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I am seeking help to pay for my son's college tuition and associated fees. My son has been accepted to Berklee College of Music in Boston, MA. It is an honor for anyone to be accepted to this esteemed institution, however my son's story is quite exceptional. When he was 10 years old, he nearly lost his right arm due to a post-surgical bleed. He was diagnosed with a bleeding disorder known as von Willebrands. He has been left with a disabled arm and hand. He only has use of his thumb on his right hand. His childhood was comprised of surgeries and infusions. When he was 12 years old, he asked if he could buy a guitar. He was so happy because he had seen Tommy Emmanuel playing guitar with a thumb pick on television. He purchased the guitar and began working on a technique to play. He can only use his thumb to pick the guitar strings and must hold his fingers in a special position so that he does not mute the strings. His goal since age 12 has been to study at Berklee. It is an honor to be accepted to such a fine school. Despite a severe disability he has been able to achieve this remarkable goal. Financing his education is going to be extremely difficult. Berklee is an expensive college and scholarships seem scarce. If you know of any scholarships that would be available for him please let me know. If you feel like you want to donate, it is much appreciated. Thank you so much for your time.

Just got out of a 3 year codependent relationship where alcohol was chosen over me when it came down to it.

I'm withdrawing from my addictions to alcohol and cigarette (two months and 3 weeks tomorrow!), and I have most of what I need.

My problem is that I came to Portland Oregon with a guitar that within a few days was broken and stolen in an act of betrayal.

It's been my dream to move to a city and make music for a long time, but this has been put on hold, and now it is harder to make money, and I can't work a conventional job right now because of my withdrawals.

Can you help me out? Anything would be good.

Hi!
Since a very young age, I have always had desire for music. Now, I am 20 and work at a fast food restourant. I make just enough money to pay my rent and buy food and basic nessecities. My desire and dream of learning to play music has not died, infact it has just become stronger. I have no means to get a tutor for guitar classes. I love music, I love listening to great guitarists(Eric Clapton, Jimi Hendrix, Ry Cooder, Jimmy Page, etc), and eventhough every single fiber of me desires to learn guitar and master it, I can't do it due to lack of finances. I ask you all to consider making a donation, regardless of its size, to help me pay for my guitar tutor.

I aprecite it very very much!!!

I lost my job in July 2011 that I had for over 5 years and haven't been able to find work. I'm basically a freelance musician until I find something. I play guitar in a band that plays for money. However, my guitar amp just decided to fry. I am looking for donations totalling $500 to buy a new amp so I can continue making music and work with my bandmates towards our dream of being full time musicians. This is my livelihood right now. I need this to continue making music. Check out our music at reverbnation.com/creeplist

Im trying to get in a college for music but i cannot afford to fix my guitar and my parents wont pay to
fix it because they want me to be an architect.

I'm 21 years old and an inspiring artist.. unfortunately I haven't been dealt the best hand.. my father passed when I was only 19 which in turn forced me to pay my own way I have no immediate family left who can help me financially.. my grandmother passed this spring due to terminal cancer.. I helped take care of my bed ridden grandmother till her passing...

all I own is a computer, a guitar and a amp that my father bought for me when I was 16. I don't have a mattress and I don't have a car.. I've been sleeping on a couch every night and I never feel well rested and I carpool to get to work. I kill myself everyday at work just to make ends meat all i can afford is the absolute necessities to survive and works been slowing down so I've been having a hard time keeping up on bills and rent..

My father always use to say "I just want better for you" and I know if he saw me now he wouldn't of wanted me to go through this. I'm a good guy with a good heart and all I ask is for the help and the opportunities that has been taken from me at this point any help would be appreciated, thank you.

Hi, I am a former musical director who lost his full-time job due to younger generation moving in to replace me. I am 55 years old, in good shape and currently enrolled and have done very well in Voice Acting/Multi-Media/Film classes which are very expensive trade school type intense studies.

I am about half-way through the courses I need to launch my new career as a Multi-Media voice/music/acting/film/producer/director/advertiser. This will entail building a home studio, installing equipment and website/marketing costs. I am also playing in two bands and teaching guitar lessons trying to make up the lost income.

My motivation to ask for help financially is due to my hearing aids which are now very outdated. My right hearing aid has been repaired several times and no longer functions properly, I cannot use it to hear conversation. My left aid works but doesn't have the power I need to listen in class and hear what I need to excel. I use an outboard listening device right now but it is horrible quality. I am essentially rendered partially deaf because I cannot afford new hearing aids.

Our personal debt has been managed by my Wife's job but we cannot afford anymore credit card debt. What we bring in pays the bills, there's no more room for new hearing aids which cost $6500.00 for the quality I need. The top of the line aids are needed because of my new career, voice acting in a quiet studio, teaching guitar, live music performance, front of camera work. Contacting clients by phone and computer. All require a wide range of hearing.

My eyesight is now deteriorated where reading glasses don't handle my needs. I need either contacts or Lasik to go from reading copy, to front of camera to intense computer work.

I can offer, as a gift for your donation of $500 or more, a recording of a special instrumental song performed on my acoustic guitar. I can also offer voice-over work, custom made songs for your business for a generous donation.

I speak and write well. I just need help to hear and see better so I can continue to carry on toward my career goals. However, if you have the financial ability to truly help me, getting completely out of debt and purchasing the ear and eye assistance I need would cost about $25,000.

Seems like a lot but every penny helps and that would launch me into a great new career and take the pressure off my hard-working wife. I have a 15 year old Daughter and a 19 year old Son, both of whom I will hire to work for me, they are gifted and creative kids. Eventually, I will hire some of my fellow students for ad work, voice overs etc. This isn't just for me, it will benefit many.

Ask questions, I have nothing to hide except the fact I am "begging" online. I do not consider this begging however, since I am offering something in return to generous donations and I will benefit Society in general.

Thank you for reading, "my story". I hope to hear from you soon.

My guitar was stolen in June and I haven't been able to find a guitar for under $300 and sounds decent, I came across a used guitar today that is $250 and it sounds great. I need $125 to be able to purchase the guitar. The guitar is my one way of relieving stress and since my other guitar was stolen i have been stressing about school. Any help would be great. I would like to be able to purchase the guitar soon before its gone

My guitar was stolen in June and I haven't been able to find a guitar for under $300 and sounds decent, I came across a used guitar today that is $250 and it sounds great. I need $125 to be able to purchase the guitar. The guitar is my one way of relieving stress and since my other guitar was stolen i have been stressing about school. Any help would be great. I would like to be able to purchase the guitar soon before its gone

Hi my name is Mark. I am just a regular guy that has trudged through life doing what I am supposed to do. I work shift work for little pay and I hate it, I have been depressed for many years and have become very reclusive. I love my dog, Jesus and not much else,including myself. I want to just load some camping gear in my tiny truck that will be paid for in two months, buy my boxer Willie, a flea collar and camp at free sites across the US. I want to find myself for the first time in 38 years. I want to see the country I served for 5 years in the Marines and 3 years in the Army. I want to read, fish, play guitar, and write down the days events. Pick up a job here and there for gas, rice and beans, vehicle papers, repairs and hygiene items. Someone else can have my job who needs it with a family and I will take their place without a home. I honestly prefer next to nothing to having almost anything.

Hi my name is Mark. I am just a regular guy that has trudged through life doing what I am supposed to do. I work shift work for little pay and I hate it, I have been depressed for many years and have become very reclusive. I love my dog, Jesus and not much else,including myself. I want to just load some camping gear in my tiny truck that will be paid for in two months, buy my boxer Willie, a flea collar and camp at free sites across the US. I want to find myself for the first time in 38 years. I want to see the country I served for 5 years in the Marines and 3 years in the Army. I want to read, fish, play guitar, and write down the days events. Pick up a job here and there for gas, rice and beans, vehicle papers, repairs and hygiene items. Someone else can have my job who needs it with a family and I will take their place without a home. I honestly prefer next to nothing to having almost anything.

Hi my name is Mark. I am just a regular guy that has trudged through life doing what I am supposed to do. I work shift work for little pay and I hate it, I have been depressed for many years and have become very reclusive. I love my dog, Jesus and not much else,including myself. I want to just load some camping gear in my tiny truck that will be paid for in two months, buy my boxer Willie, a flea collar and camp at free sites across the US. I want to find myself for the first time in 38 years. I want to see the country I served for 5 years in the Marines and 3 years in the Army. I want to read, fish, play guitar, and write down the days events. Pick up a job here and there for gas, rice and beans, vehicle papers, repairs and hygiene items. Someone else can have my job who needs it with a family and I will take their place without a home. I honestly prefer next to nothing to having almost anything.

Hi my name is Mark. I am just a regular guy that has trudged through life doing what I am supposed to do. I work shift work for little pay and I hate it, I have been depressed for many years and have become very reclusive. I love my dog, Jesus and not much else,including myself. I want to just load some camping gear in my tiny truck that will be paid for in two months, buy my boxer Willie, a flea collar and camp at free sites across the US. I want to find myself for the first time in 38 years. I want to see the country I served for 5 years in the Marines and 3 years in the Army. I want to read, fish, play guitar, and write down the days events. Pick up a job here and there for gas, rice and beans, vehicle papers, repairs and hygiene items. Someone else can have my job who needs it with a family and I will take their place without a home. I honestly prefer next to nothing to having almost anything.

I am about to be homeless! I have a job refusing to give me more than 8hrs a week and no jobs hiring in the area! All I got to my name is a broke down car, my phone, and my guitar. Every check I get which is below $100 goes to gas to get there, phone, and tuna packages! Currently trying to stay in school, but times are getting even harder to keep an education. Staying with friends for now, but my time and money are running out fast by the end of this month. I don't want to have to sell my car for dirt cheap just to get some food and supplies, but its getting closer than I think. I am independent/drug & alcohol free, but I am in need of help. So please any little bit would help for a decent meal! I do have a PayPal so if you are feeling like the giving tree and lend me a branch, I and the good lord will appreaciate it. I put my trust in the lord but, sometimes he gives us trials and tribulation in life. right now it seems I am going through them now.

I'm mainly an acoustic guitar player. I don't play the keyboard or have access to the wide palette of sounds a keyboard player typically has, but for years I've had my eye on Roland's guitar synth processors. Basically, I'd like to have one and a midi guitar in order to accomplish my goal of being able to do cool things like play a grand piano albeit with my guitar. The cost of the processor units is between $650 - 850 according to google. I provide my music free of charge to everyone through my youtube site. I recommend listening to "Liquid Inspiration" or "The old rugged cross" to get a feel for my sound.

http://www.youtube.com/user/dorferdan#p/c/936BD50637D9B963

Anyway -- A big thank you to all who donate. And may even those who don't be blessed. When I get the processor I will be making a Youtube video about this...

So I'm not going to sit here and lie about having daunting heart problems or am homeless. I'm just a normal 16 year old who lives in the suburbs and needs a new guitar. It's been my dream since I was about seven years old to be a musician. I have simply run out of money to take lessons. After I've divulged so far into learning how and what music it is, I've come to appreciate it like none other. I just can't afford to chase the dream. A spontaneous gift would touch my heart and put the gift of music back into my hands :) Even if you can't afford to donate anything I appreciate your time you have taken to read this. Theirs alot of people in this world who are more fortunate then others. Even if you decide to donate to someone else, you really can better someones life with the click of a button :)

I have been self-employed as a Lawn Sprinkler Repairman for twenty years. The winters have always been hard, but the last two years have been devastating. I have a wife and a thirteen year old daughter.
I am doing everything I can, but it just isn't enough. I own a nice house on 4 acres in the country. I owe back mortgage for October and November ($3400) and my wife's Risk Pool Insurance Policy is going to expire at the end of November ($1700). Electricity and water are in danger of being shut off in the next week. It's really looking pretty dire!

In my spare time I like to paint in oils and in 2003, I painted two huge paintings of Stevie Ray Vaughn. I put in over 100 hours into each. They are both 5' x 4'. One features SRV Charley guitar front and the other features the SRV Charley guitar back. They really are awesome paintings. If you want to buy them I'd be happy to sell them to you. Or if you can just help me at all I'd appreciate it so much.

At present I need $6000 to avoid foreclosure and keep my wife's health insurance from being canceled. And it's three months before my business season picks up again.
If you would like to see the paintings, please email me at danfisher4484@yahoo.com.

I have been self-employed as a Lawn Sprinkler Repairman for twenty years. The winters have always been hard, but the last two years have been devastating. I have a wife and a thirteen year old daughter.
I am doing everything I can, but it just isn't enough. I own a nice house on 4 acres in the country. I owe back mortgage for October and November ($3400) and my wife's Risk Pool Insurance Policy is going to expire at the end of November ($1700). Electricity and water are in danger of being shut off in the next week. It's really looking pretty dire!

In my spare time I like to paint in oils and in 2003, I painted two huge paintings of Stevie Ray Vaughn. I put in over 100 hours into each. They are both 5' x 4'. One features SRV Charley guitar front and the other features the SRV Charley guitar back. They really are awesome paintings. If you want to buy them I'd be happy to sell them to you. Or if you can just help me at all I'd appreciate it so much.

At present I need $6000 to avoid foreclosure and keep my wife's health insurance from being canceled. And it's three months before my business season picks up again.
If you would like to see the paintings, please email me at danfisher4484@yahoo.com.

Thank you so much!