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Hi Everyone!

My name is Tony and I am in the process of starting a new clothing company called Abduction 51.

It has been my dream for around 7 years now to have my own clothing company which I can pass onto my children in years to come.

I have put many many hours into the business so far to try and get things started and I have managed to get as far as getting a small amount of prototype tshirts printed.

I am now working on the launch line, which is where I really need your help! I have a business partner who is a designer and together we have been working all available hours to create designs for the launch line. We are really close to completing our launch lineup but we are really struggling to get the funds to put our launch line into production.

My funding target is £2000. The £2000 target is to cover the costs of getting our apparel manufactured and market it.

We would really like your help to help us to make this dream a reality!

Once we have established our brand name and the company is doing well, we want to bring out a clothing line where all profits will go to local and nation charities.

No donation is too big or too small!

Thank you for taking the time to read my Beglist advert.

Tony

My name is Leah. I have been through more tragedies than the average person will ever go through! I lost my dad suddenly when i was 14 years old. Then 10 years later my mom also suddenly passed away. Shortly followed by my only sibling, my sister to suicide. I am not trying to make this a sob story just letting you in on a little of my life.
I married my high school sweetheart (been with him since I was 14) and we had 2 wonderful kids just out of high school. Being a young mother has had its trials and tribulations. My kids are great! But having them young, We had not got established money wise. I am now in Nursing School which takes a lot of time and money on its own leaving harldy any left over.
My dream is to finally be able to take a vacation with my little family. We have never even been out of state (Missouri) I would love for them (and me) to see the beach, be able to fell the sand between our toes, and for once be able to relax and just let go. I have set up a seperate account for this fund so every little bit helps. Thank You so much

I am a very positive person and have always tried my best. I am a hard worker and I want to work, there aren't many jobs out there so I decided to retrain.

I have finally been able to find something that I can do well and also enjoy despite my health issues. It's been a dream of mine to not have to survive on benefits any more and to look after myself. I managed to get free training in return for voluntary work and have been given a definite offer of taking over a very small but established business when I have the necessary equipment, insurance and car. I can't start until I have have studied a short online course, £550(I need the certificate for business insurance and can't work without it), I also need some equipment, £150, and a small car, £1400. This will enable me to take charge of my own life, to work and finally feel like a worthwhile member of the community, it really would change my life in every way.

I'm happy to provide further information and keep you updated on my progress if you wish. Any amount towards any of this would be so welcome, I will be eternally grateful for any assistance.
Thank you.

Hello, my name is John, I am 52 yrs old partially disabled man who is at the end of my rope. Once upon a time I was pretty established yet psychiatric issues have plagued me my whole life. I have just completed another 20 day treatment which makes 4 this yr for major severe chronic depression and social phobias / anxiety along with suicidal thoughts and plans. I am a recovering alcoholic 24 yrs now and thats all I have left, being sober. Six yrs ago I was diagnosed with Lymes arthritis, a rare one along with fibro mialgia symptoms. It has now been diagnosed as Rheumatoid arthritis, my medications for meds alone are over 1.200.00 a month which the state is paying, but the ins will run out soon. The ins co will not pay for an operation I need on my back. I am in severe chronic pain, emotional, physical, mental, all day every day and I am close to my end. For the past 8 yrs I owned a small garden center, and I cannot afford to re open this spring for we had a terrible yr with 2 storms wiping us out and the economy. I owe vendors who are taking me to court, owe sales tax, and am just doomed it seems. Before I was a alcohol and drug couselor, and a good one at that and saved hundreds of lives. After 16 yrs I burned out and had a breakdown. I now live with my mother temp, I cannot find work and feel like such a burden and a loser. She is such a love, the only thing holding me back from harming myself is her. Four weeks ago, my 32 yr old nephew and my beloved dog passed away. I raised my nephew like my son and I have no children, I am grieving terribly. I have a very hard time asking for help much less begging or pand handling. Everything is crashing down on me and I am single, alone and suffering . I am a good man that some how didnt make it in life.Every day I fight depression and suicidal thoughts, I am sceduled for elctric shock therapy in 2 weeks for severe depression, have never known what it feels like not to be depressed. I look back when there were days I'd pay for a strangers meals, sponsored children and animals. Is it really true that nice guys end up last? Anything would help, thanks for listening.I have no money for a paypal account nor have a checking account, my number is 203-264-8907 Love and light,
John

I recently was retired early from the Air Force and now I'm wondering where our food will come from and how to pay off debts that were already established when I still had a good pay check. Also I started a job only to find out I couldn't do it on the second day of orientation due to the same disability that retired me from the Air Force.

I am a full time student and I work full time with people with developmental disabilities. For the past 3 years I have had serious medical problems that has cost me thousands of dollars and to add to that bought a used car that has been unproperly worked in that has also cost me money. I have never asked for money like this before and have nobody really that can help me out with my bills and tuition. I am barely making my bills on time and I am honestly wore down. If anyone could help me out with any amount of money I would appreciate it. I wish to continue my bachelors degree and donate to places and charities like these when I am established in life. I have a goal to continue to work with the families and the clients of people with developmental disabilities and help out in anyway that I can to payback for any help that I recieve. Thank you for taking the time to read this. Have a great day.

My daughter was recently taken and relocated to a different state by her mother. We were never married and we never established a custody agreement through the court system. It was all verbal. I know my only option to see my daughter is to fight for custody. I have read several books and done my research so I know I am prepared. Right now I am struggling to come up with the finances to start this process. If you can find it in your heart to help me get my daughter back I would really appreciate it. Any little bit will help.

I am suffering very much from the debts of money lenders . The debt was the expenditure made to the establish an English medium school at a rural area to the rural poor . The school was established on 27.6.2008 and closed on 28.4.2011 due to non availability of funds or donations and debts from all sources. We have incurred nearly 1200000 rupees for the period for free education of rural poor while expecting some help in the shape of donations from abroad as well as NRI. But in vain . The money lenders are demanding repayment with out interest.
Particulars:
NGO name Integrated Rural Educational Society
URL: www.integratedruraledu.org
email. principalires.edu@gmail.com
Total beneficiaries for the period. 205
Total teachers salaried: 12
Total debts from lendor: 6,00,000
Total contribution by the founder members 6,00,000
we required helping hands.

I am writing this letter to you in the hopes I can appeal to your compassion.I have been working in a job for two years now making minimum wage, where I bring home $1000 or less for a family of four. I am not writing this letter asking for a handout, but a hand up. I know that entrepreneurs sometimes give to charity, again I am not asking for charity but proposing a charitable donation to help me form my own business.

I had worked for a Criminal Defense Investigation firm here in Albany, Or. for four years between 1999 and 2003 and was making $3000 per month plus expenses. I was laid off due to Government cutbacks in indigent defense and was off work for three years taking care of my autistic son while my wife worked. I have since returned to work and she is now the stay at home provider for our son. At the beginning of this year I reacquired my Private Investigators license at the hope that my old boss would consider hiring me back, which he did not because he only hires people in the preferred workers program.

My research shows that there are only three investigators in the area and that two of them are ready for retirement. um, (my old boss) does not perform indigent defense anymore and would pass any work to me. As of now I work partial full time during the day to where I could not perform investigations without losing time off for work, (which I cannot afford) and the time I do get off in the afternoon is too late to start investigations.
I know that with my experience I could make this a growing business and could make enough money to keep it running and take care of my family.
I have already spoken to several of the Attorneys that I had worked for in the past and have been told that they would definitely engage my services if I could provide services at regular hours.

I would like to come up with ideally $50, 000 which would cover the cost of me leaving my job for a year and leave me with $38,000 to purchase most of the basic equipment I would need for start up. If I could come up with $12,000 that would give me the capital to keep my household expenses covered for 6 months to a year, which would give me the time to get established in the business.



I know from experience that I could make this work, and that it would generate revenue of approximately $100,000 to $150,000 per year. Myold boss is making over $450,000 per year now and only performs surveillance.

My Background in this field is roughly 15 years experience, I was a Reserve Police Officer for three years through 1995-98, I resigned when I was ordered to file a report which was false and would have cleared an Officer of a wrongdoing. I refused, so I was harassed and passed over for full time employment for having integrity.
I have four years as a Criminal Defense Investigator and in those four years conducted over 250 cases with a 95% success rate. The people I kept out of jail or prison were innocent and wrongly accused by the Police. My boss stated that I had a natural instinct for investigations and I was given cases ranging from Assault to aggravated murder. I also have two years surveillance working inside a casino, where during my employment I was responsible for over 200 drug related arrests and even received a letter of commendation from the Polk County Sheriffs Office.

I have looked into every option I can think of to try and start this business on my own, Grants, Small Business Loans and Personal Loans (which you need good credit for both) and have come up with nothing.
My last option is to write to entrepreneurs like yourself and try to convince you to help in my plight.
The State of Oregon now pays $35-$45 per hr. for indigent defense, and the Federal Government pays $65 per hr. I know from experience I can work 4 to 5 cases per week as a single investigator, paying my wage of $15 per hour plus expenses. Leaving $20 to $50 going into the business every hour worked. That would give me a $600 per week salary and put $800 to $2000 per week into a business account. Yearly business income could be well over $100, 000 at the higher range of pay.
This business would greatly improve the community in which I live, giving fair and honest investigations to those accused of crimes unjustly and providing jobs for my son and others as the business grows.

I hope I have appealed to your charitable and business nature and let me thank you in advance for any assistance you may give, be it monetary or information.

I'm a 19, almost 20 year old simple country girl trying to make a better life for myself. I've lived in small towns my entire life. Getting out of this place, going to a bigger city, and getting a good education is what I've been dreaming of for years.

Being accepted into this school was a huge deal for me. In my opinion, having my GED and getting jnto an accredited university, says a lot.

Due to the wonderful economic crisis our country is facing, it's nearly impossible for me to get a student loan with no established credit. My financial aid is only helping with so much. I'm supposed to start classes next Monday and I have so many things to take care of still.

My estimated total cost for tuition is 12k. Plus books, housing, and food.



As much as I would love to ask my parents for help, I don't really have a relationship with either of them. My mom and I have only had a handful of conversations since I was 17 (that's when she kicked me out); and my dad lives in a different state and isn't a good person. I'm quite afraid if him.


I've had it really hard for the past (almost) three years.
I can't even begin to tell you how many nights I've slept I my truck in all sorts of weather.

Trying to make it in the real world at such a young age when you literally have nothing is the most difficult thing I've ever had to do. I'm so sick and tired of living my life this way. All I want is to go off to school and make something of myself! After bouncing around from couch to couch and job to job for this long, I'm ready for some much needed stability.

Please, anything will help get me closer to making my dreams come true!!


Thank you so much for your time,


Madison

My mom has kicked me out due to her being unemployed and unable to support me, and has given custody to my grandma who has alzheimers and is also unemployed.. She gets a social security check every month but most of the time she either loses it before she gets it cashed, or after she cashes it, she loses the money... I can't live in their house because it's falling apart and there's mold all in the house because they can't keep up with the maintenance of the house, and I have asthma. I don't have any other family to ask for help, and all I want is to finish high school and somehow get into college. I was a straight A student before my mom kicked me out and school starts here in a little over a week. I also had to enroll in school as homeless because I don't currently have an established residence, and my grandma can't even get up to the school to sign my paperwork. So they had to put me down as homeless so I could sign my own papers. I have no money to even buy basic school supplies like pens and paper, so any donations would help A LOT. I'm only seventeen years old and shouldn't have to be dealing with all this on my own, its too much. I've never asked for much of anything from anyone, and all I'm asking for now is money for school needs... Please help.

We are a brand new church and need funding to get established. We can be found on the net at: www.ChildrenofGodChurch.org and our Senior Pastor has set up a donation form on his Facebook: http://goo.gl/V4X4f . Please be so kind to help back a meaningful cause that will help many through our work. Thank you and God bless.

So, I guess this is where I tell my story and list my reasons for needing assistance. This isn't so much begging as a loan request because I do intend to repay every cent to anyone who feels inclined to help.

Basically, I grew up in and out of group/foster homes because both of my parents were heroin addicts. Before I was taken away from them at age four we lived in junky squat motels where my father would boost and my mother would prostitute to support their habit. Eventually they were both arrested for crimes committed to support their habit and that's when I was made a ward of the state.

For a brief period my father got out of prison, cleaned up, and I lived with him from when I was about 8 to 11. He got me out of the foster home I was living in, met a woman at the church he started attending and got a job as a truck driver. While he was gone at work she would beat me continuing the abuse I endured previously in the foster homes I was shuffled through. It didn't take long until he started using again, and we found out that he had contracted AIDS from sharing dirty needles while he was in prison. During the time he was sick I ended up having to take care of him every day after I got home from school because my abusive stepmother was either at work or would have nothing to do with him when she wasn't. Of course, he got progressively worse and my step-mom decided she no longer wanted to support either of us, so she stuck him in a hospice. I came home from school one day and the paramedics were loading him into the back of an ambulance. For the next month she would not tell me where he was or let me contact him. At the end of that month, she left me on the doorstep of my grandmother's house (mom's mom) and was gone.

My father died about 3 weeks after that, but because my biological mother was living at my grandmother's as well we did make daily trips to see him those last weeks. A small mercy being able to spend some time with him before he died. My biological mother had gotten out of prison after my father had and had moved in with my grandmother because she was trying to get clean, but that did not last long and while we would go visit my father she would cop dope and fix up my dying father in front of me, as well as use herself. A couple weeks after my father died she split back out onto the streets leaving me in the care of my grandmother.

Needless to say with so much turmoil in my life I freaked out at this point. My grandmother couldn't handle her newly teenage grandson with so many emotional problems and kicked me out because I was so unruly. I lived on the streets, in and out of group homes until I was about 16 where finally I landed in a well run group home with staff that actually cared about the kids that lived there until I graduated high school. I re-established contact with my grandmother and mother who was once again trying to get clean. That didn't last and when she was out on the streets this time caught a lengthy prison sentence.

When I turned 18 I had to leave the group home so I stayed with friends and lived on the streets for a while again, but eventually ended moving back in with my grandmother. Not long after that she ended up being diagnosed with lung cancer. I spent the next few years nursing her, taking her back and forth to chemo and radiation treatments everyday after working the night shift as a waiter. During that time my mother got out of prison, but could no longer run the streets because now she was diagnosed with emphysema.

My grandmother did have a brief remission, but finally did succumb to her disease. After that, my mother's disease started getting progressively worse and worse. To top it all off after that she herself was also diagnosed with lung cancer. Thankfully during that time I did have some help taking care of her because I found a wonderful woman who became my fiancée. We took turns taking my mother to her chemo and radiation treatments.

Now, there is a lot more detail to this story with many more ins and outs, but that is the general outline. I guess you're probably wondering where the begging comes in and what I need it for?

Ok, here goes:

During that time my fiancée's horse riding lesson business tanked, and because of the nature of my mother's disease someone always had to be home with her because she would fall asleep sitting up and choke her self to death so someone always had to be home with her precluding at least one of us from having a regular job. We got a small stipend from the state for taking care of her in home, and she would do web design and find odd jobs off of craigslist/the internet and that's how we'd survive every month.

Unfortunately it ended up not being enough to survive or get my mother to her treatments every day. She was on medicare and the closest hospital that would accept her insurance was 40 miles each way. So, she ended up shoplifting groceries for us and got caught. I bailed her out and we took care of her case, or at least we thought we had. Cut to 2 days ago, my fiancée and I are awoken by bounty hunters stating that she missed a court date and they had to take her in. Her bail is $20,000 because now she has a failure to appear, and since my mother died about 6 months ago she's been taking care of me and has been the sole bread winner like I was when her business was tanking.

Our rent was due 3 days ago and the manager of the extended stay hotel place we live at told me we needed to be out by yesterday. I have about $10 to my name and if I don't have $600 to him in the next day or two I am sure his patience is going to run out and me, and my two dogs are going to be out on the streets, my fiancée will not have a home to come back to when she gets out of jail, and we will lose all of our stuff. If any of these details are unclear of if you have any questions about my situation please do not hesitate to ask.

If there is anyone out there that is inclined to help us in any way our gratitude would be eternal. As I said, this would be a loan. We would both work to pay you back as quickly as possible and I am not opposed to working for it now if someone has work for me to do. Also, if anyone would be inclined to help bail her out we could pay you back even more quickly. Neither of us has any family to fall back on or ask for help so this is the last thing I could think to do.

Feel free to contact me any time, and I will get back to you as soon as I can! Thank you for reading this, and considering to help. My gratitude is immense and eternal.

-Jason

First of all, I have never asked for a handout in my life. I am married to my wife of 18 years, with a son and a daughter. I have owned my own business for the last 11 years(which I have worked 80-120 hours a week on). We are a god fearing, christian family! Through the downturn in the economy over the last several years, I have exhausted all savings and sacrificed our good credit, to horrible rating. Now come to find out lender has foreclosed and forcing our family in the streets. We can't rent a place because of our horrible credit rating. It is a catch 22! There should be programs for this instead of bailing out banks, and automakers. Looking for investor to purchase our home, and rent to us,with lease option,once we can rebuild credit, or enough donations to help purchase home back. Please help, our once established stable family is about to be homeless! My wife is talking suicide, and I can't continue without her! She is the love of my life and the kids can't be without her. Please help! Anything at all will be appreciated. I have tried to find other work, but there is not any! Thank you in advance and God Bless you.

Japan was hit by one of the largest earthquakes ever recorded on Friday. The magnitude-8.9 quake spawned a deadly tsunami that slammed into the nation's east coast, leaving a huge swath of devastation in its wake. Hundreds of people are dead and many more are still missing or injured.

Japan has often donated when other countries have experienced disasters, such as when Hurricane Katrina impacted the United States. Below are organizations that are working on relief and recovery in the region.

AMERICAN RED CROSS: Emergency Operation Centers are opened in the affected areas and staffed by the chapters. This disaster is on a scale larger than the Japanese Red Cross can typically manage. Donations to the American Red Cross can be allocated for the International Disaster Relief Fund, which then deploys to the region to help. Donate here.

GLOBALGIVING: Established a fund to disburse donations to organizations providing relief and emergency services to victims of the earthquake and tsunami.

SAVE THE CHILDREN: Mobilizing to provide immediate humanitarian relief in the shape of emergency health care and provision of non-food items and shelter.

SALVATION ARMY: The Salvation Army has been in Japan since 1895 and is currently providing emergency assistance to those in need.

AMERICARES: Emergency team is on full alert, mobilizing resources and dispatching an emergency response manager to the region.

CONVOY OF HOPE: Disaster Response team established connection with in-country partners who have been impacted by the damage and are identifying the needs and areas where Convoy of Hope may be of the greatest assistance.

INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL CORPS: Putting together relief teams, as well as supplies, and are in contact with partners in Japan and other affected countries to assess needs and coordinate our activities.

SHELTER BOX: The first team is mobilizing to head to Japan and begin the response effort.

Donate here: https://www.networkforgood.org/Donation/MakeDonation.aspx

Japan Earthquake and Pacific Tsunami

Your gift to the American Red Cross will support our disaster relief efforts to help those affected by the earthquake in Japan and tsunami throughout the Pacific. On those rare occasions when donations exceed American Red Cross expenses for a specific disaster, contributions are used to prepare for and serve victims of other disasters.

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I've sufficiently learned the craft of surviving on just a little bit of cash, yet things are getting more difficult. All I ask for is more of that "little" to put in the direction of things vital for a student.

I am at an established Liberal Arts College (Trinity University) carving my path. Financially, I should not be here. But because I am, there's now way I'm going to be denied the chances a place like this offers - that's the attitude I take in class every day and every day at my job. Thank You.

I've sufficiently learned the craft of surviving on just a little bit of cash, yet things are getting more difficult. All I ask for is more of that "little" to put in the direction of things vital for a student.

I am at an established Liberal Arts College (Trinity University) carving my path. Financially, I should not be here. But because I am, there's now way I'm going to be denied the chances a place like this offers - that's the attitude I take in class every day and every day at my job. Thank You.

Hello all,

My name is Elizabeth, but I go by my middle name Kelly. I am a 38 year old disabled woman (degenerative disc disease, two back surgeries, one abdominal surgery). I current live in El Cajon, California and due to painful reasons I cannot voice, I must move NOW. I am trying to move up to the Bay Area as I have family and friends there.

I have saved $10,000 of my own money, but I need another $10,000 ASAP. I have found land on which to build a home. The land is $9700 for a .27 acre lot. No, that's not a joke. There are about 26 lots available within a sixty mile radius of San Francisco that are listed at/or below $25,000. While I am building, I intend to live in an RV. It's the most cost effective way to move right NOW and have a home of my own for the first time in my life. I have found a suitable and well priced RV for sale. The dealership has agreed to knock another $2000 off, so after fees and taxes, it would be $11,000.

First problem: My credit has been destroyed over the last three years due to medical bills that I put on credit cards (those financial issues are resolved, but still took their toll on my credit). All of my efforts to obtain any kind of financing have now been exhausted. My credit report is actually the lesser of the issues. It's the fact that I'm disabled, on a fixed income, and have no idea when or if I can return to work (I have requested clearance to return to work and have been denied repeatedly by three different doctors). This presents the biggest concern for lenders despite the fact that how little I need to borrow would constitute a monthly payment of only 17% of my income. It makes no difference if the loan is for the land or the RV. I am considered too much of an "unknown risk." And to answer an obvious question, yes my family has already pitched in as much as they can.

Second problem: With the $10,000 I have, I can either buy the land outright, or buy the RV outright, but not both. If I buy the land, I have no way to live on it. If I buy the RV, I have no place to park it to live in it. So, I am throwing my pride out the window and I'm asking for help. If you can and are willing to help, I would be extremely grateful. Every single dollar counts... So, if a dollar is all you can spare, I would still be just as grateful. At the point at which I own the land and the RV (and my car, which is paid off) this will be just enough collateral for a bank to loan me the $45,000 I will need for the cabin kit (it's a small cabin that comes to you in pieces and you put it together yourself.... think Ikea on a much larger scale, and much better quality; it is about $18,000), and the rest of the bank loan would be to connect to utilities and lay a foundation.

I want to make it clear that I am only asking for enough help to get me up to the Bay Area... 10K total. Once I have the minimum I need, this post will come down. I'm not asking for any more than I need to get the land and the RV at the same time. I'm not asking for ANY of the money I will need to build my home and connect to utilities. I can and want to take responsibility for that myself. I'm only asking for the kick-start I need... I've saved half my start up on my own. I need help for the last push to get me to my personal "Promised Land."

Thank you for taking the time to read about me and my situation... I hope that one day, when I am financially established again, I will have the means to come back here and help others the way I was helped in my time of need.

Kelly