Holiday Tags

Hi everyone,

My name is Sadie, I am 25 and I am from the UK. 3 years ago my twin sister went to Australia for 2 months but never came back. She struggled to find work after graduating in England and felt prospects were much better in Australia.

I have always felt like my life is on hold until she returns - but until then I dream of going over there to see her. Maybe even suprise her! She has a new life now but I am desperate to go and see her for a holiday and meet her new friends.

Flights are really expensive - they are at a minimum about £1000. I have been trying to save and have managed to save £125 so far but I am a long way from my goal and would like to see her soon :)

Any help would be really appreciated.

I am in the process of setting up a paypal account. In the meantime if you would like to help me you can email me at tweech@live.co.uk

Thank you
S x

Hello, my name is James, im 26 have 3 children, and working hard to get no where in this economy, Paying the bills and everything else leaves my family with a little money to spend at the end of the week, unfortunatly not enough to take us away on a holiday.
My children have not left the state and i myself have not been on a holiday for a decent 8 years, my 8 year old son would like to go to the gold coast so that is our ambition, but just finding it hard to keep the funds there, as it is we save up and than an unexpected bill comes in and half of it is gone, I guess im asking if anyone out there could please make a donation to help me take my kids and myself on a holiday.
many thanks in advance if you can, our family would be greatly appreciative, even if it were a dollar...

Thanks again

Please help me I am in a really bad spot. In 2006 husband died..we owned an internet cafe. In 2007 I closed cafe & started looking for another IT job...no luck even for data entry or help desk (still looking but am told I don't have current skills & no money to get update/education). Tried to sell off all store stock & in 2009 Ebay/Craig's list sales became slim. Cashed in bonds/savings acts/401k/stocks to make ends meet. Eventually in 2010 no more corners to take from & part-time jobs just not meeting all obligations. Now son-in-law in AZ has health problems & daughter+2 grandaughters need help desperately. He had gall bladder removed a year ago & he is one of a few that cannot easily live without it...having really tough time with digestion & weight loss. No time to sell everything. WILL DONATE ALL NON-PERSONAL ITEMS TO CHARITY(s) OF YOUR CHOICE. ONLY WANT TO KEEP LIVING ROOM FURNITURE, 2 DRESSERS, CARD/TRAY TABLES & PERSONAL CLOTHES/KITCHEN/FAMILY ITEMS & COMPUTER. Must go ASAP. Here is a list of all store stock & household furniture that I will donate to the charity(s) of your choice if you would consider my request.
BUSINESS:
17 Shelving units:
6 black 35" x 70" 15"
6 orange 36" x 71" 16"
2 grey 36" x 84" 12"
3 grey 37" x 84" 24"
Contents (some full cases some partial cases): candles, tart/oil warmers, mugs, gift bags (sm-jumbo) w/crepe paper to fill, baskets, vases, toys, holiday items, $350 Ganz displays, kitchie items. school supplies, greeting cards, shipping supplies
8' ladder
78" x 96" slat wall + full case of slat shelves
Gray office desk
2 computer desks & chairs
Holiday lighting
chip/clip merchandiser
hanging items merchandiser
gift wrap center
6' x 25' dark brown runner
assortment of bookcases/toppers for tables
Many more accessories for small business
HOUSEHOLD:
Daybed, desk, carpets, computer desk, kitchen table/chairs, aquariums, microwave cart, bookcases, dozen cases books (hardcover & paperback), new counter appliances never used, nightstands, lamps, luggage, clothes, collectables, everything else that I will not be able to immediately use when I get to AZ.
Really need to get with daughter but cannot stay with her...this will help with moving expenses & getting housing & utilities started until I can find work again while helping family out.
Thank you for considering my request...will provide proof of donations...you will have my eternal gratitude & appreciation.

please help my young family need a holiday i am disabled and they all work very hard for me my health is deteriating and im taking alot more to care for all i need is some money for the holiday 500 pounds as it will be in the united kingdom where we stay i hope someone can helpive tried everybody ealse thankyou

I’m an ordinary Grandma who would love to visit the Grandchildren I have never seen. We have worked hard all our lives but a combination of ill health, the recession in the UK and being unable to obtain work, primarily because of our age, we are struggling financially. Everything started to fall apart 4 years so when my husband became ill; I became ill 18 months later. He lost his job & has been unable to obtain another. My illness prevents me from being employed. I have still the last 4 years tried to run various businesses on the internet but with no success & our old age pensions (mine was due next year) have been put back by the UK Government for another 4 years.

We have 2 grandchildren we have never seen. They live in Portugal with my daughter & her husband. They are poor & struggling too so they cannot come to the UK nor pay for us to go there.

The cost of 2 flights from the UK to Porto or Lisbon will be around £800 for both of us. The cost of car hire (we need to hire a car to as they live in a tiny village inaccessible by public transport a couple of hours from the airport) is around £600 for 2 weeks

The first 2 weeks in August would be a lovely time to visit as they are on holiday from work & school.

I would so love to see my grandchildren, play with them, hug them. It hurts not seeing them more than I can say.

My husband says I’m wasting my time but I believe that there are good, generous people around who will help just as we have helped other people in our good times.

Could someone please help this old Grandma & Grandpa so they can see their grandchildren at least once. Any donations would be wonderful.

Thank You

Im 21 years old I have two daughters who are 3 years old and 9 months old. My partner works fulltime we have to many bills to pay, my girls have never had a holiday or new clothes they get fed tho, however I've been going without food do they can eat! I haven't ate for 5 whole days!

Hi, I'm Brittany, and I'd like to describe an unfortunate event that has recently befallen me.

Four months ago, during the holiday season I received a call from my mom who was facing some rather emotionally tumultuous times. She related to me that she felt like she just could not endure her life any longer and was considering ending it.

I was personally extremely concerned, as I have always highly valued and admired her. At her request, I quickly forsook all my current ambitions to come to her aid. I moved into her apartment with her and tried to soothe her with my company, and also advised her about healthy lifestyle choices that could help balance out her severe depression and alcoholism. I got a job and began helping her pay her bills when her boyfriend showed up. His first words to me were literally "I'm marrying your mother" not long after he began to command my mom to kick me out.

After many attempts to assure them I would surely save money to get my own apartment, I bought a truck to get worked on and began to save money for an apartment. At first I considered moving to stay with other family members, but eventually decided to stay in Sarasota and get my own apartment.

Without giving me any notice to find another place to live, my new "step father" stated that I would no longer be welcome there, although they knew I had no other options or any money to get an apartment.

They then went to a judge and filed a Marchment act to have me involuntarily placed in a detox facility where I was released under forty-eight hours later with negative results for all substances, including alcohol.

Now I am left on the streets with nowhere to go.

What I am asking of anyone who reads this, please assist me with any kind of resources that you know of, such as live-in maid employment, rooms for rent, a place to stay until I save money for an apartment or anything that will help me be independent again.

please can someone spare us anything, i have 4 children and have been in debt for the last 5 years..i have tried everything to get a loan and keep getting refused... all i want in the world is to take my kids on holiday..it hurts me so much to be unable to give my kids a holiday they deserve..please can anyone spare anything they can...thank you so much for your kindness.

As of today I am currently £23,002.27 in debt. It is a lot of money which I am paying off bit by bit, but when you know your time on this Earth could be limited by cancer, paying this off means much more than it would normally.

In 2005 I was diagnosed with a Malignant Melanoma on my head, it was a large tumour which grew further than it should have thanks to a blunder by my doctor. By the time I had it removed, it was a stage four lesion and my chances were slim.

But with surgery and radiotherapy I managed to get through and for one year I was pretty much all clear! but this was short lived when, after a routine scan, I was given the grave news that it had become metastatic and spread to my liver and my lungs.

That was three years ago and by the grace of God I have survived with little change, but ever since this terrible ordeal I have sunk further in to debt. As you might imagine, the propensity to spend money in times of hardship is something I could not avoid.

I don't know how much time I have left and as it is I am struggling to pay debts and get through on a day-to-day basis.
I would like to live a little before my health deteriorates, go on holiday, have a bit of fun and I am worried for my wife too as I can't take out life insurance with my condition, and I want to make sure she is secure after I am gone.

Any donation is good, if I could pay off all of my debts so that we would have a bit of money to use to enjoy what could be my last years, even better. One thing I would be certain is that my gratitude would not be suitably expressed in words, as it would be genuinely immense.

Love,
Chris

I could beg on here for a lot of things, e.g. Holiday, help for hypnotherapy to loose weight, Plastic surgery for after weight loss, help to pay off car loan, any materialistic things that I would like but don't really need, But no I am not asking for that it would not be right I have to work hard myself for them sort of things as they are not important

What I am asking for is for help to raise money for a months deposit and a months rent so I can private rent a house nearer my family (30 miles away) for two reasons one being that I recently lost one of my grandparents and would like to be nearer to help out if I can and secondly but most important to get my son away from bullies at his school and in the area where we live as just now he is terrified to go to school. I have looked into buying but can't raise the deposit we would need to get a mortgage and the housing waiting lists could take years.
My only option left now is to send him to his Aunts so he can go to school there until I can raise the money myself but It could take months and time is something we don't have as his education is suffering any extra to help with the move etc would be great and once I move If there is anything left I will donate to someone else who needs help or give it to a charity. Can anyone find it in their heart to help me please.

I am a just a young girl who has met with a huge crisis ,i had a very good job working overseas making enough money to live comfortably and pay my £13000 worth of debt ,2 months ago i lost my job in not te nicest way and have had to return home to lodge with family ,i have applied for hundreds of jobs from cleaning to roles similiar of the job i just lost ,i have only recieved 1 interview and was advised i wanted suited to the post.i am recieving only job seekers of £60 per week and cannot pay my debt ,i am now in bigger trouble as have taken out payday loans to try and survive i am juggling debts daily and simply cannot reach an agreement with these payday loan lenders - i have 6 now!i recieve threatening phone calls and letters every day and i am so worried about these peole coming to my family home and frightening my elderly relitives,i now dont know where to go or what to do,i borrowed some money of a friend who needs this back in 2 weeks for a holiday she needs to pay ,i simply do not have it or have the means to get it,i cry every day and havnt slept for weeks.please help me get out of this mess.

My storage bill is due in March. Please hear my plea for assistance!!!

My house burned down over the holiday season and what remains is in a small rental storage unit. I was struggling financially prior to the fire and now all that is left..mostly some salvageable family photos and some keepsakes that are about to be lost again--forever!!! I would like to save the keepsakes for the next generation in my family who are still very young---they lost their mother at a very early age.

The amount I would like to generously request is a humble amount of $250 and a one time need. My emergency funding resources did not come through this month and are delayed ??? I am working on this desperately. I have no other resources to turn to...I am retired and barely making it on my retirement income. I have worked all of my life and financially responsible. Thank you and any assistance is a great help. God Bless.

Im trying to raise money so I can go to Australia-no I dont want to go Australia for a Holiday, but so I can earn my own way. I am british and live in the UK, and even for a hard working graduate of two degrees, job prospects have been dismal here ;-( Whereas in Australia, prospects are really good. Even if I fail to land a professional job in Australia, Id be willing to do anything to earn a wage. I have everything planned to go to Australia-will require a work/holiday visa, etc-apart from the finances. But I stress I do not plan to travel whilst I am there, I just want to start working ASAP, earn some money and get myself out of debt.
Background on me: 26, single male, UK. I like to think Im a really, honest nice guy-even when I have a little money I tend to share it with people around me. I'd actually given up on life a month back, and was close to ending it on several occassions. But am trying to turn it round. I suffer from depression, which is a big obstacle at moment.
Im hopeful I can pay back all the money I receive from donators in the long run. I dont want to put pressure on anybody, so please only donate if you are willing and able to do so. Im also willing to update/reespond to any further questions. Thanks

Hi I am a proud father of 2 and have a wonderful wife, like most of the population times are hard, I thought I'd treat the family to a holiday nothing fancy just the sunday paper deal. At the time it seemed like a good idea until the small print said deposit needed by end feb, and it's on a 1st come 1st serve basis.My wife thinks I have paid it but i am ashamed to say I havent as I have nt got it. I am a very desperate man in need of genorosity
please help

I recently had a holiday overseas which was great. Though there was one stain on the whole experience. This beg is to help someone I wronged while there, and to help myself with the guilt I feel.

Not everything went perfectly while on holiday but it was mostly Ok. While there I met a gorgeous young girl who was very kind to me, and helped me around a foreign country. Unfortunetely I feel as though I took advantage of her but I won't go into specifics. Nothing I did was illegal, or even perhaps socially unnaceptable. But to me it was morally corrupt and it could affect her for the rest of her life.

I am not rich, but I do donate to charity also. And I ask humbly for any help offered. Any donations will go towards finding the one I have wronged, and helping her in the future.

i organize trips in the 6 weeks school holiday for underpriviledged children and families on my estate .the last few years we have struggled getting funding so it's been hard to put these on so i'm trying other things i collect clothes.shoes and bags and soft teddies to raise money and unwanted furniture or tvs computers etc or anything working i normal sell for a fiver to help also i'm looking for companys or individuals to donate money to helps us we need about £4000 to do something each week please help it benifits so many lives

Hi, my names Sabrina, I’m just trying to raise a bit of money so my mom, and little sister can have a holiday in a caravan in Wales or something. Think it will cost about £100. My mom works hard in the factory, and she looks after us when she gets home. She hasn’t had a holiday since my dad left. I would like to thank her for all the hard work she has done for us. Thanks.

i work 7 days a week on a small wage of £2.60 A HOUR and i just want to go on holiday, i have no money because i have to pay to live and drive etc... please help me i need to get away for a week or less
anything would be gratified.

I am a 21 year old mum of twin boys but before you judge NO I am not on benefits in fact I have 3 jobs ; an early morning cleaning job which is weekdays, a 3 day a week care assistant at a residential home and on weekends a bartender. I rarely get to see my boys as I am working to earn a living and avoid benefits , my mum has them and if not then I have to scrimp and save to pay for their daycare which is paid til they are 3 it is 7 pound per child a day. I am struggling to put food on the table and am ashamed to say on one deseperate occasion I have shoplifted food on a day I literally didn't have a penny. My wages mostly go on bills and my car to get me to my jobs, there's not much more I can do to get money I am tired all the time and would love a holiday for me and my boys but obvz can not afford one as moneys tight as it is so please please if you can help it would genuinely genuinely be appreciated I am desperate and have even resorted to trying to sell my old loved possessions on ebay to try and raise up some cash, many thanks and god bless to those who donate x

am asking for any spare donations to take my mum on holiday she has had such a bad year as she had lost my dad who died in april and has lost her job a week before christmas, i would pay for it all my own but iam a single mother and struggle to make ends meet as it is. any donation would be so appreicated as little as u can afford as i know we are all struggling in this climate x

Hi

i know this is not a usual request and not an essential, but i am looking to raise £400 to take my 7 month old son away on a family holiday this summer, my whole family will be going away and my parents are paying for accomodation but i am looking to raise this for the flights, my sons flight will be free as he will be under and can travel sitting on an adults lap, i have raised £100 so far by selling old baby bits and some of my old pieces, but am struggling to raise the rest of the money for this, i was made redundant when i was 4 months pregnant and have struggled to find any sort of work, any donations would be greatly appreciated

Many Thanks

T x

hi.i am going on holiday to cyprus this summer i work full time and have just managed to pay for my holiday although i am struggling for some spending money.i would be very very grateful if you could help me?even if its just 20p.many many thanks karboom x

hi,i am a stressed out mum with 5 children,2 have Aspergers/Autism and i am trying my best to look after them and study so that i can better myself and hopefully be able to take them for a little holiday as we have never been anywhere.i do not want to go anywhere expensive,just a weekend away with them would be the best ever.my house also has terrible dry rot,i have spent all the money i had having it treated (house insurance would not cover it).we had to rip all the kitchen worktops and units out(ruined by rot)and knock all the plaster off the walls to treat it,if i could just have any small amounts i could buy kitchen units on sale and try and give the children a tidy clean place to cook and eat their food and do their homework in,i will be extreemly greatful for any amounts to help me so that the children will have a better life,my autistic son cant cope with mess and cries all the time and asks me why he is the only boy in his class that hasnt been on holiday.thank you for reading this plea and if you feellike you would like to help out i am eternally greatful.thank you from the bottom of my heart.

Hi, I'm new to this so please bear with me.....

I am a 35 year old single mother of four beautiful children aged 10, 9, 5 and 5 months. I have a spinal injury that after many tests and consultations with Dr's and Neurosurgeons is inoperable and I now have to just 'deal with the pain', which I do, without medication, as I didn't want to add another problem to my ever growing list of health related issues that stem from the issues with my spine.

I discovered just over a year ago that I have a brother and sister (twins) who are 10 years younger than me. It was a massive shock but since finding out about each other we communicate on an almost daily basis through a social networking site and on skype and it feels like we have always known about each other. My children have no-one apart from myself and my mum and to have discovered my siblings and their children has been brilliant for us all.

We desperately want to go and see my brother and sister and their families but we need to fly and to be able to do so we all need a passport, which, having worked it out, is going to be very costly.

I have managed to find someone I know who falls into several of the categories to countersign our passport application forms so I have managed to save some money there and I have, through selling some items on ebay, managed to raise the money for all the photos to be taken and for copies of all of our full birth certificates, but the actual cost of the passports is proving harder to raise the money for.

I am embarrassed and ashamed that I am having to 'beg' for help but I do not want to go down the route of having to borrow the money from a loan company as the interest rates are astronomical and as desperate as I am to meet my siblings, I do not want to do so by getting us into debt as I spent 10 years paying debts off and we now live debt free, buying only what we can afford. We live within our means, do not holiday; in fact my children have never been fortunate enough to holiday; this is something I feel very upset about as I have many happy memories from my childhood family holidays....It breaks my heart when holiday adverts are on the television.

Any help will be gratefully received, no matter how small as we are all too aware - every penny helps!!

Thank you in advance for reading.

Thank you for taking the time to read my post. I am ashamed to be on here asking for help, but I don't know what else to do. I am in the position of having my gas and electric disconnected due to being in the hospital inpatient 2 times in the last 2 months for a massive kidney infection. I spent Christmas in the hospital, and almost spent Thanksgiving as well. I tried to set up payment arrangements with my utility companies, but they're not very lenient, or caring for that matter. I have tried to get help from any community action agencies or the Red cross, but they are out of funds due to the amount of unemployed in Indiana. I just don't want to loose my gas and electric in the winter with 3 boys. I don't know how to explain to them that we wouldn't have any gas to keep warm, and electric for the lights and to cook. I would not ask that the money come to me. I would provide the companies that I have my utilities thru, and any information that would be needed to help. Any help would be appreciated more than you know. And, if the person who helps happens to live in Indiana, I would be more than willing to do whatever work my body would allow, like cleaning house, helping with church events, anything. I am just unable to work right now due to the chronic issues with my kidney. But, the bills don't stop, and the companies want and deserve the money for the electric/gas that I have used. I normally am able to keep up with my bills, I just didn't expect to get sick, and for so long. November I was inpatient for 4 days, and never fully recovered. So, on the 22nd, I was put inpatient and didn't get released until the 26th, so my kids opened their gifts in my hospital room. It was still an amazing Christmas, family is what makes a holiday, it doesn't matter where you are as long as you're together. I will provide my email address so anyone who would like to help can contact me to get the Utility company information. Again, I don't want the money to come to me, I want it to go directly to the compay, so the person who is helping knows that their money went to what it was asked for. Thank you for reading my post, and thank you more than I can ever express in advance to anyone who is willing to help me. Your help is appreciated more than you'll ever know. email: brandee.hagood@gmail.com