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hi guys, i really need your help :(
on tuesday this week (4/3/12) we found out that my aunt has cancer and she is low on budget and cant afford to pay for her treatments and medicine. she has 2 kids that are 10 years old and another of 7 years and i woulnt like to see my little cousins see their mom ill and weak not know what happen to her. she is illegal and cannot get any help and my uncle is not working due to not being legal here in the u.s. she has lost her hope and faith because she dosent have enough money for her treatments and medicine. My uncle has tried to get donations by leaving boxes in super market also stating that she has cancer and is illegal cant get help and so far no success with that. ive tried my best to raise money for her walking door to door and all i got was a slammed door. i know its a rough economy right now but even a lil can make a difference.

IF YOU GOT QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS FEEL FREE TO EMAIL ME @ : (Da_nagetier2@live.com) i will be checking my email hourly. any advice is welcomed too.
please donate or help me get donations to my paypal: (da_nagetier@live.com)
i will also bee taking pictures of her bills for proof if you are interested.
Thanks, and have a great day

I am 29 yrs and I never grew up to know my mum as she died immediately after my birth.My dad died 3yrs ago in Pennsylvania,I'm the only daughter of my folks.I grew up in Ambler PA. My ex-boyfriend,David Gareth was very cruel to me, he absconded with my dad's money which was kept with me after a completion of a contract in EAST Pennsylvania When My ex-boyfriend got absconded with the undisclosed sum of US dollars, this brought the first brake up between me and my dad, because he thought we had the deal together, but not knowing that I'm innocent about this. So my dad has been harsh and tough on me about this,i am too vulnerable when it comes to relationships that was why my ex boyfriends used me allot.After all these happened to me and caused by my Ex boyfriend, I joined a dating site( www.singlesnet.com) where I met a African guy online here who promised heaven and earth that he wants to marry me and to be a with me for eternity; I was so, happy that I never knew I was going from Fry-pan to Fire". The African guy told me of an investment opportunity in African and he convinced me to come along with loads of money when coming down. On getting here, all his intention was to take away the money from me, play me and leave me on my own. I came from the United States with all the money I've gotten from my Dad's business and contracts remuneration. Because the African guy told me of an idea to invest in African sculptures here. When I got here, he made all possible means to get the money from me and get away with my money.When I noticed this, I took the money and my traveling boxes and deposited it with a Security/Insurance Company here in African in order to save myself and my assets. Thereafter I left the Guy's apartment to an hotel where I am in right now and from which I am communicating to you right now. My friends warned me before i went on this journey, i actually sold everything i had back home , i thought i had a life with this African guy, since most guys back home where in for just sex and some money.I lost all my friends. That is why i wanted to know if you are not like these two guys i mentioned, i really want to be loved for who i am, but i need a caring Man that i can spend the rest of my life with....i hope it is you.Well, let me hang on here till I hear from you. I hope someone will understand all that i have said.
Regards
Beauty Diva

bdiva55@yahoo.com

This is highly embarassing for me to "cyber beg." Begging seems like such an awful word, but here I am asking for donations of anything! I don't care if it's 0.25 cents or $1. Anything helps.

I'm a struggling graphic designer in need of a new desktop Machintosh. I'm aiming to raise $1300 to buy a new iMac computer so that I can start designing to complete my portfolio and start applying for work. My last computer failed on me during finals in school. Thanks to my school's computer lab, I was able to finish my work and graduate. That was back in NYC. I couldn't afford living there on my own and had to come to a smaller town to live with parents. I worked minimum wage retail to gain some money, but the physical stress forced me to stop working due to muscle weakness problem I have. A medical affliction caused by a tumor that has been affecting my energy and skeletal/muscle strength for about 7 years. It was hard getting through school with my condition. It was twice as hard having to work on my feet for hours in a retail environment.

Double my misfortune, I live in a place where jobs are hard to come by. A small town which has a lot of developing to do and jobs are far between. I need a car to travel to the nearest grocery store and can't depend on parents to transport me everywhere. This is why a job is so imperative. I'd like to feel fulfilled knowing I'm doing something for my future and earning money to buy my needs. I wish I had the equipment to start looking for work.

I want an iMac more than anything in the world. If I had my iMac, I could update my portfolio, do some online freelance work and help my parents with some bills. I could start applying for jobs from home and not have to rely on my neighbor's iPad to browse the internet. Whenever my family goes to the mall in the weekends, I pass by our local Apple store and I see people walking out of the store with large boxes containing their brand new iMac's, Macbook Pro's or expensive iPad's...and I get angry.

Yes, I know it sounds terrible and I know not everyone buying a computer is a rich business mogul or an overpampered kid whose parents can buy them whatever they want, and they never have to worry about whether they could afford it or not. But it hurts me to know I'm in such a position, that although I am an adult who should be paying her parent's bills, I can't even help myself because I'm unemployed. No thanks to my stupid weak body that can't take a lot of physical strain, no thanks to ending up in a town where I can't get anywhere without having to walk at least two miles, no thanks to not having my computer...

My name is not Amelia. That is just a screen name because I am too embarassed to reveal my real name. I'd be so grateful to anyone that can help me reach my $1300 goal. I know Mac's are expensive, but they are the industry standard in what I do. I would like a desktop because they are durable and longer lasting. They can also take a lot processing power for the heavy graphic work I do. If you can find it in your time to spare any change .25 cents, $1, $5, I'll be grateful 'till eternity.

Anyone who donates, be kind to leave an email so that I can send you something in return for your favor.

Thank you and God bless,
ameliab2005@gmail.com

Hi. I'm a young man of 34 years, still single, but enjoying life. I was well educated growing up and studied business in college. I've had some recent hard times with the economy just as everyone else has. But I was prepared and was able to survive on money I had saved up. But that wasn't enough, I had to cash in my retirement account in order to still make ends meet. Being the business-minded person I am, I took a hard look at my finances and cut back on every single thing I could. But even then, my expenses still seemed to be more than my income. I requested my student loan payments to be reduced based on economic hardship and found myself borrowing against my credit cards each month in order meet my financial obligations. Now, I've found myself borrowing on one credit card just to make the payment on another credit. I did this just to stay current on my monthly payments so I wouldn't ruin my credit. My credit rating is very important to me and I don't want to risk it being lowered.

Right now, here at the beginning of the year, I'm just trying to get a new start on life. I'm wanting to wipe out most of my debt so that I no longer have to worry and be stressed about that day after day and be able to concentrate on the more important things in my life. I've started clearing out a lot of clutter in my life. I've gone through a lot of my storage boxes and getting rid of things I no longer need. I'm selling my car that has been giving me issues since the summer and now needs a repair that will cost over $800. I'm making plans of moving to another part of the country which I feel has a lot more opportunity for me. I want to get more involved in the lives of our youth. I'm starting a website which gives tips on money management and plan to integrate a monthly email newsletter as well. I want to organize local meetups for youth to teach them about money. I was also recently hired as a tutor for an online tutoring company. And I want to get involved with Big Brothers too.

I feel that making these plans are the direction I'm being called towards. I feel it's right within my soul. And I feel there will be many positive aspects to this later on the down the road. But the truth is, I'm still in debt. I'm still trying to work on my financial obligations. The tutoring company I was hired with is a new company and was supposed to be live in January. But I was recently told there were some complications with the website and it may not be until March or April before we could start. So that was income I was counting on that's not happening right away. Add to that, I'm in the middle of moving and came across unforseen expenses that I was not expecting. Having no current job, I'm trying to find ways of paying for those. And since I'm moving, it's kind of difficult looking for a job. And since I have no job and no income, I'm really not sure how I'm going to afford a place to live once I do arrive.

So, as you can see, even though I've been trying to make some positive moves in my life, it's becoming increasingly difficult due to the lack of income and the increase in debt I have. So it would be a great help if you're able to make a small donation. Then I can start moving forward and changing my life for the better. Thanks so much for your consideration.

Hello, my name is Jim and i'm a teacher by trade. I also own a small woodworking business. We (my son and I) build adirondack chairs planter boxes and patio furniture. This business is my passion, but like so many today I have fallen on hard times. My dog needed emergency surgery last winter to the tune of $5,000 and that, combined with other things wiped me out! I had to sell or pawn most (pretty much all) oft tools to pay the vet bill. My beloved dog didn't make it and we are still on pain for that. I would love to get back to woodworking, but need help to re-tool. I need at least $4000 to get back in business. Thank you for reading my story and God bless! Any amount you could send would be so appreciated.

I just don’t know what to do, I am a 23-year-old female. I was mainly raised by my mother (58) she was married for a number of years and is now divorced. We had an excellent relationship up until I was about 11 when we moved from the city to the smallest village in the middle of no where, when I was 16 I moved back to the city to attend college, I was home schooled from the age of 13 so had to do make up courses if I ever wanted to attend university as I never got any schooling qualifications.
Over the years Iv tried to visit as much as I can but with schooling taking up most of my time and due to us living about 9 hours apart, is been difficult.
We are both very similar, which causes a lot of arguments, both equally stubborn. We fight a lot.
She’s dealt with a lot, such as a three-year prosecution agents her, which absolutely broke her, mentally and emotionally, it was a hard time for both of us, my grades suffered a lot and I began to worry about her mental health. Because it went on for so long, a lot of our arguments would be blamed on the stress of the whole situation. I always thought that once it was over, we would get better.
I graduated from university a year ago and it’s the first time in a long time that I’ve been able to visit more frequently. I thought it would be a great opportunity for us to fix our broken relationship,
When ever I visit, it gets to about a week, a week and a half and I just have to leave in fear our relationship would just crumble, this time it’s a little different, I broke up with my boyfriend of a year, who I was living in the city with and decided to get away so about two weeks ago I came to my mums, then within a few day a friend of ours (yes we share friends, we are VERY similar) was raped and beaten up, said friend is very messed up about it and has needed me around, you know just to listen, pretty much just to be here. So I decided to stay longer, when out of the blue my dog died. This dog was my guardian angle and helped to keep me strong when times where hard. Having him leave me was probably the single most heart-breaking moment of my life so far (don’t think I’m just inexperienced with life (my partner (my first-love/childhood sweetheart) of 7 years and I broke up less then two years ago) I know heart-break.
We have argued less this time considering the circumstances, but not for lack of her trying, well that’s how it feels. With everything that’s going on anytime I feel tension in the air I have just said “No, not now, we will not argue” and either left the room or had a time out if we were in the car or something.
She’s very ‘bohemian’ has a very radical way of thinking, outspoken and always on the side of the underdog, I have absolutely no problems with this and I most defiantly love her for exactly who she is. She’s been the best teacher of life, she’s had a hard life, and I feel I am more educated against the world because of the way we can talk about things.
When I’m here I try to put some order to the chaos, you know tide up (its always a mess) it’s a big house and can take ages to clean ever room.
I just broke down, I was cleaning the kitchen, and this isn’t just polish and vacuum. I was removing all the moulding fruit and vegetables from the bowl, when I noticed that she had three bags of potatoes in the fruit bowl. I wrapped them up to put them in the potato draw only to find a draw full of rotting potatoes.
She hoards stuff, I tried to throw away a few disposable Tupperware boxes when she told me she uses them to store things, fair enough. Then I notice a huge stack of them on top of the cabinet, like she hasn’t even considered using those ones.
This all sounds so stupid, I know, but usually when id be strong enough to just brush it off and sort it out, I don’t have that strength rite now, I am so worried for her, I am beginning to feel as though perhaps I should move in with her to be her carer, but we don’t have the sort of relationship that we could live together full time, last time that happened I was 15 and I would hate to live in this area again, I have nothing but bad memories from my childhood here. The people are very closed minded and keep them selves to them selves, my mum loves it here, she grew up in Africa, and says round here reminds her of a happier time. It’s not for me.
And on top of it all, she doesn’t earn very much money (she practically volunteers at a place to help people with special needs) and iv been struggling to find a job for months now, iv started receiving benefits with is £50 per week, but the debt of our dog dyeing is at least £500, and our other dog has to have an operation to have his eye removed this Friday (which is just more £££) all my benefits are going towards that and all the money she can keep aside goes on that as well.
The house is falling down, her ex husband was a builder and they had brought a run down place to do up, he smoked away all his time and practically nothing got done. She’s lived here for over 10 years and only a few weeks ago had windows fitted in the kitchen, before it was just stretched plastic. Most of the walls are just plasterboard, the sink is broken, we have to carry water down from the bathroom to do the washing up.
I don’t know what to do, I worry about her mental well being, I don’t know if she’s developing Alzheimer’s, she had a memory test at the doctors and they said she was fine, but I just don’t see how this can be the case. I worry about her physical state, she has extremely bad arthritis and struggles to move somedays. I worry about her financial situation, but without work there’s nothing more then £50 a week I can do.
I am not keep my job search limited to my degree; I have applied for supermarkets, MacDonald’s, all manor of places all over the country.
I feel more then ridiculous for posting this, but I don’t want to be a burden on the people in my life, and simple don’t know what to do anymore.
Grammar and spelling aren’t a strong point of mine, please don’t judge me on that.

TL;DR - I need to help my mother financially, to fix the crumbling house, to pay vet bills, to fix our relationship and just to survive when life is hard.

I need to sell some things. I am on disability and need extra money to pay some things that need paid very soon. Here I have The Incredibles SBC Phone by Disney. You can go to Ebay and look at this phone and some of the phones and u can see what prices they have and how nice it is. It is very nice. This phone is new, in box. It has a delete key, flash key, illuminated call alert, lcd 3 line caller id display, scroll keys, voice mail indicator and voice mail retrieval. You don't need batteries to keep id caller working. There is a adapter for that. This phone is a fun phone, a collectors phone, can be used in a childs room, or even in any room. A fun conversation peice too. I have about 8 of these phones still in boxes, never been used. I am asking $10.00 for each plus s/h. Please call me for further information. You can pay for this item through my paypal account: cassidydoll@hotmail.com Again, I am in desperate need of help, so if anyone can help me here it would be greatly apprecieated. Donations will also be apprecieated too as I am on kidney dialysis and other medical problems and I can't work. Wish I could. Well. thanks for your time. You can even email me at: cassidydoll@hotmail.com too.

I met my wife in October of 2001 at a Mexican restaurant when we both lived in Mesa, Arizona. It was love at first sight; I knew she was the only one for me. And I was bold enough to ask her to marry me just 6 hours after we met. She is my cheerleader and keeps me going, even on my worse days. She persists until she can make me laugh. We were married March of 2003 and have been together everyday since. We volunteered in pet rescue adopts, Pat Tillman walks, Cancer and Alzheimer walks. Like most people in these times of struggle, have lost our jobs and place to live while in Arizona. We took a few belongings packed into boxes and our 2 cats. We spent our last dime to drive back to Michigan and be with family.

The plan was to live with my wife's parents, while we rebuild our finances and get out on our own again. However, that plan crashed and burned within one week of being there. The step-father decided he changed his mind about the whole thing and asked us to leave. Fortunately, my sister and her husband also lived in Michigan and took us in. It was to be for a short term as they are also struggling, but is close to becoming a year. Also during this time our car was repossessed, we picked up an almost 20 year old car cheap. My wife was lucky and was able to find a temporary work program right away and that will last until spring of 2012.

I was not so lucky; I applied to every company in a 60 mile radius. I have went between several temp jobs and no work for the last 9 months, while waiting for full-time work. Finally in August, I landed a full-time job 60 miles from home; this of course is hard on the used car we picked up and draining all our funds on gas money. We have now been told that we have to move out by November 1st of this year. The problem is that we have spent any money coming in on gas for the car to get us back to forth to work and what little is left over on food we contribute to the house.

We have been approved on an apartment very close to my job and still 25 miles to my wife's job. It is $1,200.00 just for the apartment, we also need to rent a small truck and get the boxes up north from storage and connect utilities and buy some food. We anticipate this costing us $3,000.00 to complete the goal. If we save hard and only spend money on gas and car insurance and no food we may have a 1/3 of what we need by Nov. 1st. We would still need to get a bed, couch, and table and 2 chairs to eat our meals at. That will come in time as long as we are together, I don’t care if we sleep on the floor. We have never been in need before and have prolonged asking for help. I just do not see another way and I am asking for help now. Please help us in getting the funds to move on with our lives. I am sure that once we are, things will continue to get better.

I thank you for your time in reading this. Whatever funds you can afford to donate will be forever appreciated.

Hello out there! I am 28, hoping to start a small, organic farm/homestead with my boyfriend, and I am looking for financial assistance in buying land and start-up costs. I have worked on a number of organic vegetable farms, selling both for market and CSA (community supported agriculture, where individuals or families buy a seasonal share and receive weekly boxes of produce). I have some experience with Biodynamic Farming (and intend to study it more), Permacultural design & philosophy, and natural building. I have the knowledge and will, and now I need the start up money!

Ideally I would like to grow medicinal plants (native & non-native) for seed and to sell as starts. I have some experience with this sort of business as well, and would probably start with some basics: lemon balm, peppermint, lavender, milk thistle, Echinacea, etc. We will also begin with a large vegetable garden to supply our own sustenance and to sell produce at a roadside farm-stand or local farmer's market (depending on our location). We will have chickens for eggs and meat, and, after a couple years, I hope to add goats and/or sheep, for milk, meat, and wool. I have learned to spin, and weave (on a four-harness floor loom), and felt, and I hope that we could add to our income with fiber and fiber arts created from our animals. Also interested in soap-making, but don't know much about that yet. Flowers are another potential crop.

We are looking to buy 10-20 acres, probably in the Pacific Northwest. We do have some money for a down payment, and this is a great time to buy property (low mortgage rates and low prices). Other start-up costs will be: building materials for a home, chicken coop, small barn, and fencing; seeds and potting soil; animal feed; fruit tree & perennial herb starts. Anything you could give would help out!! Thank you much, and happy growing!

You make lemonade right? Well frankly, I'm tired of lemonade. My entire life has been a struggle. I grew up in a low income family. My mother has suffered with her health since before I can remember, and my father worked so hard to make sure that my siblings and I had what we needed...and occasionally what we really wanted. It really taught me the value of a buck earned. I thought I could escape tragedy by moving far away... but I fell in love and married a man who's family has just as many health problems as mine does. My father in law has undergone 5 bypasses, he has a stoma, he had his gall bladder and appendix removed, he has had bowel cancer and to top that kidney stones. My mother in law is a 60 year old who works in retail... trying so hard to make ends meet. I feel so horrible watching this little woman hauling boxes to and fro. My father in law is most likely on his last couple of lives and I really want her to be home, with him. I would give her the shirt of my back if I could. Sitting inside an empty apartment - because i sold everything of any value - with the one thing that keeps me connected (my ancient laptop), and all I can do is wonder if someone wants this crappy thing for a buck or two. If I could afford college I would go... but being a part of the majority... I'm stuck in a dead-end minimum wage job. So I guess you're wondering why my husband and I can barely survive on 2 incomes right? Well, it's possible that two minimum wage jobs equal debt none the less.

I'm not asking for thousands of dollars, because frankly... I know that there are more people in my position than there are people who would probably even run across this posting. But I will never loose hope that someday I will find myself in a better position... the kind of position that will allow me to help others.... someday.

Feel free to donate -- and if you find yourself in my position -- God Bless You, never give up faith!

I've been given the opportunity to support my family. God is so amazing! It's a craft business I'll be doing at home, and the products will be sold in town. To get started, I only need $100. I'm hoping and praying that I can get the money to get started. Anything you can give would bring me closer to eliminating the need to rely on others for help. 25% of everything I make will go to support missions in other countries and spread the word of God. If you're not comfortable sending money, I would gladly take new or used supplies. I need things like a rock tumbler, tote boxes, clear nail polish, food dye, glass jars and bottles, and ribbon. The tumbler and the boxes are the most expensive things.

God has answered a prayer. I just need a few more things, and I'll be able to pay for my dad's medicine, my son's diapers, and help my grandmother with bills. Plus, some awesome ministries will be helped out, too. I would so appreciate any help at all. Thank you so much, and God bless you. To others struggling on this site, I wish you all the very best.

I am a 38 year old single mom of a 3 year old boy. The last year has been super difficult for us, and it seems like the rain is never going to stop. I have been off work on disability since June 26, 2010, due to heart problems. I was born with a heart defect and had to have open heart surger at 3 1/2 years old. Last year, scar tissue from the surgery began causing serious heart issues. During the course of figuring out what excactly was wrong with my heart, I had 2 different two day trips to the hospital, 3 emergency room visits, numerous doctor appointments, copays, prescriptions, changed prescriptions etc that have costed several hundred dollars in copays (almost $1000). In addition to that, due to paperwork problems at work, my disability was delayed by almost three months, so I fell behind on my rent and utilities.

During the time I had no income, I borrowed $3000 from my Mother to pay my rent and bills. Unfortunately, due to a loss of income herself, she is no longer able to help me. I also ended up borrowing $400 from my Grandparents to repair the head gasket on my only vehicle. I ended up moving to a cheaper place because the utilities were included and after living there 3 months, the owner of the house decided not to pay the utilities and let the power get shut off and refused to have them turned back on, even though I have sleep apnea and have to use a CPAP machine at night. I had a cardiac ablation done on March 25, 2011. The power was turned off 3 days later, on March 28th. It has been a full month and the power is still off. I cannot turn the utilities on in my name because there are two houses on the same meter, so if I got the utilities in my name, I would have to pay for both houses.

I found another place to move to, but spent hundreds of dollars in gas, moving truck rental fees, storage unit fees and moving help. On one of my moving trips, the drive line snapped on my Ford Explorer. I had to pay $250 to get it repaired. Eight days later the altenator went out and I had to get that replaced, which cost me $175. The mechanic told me that my battery was also bad, so I had to pay another $45 for a new battery.

On top of that, the house that I am moving out of was broken into yesterday and several items were stolen. I am a Certified Massage Therapist and my Massage Chair was stolen, along with a weedeater, my mothers Hoover carpet cleaner, my vacuum cleaner, my kodak printer, various household goods, about 35 old nintendo games, a bunch of art supplies for my son and almost all of my son's toys were stolen. 3 large moving boxes full of toys were taken out of his room. I have been working on moving all month long, but I had no one to help me and after just having surgery I was only able to do so much every day. I still have more to move this weekend.

I am sorry this is so long, I am just don't know where else to go. The kicker is, I have renter's insurance, but my work stopped paying the premiums 3 months ago and I was only notified on Wednesday, the 27th of April. So, since my premiums haven't been paid, I am not covered. I am looking to get some help so I can pay back my Grandparents, pay back my Mom and replace my sons toys and my massage chair. Any help would be greatly appreciated!

It's no secret, my closet is a disaster. Ten years ago, before my dad died, this was a project of ours we had started. The pole and shelf in my closet had fallen and the brackets had ripped out of the wall. It was our vision to take out the pole all together, that was clearly not going to work with all the weight of the clothes, and just redesign the inside of my closet where I had shelves going all the way up. I have a type of containers that I had my clothes in nice and neatly, one for shoes, and the rest of my stuff I keep in boxes. We had the idea that the shelves would be so much more convenient. Well, when my dad got sick with lung cancer, all of our ideas went on hold due to that he was just too sick. I have all my clothes in bags and just piled in my closet wherever they would fit. My request is simple, I need help with brackets to hold up shelves, and the shelves themselves. I will be more than happy with any help, the right size cut boards for shelves, sand paper, varnish, nails, a stud finder, any supplies I would be grateful to receive more than money to buy them with, but donations would be welcome. I added my PayPal. If you would like to help me with supplies, or if you are a builder who knows how I would measure or can suggest anything that could make my project a reality, I would appreciate any kind of help. This was something my dad and I started when he was alive. My heart would just like to see it completed. Thank you for reading.

Hello all,

First of all, I am so grateful for those of you who come to this site with the intention to donate or tithe. I believe that giving like that will increase prosperity and I usually aim to give as much as I can in my life.

My family is experiencing unusual circumstances. We are very hardworking people with two small children who have never been late on bills in our life. My husband experienced an injury on the job that requires him to train in something new for the first time in 15 years! He has been self employed and we did not pay for unemployment benefits so now he has no income - just at the time our second child came and I cannot work at the moment!

We have a plan! My husband is a skilled fine woodworker by hobby (although he has worked in construction for many years. He has been working in the back yard for weeks with whatever lumber he has on hand to begin to sell planter boxes and furniture on Craigslist. We could not believe that the first postings we made actually worked and he sold several things! This brought food to the fridge for our children and ourselves and although we are late on bills we have faith that he can pull us through with this new work. As luck would have it our digital camera just died!! We have no ability to post his work to sell it and no cash to purchase one. If any kind soul out there would be able to donate something towards a fund for a camera...we would be able to be in business again. This is our only way to bring in an income at the moment. Even a very small donation will bring us closer to being able to bring money in for our family!

I am so grateful for anyone that has taken the time to read this and I assure you that this posting is sincere and heartfelt and made with the best of intentions. If you are able to help we would be SO very grateful.

Sincerely,
Maggie S.

I have just come across this website and can hardly believe I am filling out this form. My husband and I have worked hard our whole lives yet our current situation is making me frightened for our children. He is in construction and has worked steadily for 15 years yet was injured last year. We just had a baby and my work has been cut due to budget cuts in public schools. We are not receiving unemployment. We have even had to spend the childrens' piggy bank change for groceries. This is the first month the bills are going completey unpaid, including the mortgage and the fridge is empty. My children are not being fed healthy food. My husband, although injured, looks for work daily with no luck and is now working in the back yard building planter boxes for people to plant in this spring. This has kept food in the fridge but he has run out of money for wood and materials. I assure you, this post is very sincere. I have never experienced this type of despair. I can't even buy diapers. If anybody out there is kind enough to help, I can't tell you how grateful we would be. You would be doing the kindest deed which is helping another person in need. I can assure you, when we are back on our feet I will now have an appreciation for this type of hunger and despair and I will in turn, donate to others in need. Thanks so very much.

I need to change my life. It's just not a good thing, living with your parents in your 30s, but its hard for me to even apply for a job because I've always had anxiety issues. One of the reasons for the anxiety is that I have a droopy eyelid and to correct it, the surgery costs anywhere from $2500 to $5000.

I also probably need a lot of psychotherapy because the same negativity that held me back didn't keep Thom Yorke or Forest Whitaker from persuing things. Granted, in my mind, their eyelids aren't nearly as droopy as mine but I can still see out of the eye with the droopy eyelid, so its pretty much all in my head. Knowing that doesn't really help though.

This horrible self-image issue that I have has very much been a damaging thing in my life, as it may have been part of the reason I dropped out of high school. I say may have because there were so many reasons, most of which could probably be traced back to decisions I made that were influenced by my own perceptions about myself.

What I'm making reference to is, when I was about 11, a girl around the same age as me was sexually aggressive and being a male, you're supposed to see this as a gift but I was terrified the first time it happened but it continued to happen because I thought this was the only person that would ever be interested in me, so I just went along with what she wanted. What she wanted was foreplay and sex and no kissing. It wasn't stated, we never talked about anything, but whenever I tried to kiss her on the lips, she wouldn't kiss me back, which is as creepy as it sounds and would just remind me that this wasn't a loving, caring relationship although I could've gathered that from the way she treated me when we weren't involved in sexual activities, it was just so depressing and it lasted for 4 years.

I had absolutely no control over my emotions and I was just constantly looking for outlets for my confusion, fear and anger which manifested itself in various personalities. I'm not talking actual multiple personality disorder, just that I'd pretend to be these things that weren't me like a gangsta rapper or satanic metalhead, whatever would help me release what I needed to release at the time, in the narrow little box that was that cliche and none of it helped because none of it was truely me. The problem was that different people knew me as different things and I was stuck in those boxes as that person to those people and being in the persona of, say, a gangsta rapper can get you in trouble and I ended up in some scary situations. Playing pretend isn't advisable when no one else is playing.

Anyway, as I've gotten older, I've found better, more appropriate creative outlets and the occasional bit of meditation has balanced me out more, so I'm a little less all over the place but some of the negative self-image is still there and it would be nice to have one less excuse for my anxiety to act up over.

I have been able to collect care package items from local mom and pop stores and donates through a grocery store (go luckys) that include grooming things like shampoo, travel sizes for shaving and candies and snacks, all things great for the guys, I do have a few things I am having a hard time fidning like perfumes/colognes, deoderant, nail files/buffers, but the stores are really trying to help heck they even thru in some vitamins. I am getting help packaging the boxes with an elementary school (summer school) down the road from me complete with letters from the kids for there appreciation for the work that our soliders do, I have it cleared with local branches of the army, marines and navy. They are kindly getting me names and addresses to send the items (bless their heart), I am having a hard time finding items for our female soldiers, things like, make-up (all kinds and all complexions), Nice Shampoo's or Conditioners, Hair accessories, body washes the things that give a lady a little confidence. I have a couple of things from my personal items but I am not allowed to send opened items and I can not pay for enough items for the 40 or so packages I am trying to send out for women only, which leads me to my Beggin. I want to pay it forward. It will cost approximatly 300 dollars for all packaging materials and the like. I am hoping to reach about 100 to 150 troops with everything I have, if you can not donate financially anything you could send to add to the packages especially the woman would be AMAZING nothing picky nothing to fancy (unless you can of coarse). Trial and sample sizes of all things are greatly appreciated/ needed. Thank you for taking the time to read this.
God Bless and I hope that I will be able to post some reply letters from our boys and girls out there fighting for us.

A friend and I have been rescuing unwanted cats and kittens for about 3 months now. We have placed 32 cats and counting. Right now she has 10 cats, and 2 kittens that were just rescued last week. There are thousands of strays out there, but we do what we can to help around our neighboorhood, and when people need to surrend their animals to us, we will take them in when we have the room. We are in desperate need of free donations of any types. Money of any ammounts goes towards spaying/neutering, vet checks, and all shots. We also accept wet or dry cat food (slightly expired is okay), litter boxes, litter scoops, cat litter, brushes, toys, shampoos, leashes and harnesses, cat carriers, food and water dishes, and anything else! This is a real non-profit and in-home rescue and we can send photos of some of the needy cats. A friend showed me this site, and I figured I would take a chance and see if there was anyone helpful out there. You can email me at Ohio9393@yahoo.com but please no spam mail as we are only doing this for the cats!!