism, education, and outreach before we showed up – so that the history isn’t lost, and so there might be an accessible archive for generations to follow.
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<div>Our skillsets cover most of what needs doing: Helen writes, interviews, and is friends with many of the people we’d like to interview. Rachel is a photographer, videographer, and website developer.
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<div>What we don’t necessarily have is money: to travel to do the photography, to pay conference fees when that’s a possibility, and, of course, to commit to the time required for this kind of project.
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<div>We see the work happening in three stages:
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<div>Stage 3: Creating and launching the website and/or creating a long form documentary.
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<div>We expect to fundraise at all three stages. We also expect to find grants to help pay for additional expenses, but you can't get grants until you've got something started.
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<div>Others who have already said yes include Arlene Lev, Max Wolf Valerio, Ethan St. Pierre, and Vanessa Foster, Danielle Askini, Paisley Currah, Riki Wilchins, Roz Blumenstein.
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<div>Calpernia Addams * Mariette Pathy Allen * Tony Amato * Danielle Askini * Roz Blumenstein * Kate Bornstein * Angela Brightfeather * Patrick Califia * Paisley Currah * Dallas Denny * Aaron Devor * Vanessa Foster * Susan Golightly * Jamison Green * Monica Helms * Andrea James * Andrea Jenkins * Arlene Lev * Denise Norris * Jude Patton * Julia Serano * Melissa Sklarz * Gwen Smith * Ethan St. Pierre * Sandy Stone * Susan Stryker * Max Wolf Valerio * Reid Vanderbergh * Stephen Whittle * Riki Wilchins
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<div>If you have recommendations for people who should absolutely be interviewed, please let me know.
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<div>Of course if we hire anyone else for this project, those folks will be trans.
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<div>Thank you so much for donating and for sharing!
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Shoulders of Giants: A Trans Multi Media Project

<div>Hi, my name is Billie and I am asking for help for my daughter.  In a strange accident she had her leg broken and needed a 4 day hospital stay which included a surgical repair.  She is facing an undetermined amount of time off work as she can not put any weight on that leg and her job requires standing and walking.  When this happened she was needing a car repair and was saving for that while enjoying her first month at her new apartment.  With no income she is afraid of not being able to keep her home or repair the car.
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<div>Darrian is the kindest, most generous person I know.  In her day to day life she is always striving to help others.  Her non profit has helped hundreds of homeless and less fortunate people have warm clothing in the cold winter here in the fox valley as well as other cities through the midwest.   She has spent countless hours collecting, washing, organizing and distributing the clothes that she has collected through social media, TV, donation boxes, etc.  In addition to all of this work she has driven thousands of miles to get these clothes to where they are needed most.
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<div>Now Darrian finds herself needing others to help her but her nature is to give and not receive, so I am asking on her behalf as she is now in a time of need.  She will come out on the other side of this recovery stronger than before, but could use some help to relieve some financial burdens so she can focus on healing.
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<div>Even if you don't know her, perhaps you could find it in your heart to help her, as she has done for so many that she had never met. Thank you.
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Darrian recover from accident

<div>Hello all! It's Helen (and Rachel) and we just got a tax bill from the state of WI for $6200.
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<div>The short version is that we didn't receive a 1099 in ** 2018 ** that we didn't file, and didn't know we didn't file.
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<div>It turns out WI starts charging interest for the $4000 we would have owed at the time **starting** the year the error occurred.
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<div>So <strong>because it took them 5 years to find it</strong>, they sent us a bill for the original amount plus all the interest and a few penalties, because hey, why not? 
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<div>The worst part of the whole story is that we had cashed in a 401k (<em>I know, I know, please don't lecture me</em>) because we had almost no money after Rachel switched careers, and it was impossible to manage. 
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<div>If you can donate, we'd super appreciate it; if you can't, but can pass it on to someone who might, please do. 
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Emergency Tax Bill: Help Requested

<div>This year, I have been accepted into Forward 48, Wisconsin's premier leadership development program connecting top emerging talent with high-profile leaders in an authentic environment. It’s a highly competitive 6-week program designed to accelerate &amp; elevate the career of top-performing rising leaders. This spring, the Forward 48 program will be led by some of the top community leaders including:
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<div>As a Black woman in Milwaukee, opportunities like these don't "just happen". I have had to fight for my voice to be heard and to take up space in the rooms that were not built for me and for people who look like me. I live my life by the seven generations philosophy;<strong> I carry the next 7 generations in my work, words, and actions. I give thanks to the 7 generations of ancestors who have paved the way for me, and dedicate my work to them.</strong> Please help me reach another milestone in my career through Forward 48. Your generous contributions will allow another Black woman to be heard, and I will carry that faith in my abilities with me forever. Thank you.
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Help Jordyn join the Forward48 Spring Cohort!

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<div>My name is Jacqueline Corey. I am raising funds to support my coworker Sara Evans and her family. On the morning of January 26th, 2023, her family suffered the devastating loss of her husband’s business, Evan’s Cabinetry in Berlin WI to a fire. Nothing was salvageable. For the next few months, support will be needed as they pick up the pieces and try to rebuild. Any help would be greatly appreciated. 
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Evans Family Support

<div><strong>This is our yearly fundraiser through Real Talk: WOC &amp; Allies for Racial Justice and Anti-Oppression. This year we are raising funds in honor of our group Administrator and Holiday Fund Coordinator Zanetta Holley, who recently passed away.</strong>
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<div>The Women of Color (WOC) Relief Fund (The Fund) was established in December of 2017 to help WOC who found themselves in unexpected need in meeting the demands of the holiday season. The Fund is administered by Real Talk: WOC and Allies for Racial Justice and Anti-Oppression (Real Talk). You must be an existing member of Real Talk to receive a distribution from The Fund.
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Real Talk WOC 2021 Holiday Fundraiser

<div>My name is Janice Lubbehusen and I have started this page for my best friend for over 30 years. Here is her story:
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<div>October 3, around 4 p.m., my son went to meet with some friends. When he had not returned home by 9:00, we tried reaching him by phone and he was not answering the calls. We called the police to file a missing persons report. The police had searched all night. His dad and I search as well until we were told to return home. Around 7 a.m. the next morning, I received the telephone call that he was found lying in a ditch. He had been hit by a car and thrown a few feet and left in the cold and wet ditch, the driver leaving the scene.
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<div>God Bless - Sheila Selmon
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Joshua's Fund

<p><strong>We are fundraising to help Paul build Dikan-- the first photo library in Ghana. </strong>This is no daydream. Paul is a man on a mission.  He's collected 30,000 books. (A process currently on hold because he threw out his back while loading the last batch on a truck.) He's registered his nonprofit in Ghana. He's formed a Board Directors consisting of Ghanaian educators and business people. He's met ministers and government officials. And he's also networked with publishers, executives, and administrators in America. There are plenty of people willing to help by donating resources and expertise.  Everyone is currently in a holding pattern while they wait to see if Paul can raise the funds. He's carried the ball as far as possible without money. There will be no stopping him once he's able to purchase some land and begin construction. This is where we come in.  <br /><br /><strong>Paul's first priority is to purchase land in Accra-- the capital of Ghana. </strong>He has surveyed and researched several properties. The plots that are most suitable to his vision will cost about $500,000. Once the land is purchased, the library will officially have a home and Paul's ability to secure partners and marshal resources will greatly increase. I've been watching him work obsessively on this project for the past several months. I am constantly being amazed by the meetings he has taken and the network he has built. I'm fully convinced that even with the land alone, nothing will stop Paul from completing the project. But....<br /><br /><strong>Next comes the construction of the building itself. </strong>Paul has been consulting heavily with architects and contractors. Numerous plans and sketches have been drafted.  The current vision involves a modern library, courtyard, photo and film studios, theatre, gallery, events space, outdoor exhibition yard, archival rooms, storage, classrooms, centre for kids and teens, media centre, and offices. The contractors are telling him that an iteration of this can be built for $1,000,000, and can be completed in two to three years. <br /><br />We have the opportunity to enable Paul to build West Africa's premiere learning center for photography. These funds will allow him to make his current vision real.  But knowing Paul, my sneaking suspicion is this: the more real this becomes, the more people will want to get involved. More resources will become available. And when the dust has settled, I suspect we'll realize that these funds have enabled Paul to create something bigger and more impactful than any of us can currently envision.<br /><br /><strong>Thanks to everyone who is able to contribute.<br /><br />Paul built a website for Dikan, which you can visit for more specifics on his vision:  </strong>www.dikancenter.org
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Let's Help Paul Build Dikan

<p>Hi! This is Helen and today, on the verge of meeting up with people to take their photos, we discovered Rachel's camera had been stolen from our house.
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<p>We're sad and angry and a little freaked out this happened, especially because someone had to WALK INTO OUR DAMN HOUSE to take it. If there's any extra money, believe me, we'll spend it on therapy, or maybe on cameras or a security system or motion detected lights for the house.. Because this is a fucking awful feeling.
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<p>Thanks to all of you who are willing to help.<br /><br />---<br /><br />Hey - Rachel here - my old camera and lens was hella expensive when it was first bought and replacing it is, sigh, hella expensive. <br /><br />That number? It's a goal, sure, but I can ride with chaos and that means maybe it's time to try something else.<br /><br />Thank you SO MUCH for helping! Ye gods, you people are amazing.<br /><br />❤️
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Replace Rachel's Stolen Camera

This Wednesday (March 31st) is International Trans Day of Visibility.<br /><br />My friend Ben and Anna decided to do a fundraiser in Dr. Jekyll's bar -- where they're matching every dollar spent there on 3/31.<br /><br />But we know some of you won't go to bars - ever, or yet - who'd still want to chip in for this amazing fundraiser. <br /><br />Ben writes: "As we understand, a large source of discrimination against trans people occurs when one’s name does not match the name on their credit card, driver’s license, etc.<br /><br />Getting your name and gender legally changed has many legal and financial roadblocks that come with it, and it’s a difficult process for many to navigate.<br />We are starting a fund to help out a few people with this process. A personal friend of mine and a friend of the bar has offered his help as a lawyer to navigate through some of the more difficult steps...<br /><br />This world can be a hard and cruel place. Don’t make it harder. Look out for your neighbors, your brothers and sisters, and your community. One love, y’all."<br /><br />I'll add that any additional funds will go to the awesome Diverse &amp; Resilient.

Dr. Jekyll's Trans Day of Visibility

On 11/09/2020 (her Birthday) my 14 year old Granddaughter Honestie  was taken to Helen Devos Children’s Hospital by my daughter. Honestie tested positive for COVID-19 and was sent home. Later that evening Honestie was rushed to the hospital by ambulance, since then Honestie was moved to ICU. She has had a iron transfusion, she’s oxygen now but they are talking about putting her on a ventilator and possibly a feeding tube, she’s receiving a blood transfusion as I write this. Honestie has liquid that is collecting in her stomach and they have no idea where it’s coming from since she is not taking any food or drink by mouth. Because of this she may have to have surgery. I’m asking for donations to help my daughter get through this, obviously she has not been able to work as a frontliner she is a NA at a local nursing home. She has not left her daughters side yet (even though she has 4 other children) at the moment my daughter is in need of things like food for her and children, gas for the vehicle her wonderful friend let her borrow and possibly help with utilities. Any and every donation would be greatly appreciated. Regardless of the amount.<img src="https://d2g8igdw686xgo.cloudfront.net/52553358_1605278448711548_r.jpeg" width="100%" media_type="3" alt="52553358_1605278448711548_r.jpeg" /><img src="https://d2g8igdw686xgo.cloudfront.net/52553358_1605278468483793_r.jpeg" width="100%" media_type="3" alt="52553358_1605278468483793_r.jpeg" /><img src="https://d2g8igdw686xgo.cloudfront.net/52553358_1605278499183531_r.jpeg" width="100%" media_type="3" alt="52553358_1605278499183531_r.jpeg" /><img src="https://d2g8igdw686xgo.cloudfront.net/52553358_1605278571113763_r.jpeg" width="100%" media_type="3" alt="52553358_1605278571113763_r.jpeg" /><img src="https://d2g8igdw686xgo.cloudfront.net/52553358_1605278729819583_r.jpeg" width="100%" media_type="3" alt="52553358_1605278729819583_r.jpeg" /><img src="https://d2g8igdw686xgo.cloudfront.net/52553358_1605278791721846_r.jpeg" width="100%" media_type="3" alt="52553358_1605278791721846_r.jpeg" /><img src="https://d2g8igdw686xgo.cloudfront.net/52553358_1605278843820804_r.jpeg" width="100%" media_type="3" alt="52553358_1605278843820804_r.jpeg" /><img src="https://d2g8igdw686xgo.cloudfront.net/52553358_1605279004158177_r.jpeg" width="100%" media_type="3" alt="52553358_1605279004158177_r.jpeg" /><img src="https://d2g8igdw686xgo.cloudfront.net/52553358_1605279089170993_r.jpeg" width="100%" media_type="3" alt="52553358_1605279089170993_r.jpeg" /><br />Thank you all so much in advance. ❤️

COVID-19 Sucks!

<p>Appleton has never publicly, in a big way, celebrated Pride or any other LGBTQ holiday. <br /><br />This year I am working, with my friend Nate, and with the City of Appleton, to celebrate National Coming Out Day by having businesses on College Avenue and Wisconsin Avenue put up pride flags to celebrate LGBTQ Appleton.<br /><br />We both fully celebrate all other LGBTQ events created by and for the community here but wanted something more visible, more civically minded, more apparent - especially for those who aren't out, can't be out, and to those who hate us.<br /><br />The event will be on October 11th.<br /><br />We'd like to find the funds not only to buy those pride flags for every single business interested but to pay the awesome volunteers who will go door to door in order to get them to put pride flags on display that day.<br /><br />The goal here is to see two avenues full of rainbow flags. To empower LGBTQ people to talk to businesses about why it's important. To bring people other than those with money and power to participate in an event that celebrates them. <br /><br />This year, especially, with a dubious ruling coming from SCOTUS on 10/8 about whether or not it's okay to discriminate against LGBTQ people, a visible celebration of our talents, our presence, &amp; our contributions seems absolutely necessary. <br /><br />I will personally shepherd the funds and any/all beyond what we need to raise will be donated to other LGBTQ organizations doing work in the Fox Valley. <br /><br />The City has been happy to help, but with a one-woman diversity office and no funding, there is very little they can do. So we're going to do it ourselves, to show the city how important pride is and how much it is needed.<br /><br />Thank you for reading, and thank you for your support. 
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Appleton's First Coming Out Day

Hello readers, friends, family! <br /><br />I'm writing the next book and find my computer is consistently crashing. I'm really doing good work on the book but the stress of worrying my machine is just going to blink off in the middle of a paragraph is definitely NOT helping.<br /><br />(I've put up some of the questions I'm working from on my blog, <a href="http://www.myhusbandbetty.com/wordPressNEW/2019/07/09/the-next-book-questions/">if you want to check them out</a> .)<br /><br />My printer is also on the blink (which is fair, since it's something like 15 years old). <br /><br />These expenses come just after Rachel had to pay in to become Equity (theatre union) AND after expensive dental surgery in January. As a result we killed our savings and just need this amount to make it work. <br /><br />Of course if we ever get rich, we'll make sure we pay it all forward (and do, of course, whenever we are okay.) <br /><br />Your help is hugely appreciated. <br /><br />I'll post drafts for donors, of course, as well, &amp; as ever, welcome your feedback.

Help Helen Boyd write the next book!

Surgery & Medical Bills

Hey y’all,  <br /><br /><br />I am so excited to take a leap of faith and vulnerability in the presence of such a dope community. In 2015, I embarked on a journey that I still get butterflies thinking about - creating a women of color collective called Brown Girl Recovery: Healing Spaces for Black and Brown Womxn. I saw the need for a peer to peer counseling space to exist in a world that doesn’t value the magic of brown girls everywhere, let a alone in a small Midwestern college.<br /><br /><br />I am now taking another leap- and I need your help. BGR will be implemented on a larger scale in my hometown of the South Bronx, as our community lacks the necessary spaces for growth, community and healing amongst WOC. If you have ever wanted to support my work as a fellow social justice educator, soror, professor, family member or close friend, please donate to this campaign in order to turn my dreams into realities!

Support Bri in Serving WOC in BX!

<img class="not-resizable" src="https://d2g8igdw686xgo.cloudfront.net/17799218_fb_1486021633.1763_funddescription.jpg" alt="" width="100%" /><br /><br /><strong>On November 27th, much to my surprise, my mother had a stroke.</strong> <br />In an instant our lives changed. Any of you who have experienced my mother and I together knows what this means and the impact it would have on me. If you value the work I do in the world, it has everything to do with the love, support, and lessons I have received from my mother. So much progress has been made every day since the stroke - and it has been so hard and beautiful all at the same time. Each time I tell the story at some point I cry either from sadness or the overwhelming joy that comes in rehabilitation. The hugs that we have been receiving in person and over emails,posts, and cards are so welcomed and necessary for our strength - and while this will continue to be a long and sometime slow process - it has been such an incredible honor for me to witness the amazing strength of my mother - from the time she began to feel success in some of the most basic of things to now - which brings me here to this moment. The difficult decision has been made for my mother to move from her longtime home of Los Angeles, to Colorado in order to be closer to myself and my community. We are hopeful that this new turn - this new place - can help my mother reach the next level in her healing - surrounded by family and community.<br /><br />But in order for this to happen we need your help. The expense is beyond our abilities - we are a family with no savings. I have spent most of my adult life and money in service to others - leaving me with no savings and always on a limited income. I am hoping that, with the support of people like you - we can raise enough money to make this possible and less stressful. I have priced out many options and the best I have found is renting a U-haul truck and towing her car. It would also be great to raise enough money to cover her first couple of months in colorado while we all get adjusted - it will take time to get her healthcare and other assistance in order.<br /><br />Here is the breakdown -<br /><br /><strong>First goal is FEBRUARY 20th<br /></strong>We need to raise <strong>$3,000</strong> for the actual move (truck, packing material, gas, etc)<br /><br /><strong>Second goal is March 10th <br /></strong>We would like to raise an additional <strong>$2,000</strong> to help with rent and expenses for the month<br /><br /><strong>Third goal is April 10th</strong> <br />We would like to raise an additional <strong>$2,000</strong> to help  with rent and expenses for the month<br /><br />... and if we raise money beyond that it will go toward the adjustable bed that she needs and other necessary household items.<br /><br />I want to take a moment to thank everyone who has supported us in the past couple of months as we nevigate this difficult time - I don't know how I could have managed without it - and I am hopeful that community can support us in this final push.<br /><br />We are champions, my mother and I, and together, and with your help we can do anything.<br /><br />If you are interested in supporting in other ways - Whole Foods, Trader Joe's, target, and visa gift cards are helpful - message me for mailing address - you can also deposit in my PayPal using this link - paypal.me/dylanscholinski<br /><br /><strong>Every little bit helps and as you know it all adds up.</strong><br /><br />Thank you so much for even considering this and if you can please share as often as you like.<br /><br /><strong>love, dylan</strong>

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