Spring Tags

Hi,
I'm extremely new to this but I am just trying to find ANY possible way to help me finish my last year in school. I have been working since high school and have recently lost my job my junior year in college. My courses start in the summer because i had to sit out spring. I have used all loans and grants that are available to me and feel as if I have reached a dead end. I need $1300per semester and have two left so that is $2600. But if I can get ANYTHING that would be great!!!! Thanks for reading and if you can-- help-- if not that's fine. I'm sure God will find a way :-)

My name is Dimetrie and I am a college student at the Univetsity of Louisiana at Lafayette. I am currently trying to gather money to pay for my next fall and spring semesters for the 2012-2013 school year. I am trying my hardest to get through collefe without the need of loans. I am living on my own and employed at Walmart. However working and paying rent does not allow to save much money but I try to save whatever I can. Any amount of money is beneficial to my tuition saving and is greatly apprecited

Hello, I've never done this before but, I'm desperate.
I'm 19 years old and my family is going through a divorce, my mother never furthered her education and has been a house wife for the entire 20 years they have been married and simply supported my dad and all his pursuits.

When I turned 18 my dad left for a gas station woman he'd known for maybe a total of a few months. Let me state he tried to have an affair with her, it wasn't till my mother confronted him that he said he wanted a divorce; My dad is a repeated cheat, I was never aware of this till the day he left, then all the lies came out of the closet.

We run a small chimney sweep business, the office is located at my mother's as she sets the appointments. She does not receive a pay check because during their marriage it was easier on taxes, they have decided to keep it this way and instead dad just covers the bills.

Now the business is great in the winter but we are in spring now and as you may already know no one uses their fireplace in the middle of warm weather! No they go outside and have bonfires. Now my dad is going blind due to diabetes and simply cannot work, we have hired a friend to do the jobs now while my dad just tells them what needs to be done and oversee's the work to the best of his ability. However, his reputation of leaving his wife and daughter for a woman he barely knows has
gotten around and I've heard the clients say they don't want business from a man like that.
My dad also wants to spend money we do not have, he is trying to sell an old sports car so we can put another work truck on the road, we don't have enough work to keep the one truck going we most certainly can't afford the regular expenses of another! My parent's can't even afford to legally divorce, and he want's a new truck. The one he has is fine, I don't understand why he won't use that money for bills.

Now any money I earn myself I have to give to my parents to help alleviate the burden of the bills, but what I contribute is not enough and now we have received the nasty call from the mortgage that they are foreclosing. While I hand all my savings to my parents can't save for my education, and being homeless will make it almost impossible. I've no famly or friends to turn to and we do not have a shelter here. I'm under the age of 24 so I cannot get any financial aid for school without a legal guardian to sign for me, and my parents refuse to think realistic; When I ask them what are we going to do? they say "Winning the lottery is the only thing that can save us." They have lost hope, I understand things are bad... but is it so bad that they can't help me get financial aid?

We currently need $136,000 to pay the house completely off, I'd love to have that, if you find it in your heart to give us our home I'd never be able to forget it. I'd be forever grateful and I'd love to return the favor someday so please feel free to give me an e-mail to contact.

To get us caught up on bills and me in school for nursing will take $7,000. we are so far behind and work is pretty much non-existent... My dad refuses to apply for disability as well.

I'm begging you please help me, I'm drowning in the debt of my parents. I've wanted to be a nurse my whole life and now I feel robbed of that chance... So please help!

I'm currently attending a University in Northeast Ohio. My Spring and Summer classes are online until my children return back to school in the fall. Then I will be attending classes on campus in the Fall and Winter Quarters. Unfortunately, this is how my college years will have to be.

I'm begging for money for my college expenses. Every penny will be going toward tuition, textbooks, and other directly related college expenses.

I only ask because the expense of college is becoming a huge issues at my house. We are falling behind on everything else trying to get me through school. I do not want to end up having to quit!

I'm back in school for so many reasons. The biggest one is to get the heck out of poverty and off of government assistance.

So find it in your heart to donate to my college expenses. Every little bit helps!


Thank you for your time

I'm currently attending a University in Northeast Ohio. My Spring and Summer classes are online until my children return back to school in the fall. Then I will be attending classes on campus in the Fall and Winter Quarters. Unfortunately, this is how my college years will have to be.

I'm begging for money for my college expenses. Every penny will be going toward tuition, textbooks, and other directly related college expenses.

I only ask because the expense of college is becoming a huge issues at my house. We are falling behind on everything else trying to get me through school. I do not want to end up having to quit!

I'm back in school for so many reasons. The biggest one is to get the heck out of poverty and off of government assistance.

So find it in your heart to donate to my college expenses. Every little bit helps!


Thank you for your time

I'm currently attending a University in Northeast Ohio. My Spring and Summer classes are online until my children return back to school in the fall. Then I will be attending classes on campus in the Fall and Winter Quarters. Unfortunately, this is how my college years will have to be.

I'm begging for money for my college expenses. Every penny will be going toward tuition, textbooks, and other directly related college expenses.

I only ask because the expense of college is becoming a huge issues at my house. We are falling behind on everything else trying to get me through school. I do not want to end up having to quit!

I'm back in school for so many reasons. The biggest one is to get the heck out of poverty and off of government assistance.

So find it in your heart to donate to my college expenses. Every little bit helps!


Thank you for your time

I am a dying man in need of tempory help im trying to live the rest of my days under a roof.... im in need of help now i cant afford a paypal.... i need a donation of 800 dollars sent to 501 south spring street apart 808 los angeles cal 90013 by april 20 so please send a money order.... im begging with faith someone will bless me

I am the eldest daughter of two ill parents. I have 2 siblings who have been the caregivers to my parents for several years now. It all started when my father got ill in 2007 with a need of open heart surgery. After that surgery he was never the same. He was a very successful emergency room physician and made very good money. However, he was off for several months from work due to his recovery period. Much of his savings/investments were depleted as he was the only bread winner in the family. My brother and sister had just gotten an apartment and were to start college when my father got ill. They withdrew from school just as quickly as we moved them into their apartment in order to help my mother take care of dad. My father attempted to return to work, but he was still having chest pain and major depression. In September of 2008 he was in the hospital again and needed heart stents to open up blockages. After that situation he physically could not go back to work. He was weak, depressed, and very withdrawn from life. My mother, bless her heart, tried to find ways to make some cash. She sold many pieces of her jewelry to try and pay bills. Regardless of what she profited, she was unable to fulfill the mounting medical bills, credit card bills, car payments, insurance bills, etc.
It wasn't long before she became gravely ill. In the summer of 2010 my mother had succumbed to kidney failure and had to be on kidney dialysis permanently. She had neglected to take care of herself while trying to take care of my father and their financial woes. Along with the financial woes, there were back taxes that were still owed and of course were impossible to pay, their house was falling apart--still is. By the end of Spring 2011, my mother got so ill and was on a ventilator at least 4 times in a 2 week period due to her lungs filling up with fluid. Finally it was discovered that she had endocarditis (infection in heart)that had ravaged one of her heart valves. This required open heart surgery and replacement of the defected valve. The endocarditis stemmed from an infected temporary dialysis catheter. She was in the hospital for over a month and a half or so. Needless to say she was confused, lost tons of weight, and lost the ability to walk or care for herself. She was placed in a nursing home for rehab, but several more stays in the hospital only made her fall several steps back on her rehab and she never has fully recovered. It was discovered that she also had a tumor on one of her kidneys and her kidney was removed in the Fall of 2011 and supposedly it was all contained and it was early stage renal (kidney) carcinoma (cancer). While my mother was in the hospital my father had trouble breathing and I took him to the hospital. It as discovered he was in kidney failure and they both ended up in the hospital at the same time. Now my father is on permanent kidney dialysis.
Now fast forward to present day April 6, 2012. My mother's dialysis shunt would not stop bleeding and she was taken to the emergency room. She also complained of right leg pain and ultimately she ended up with a CT angiogram. This test revealed she not only had some blockage in one of her arteries in her leg, but that she had metastatic cancer to her liver, lungs, and a site near her spleen. Of course we are devastated.
They have no money. The money they do get is always depleted as soon as they get it from Medicare. My mother's social security check went straight to the nursing home and still was not enough to cover her bill. My father would have to pay over $1,000 a month because Medicare would only pay for several weeks. Since she has been in the hospital now for almost 2 weeks, we have pulled her out of the nursing home because the expected us to pay over $180 A DAY to keep her spot at the nursing home.
Now we are faced with a surgery to fix her leg, a plan for cancer treatment, and no suitable place for my mother to live. Their current home is in shambles and I mean SHAMBLES. Roof leaks and is falling apart. I assume there is some black mold lingering. No central air or heat as their units are broke. Plus large amounts of stuff--my mother also was a hoarder. The house is disgusting and it has been hard to clean up with out major assistance and with constant trips to the hospital who has ample time (?). They live in a small town and it is very hard to simply get a dumpster to throw many items away. The house would have to be completely gutted and redone. The floors are sinking in and it is very dangerous. They don't have the funds to fix any of it and nor do I.
I have missed work several times over the last year and more with FMLA, but never have enough PTO to fully cover my own losses.
My siblings have yet to start their lives. They have been with my parents ever since 2007 to help them with everything. Even when my mother was in a nursing home my siblings and my dad would go see my mom every single day--we just didn't trust the care of the nursing home and rightly so because she developed a bed ulcer on her heel after the wound care nurse said it was getting better--not even close! And yes the blocked artery in her leg and her bed ulcer on her heel are related. The wound care nurse and the Dr. for the nursing home should have caught this medical issue.
So life has been tough, but reading about it doesn't even give it justice. We need financial assistance, a new home or help to fix it--we need a lot of help. I want my brother and sister to finally get on their own feet and do what they want to do. I feel bad for them because I was able to finish college and have a career, a husband, and a home. They have yet to accomplish their goals and it makes me sad and sick to see them so depressed. They are in their late 20s and my parents are both 65 y.o.
If anyone has a kind heart, I promise you I'm not lying. I have proof of all I have written about and I swear on everything--my family, my husband, etc. that this is all real. Thank you for your time and interest. If you can't help at least please pray for us.

I'm trying this BegsList as desperation as I don't know what to do. My wish is to get them a nice clean place to live and live their last years worry free.

Graduating this Spring 2012 as a Biologist has cost all my money. There is no more financial aid left and I graduate in one quarter, Car payment due and rent due too. Trying to avoid sleeping in car. Overwhelmed until I begin work this summer. Must pay back payments totalling $1,800 dollars to stay afloat.Please contribute a dollar if you can. Need to raise $1,800 dollars by graduation in June 2012. I greatly appreciate any amount you can donate.

My mom has always given up everything for herself in order to make others happy, but it's time to change that. I want to do something for her because she deserves to live a dream and see Ireland, like she has always talked about.

Whenever I've traveled to places around world, including Ireland, my mom has shrugged it off and decided that making me happy is more important than her own happiness. Even though I appreciate it, it's hard to see her put away her own dreams in order to make mine a reality. She says that she'll go in the fall when my cousin is studying abroad there, but I know that she will decide that the money should be used for when I study in Paris in the spring.

Since I'm a broke college student who has no way of coming up with such a large amount of money, I'm asking for small donations of just $5-$10. Hopefully I'll be able to raise around $3,000 to buy two plane tickets and to plan a trip around Ireland for both my mom and dad. The best part is that I'm going to give it to her as a gift on Mother's Day, so she'll have no idea that it's even coming!

Thanks to everyone who is willing to make this happen for my mom--she truly deserves it. Hopefully soon my parents will be enjoying the Irish countryside because of your help!

I am a desperate father of three girls, I work very hard to provide for my family, but I have fallen short. We have been struggling for months, have been living off the ability of overdraft from my bank. My bank has cut me off. I need to pay a 600 dollar electric bill, I am two months behind on it, and It will be turned off monday. My kids are also on spring break this week, and we wont have enough food to get us through the week. I am desperate otherwise I would never attempt to do a public plea. Please know If we are helped by someone generous, we will give back as able. God Bless You!

I have NEVER done anything like this, I am normally the one helping, BUT I have a 600 dollar electric bill, and kids on spring break with no groceries. I am praying and believing the Lord will provide because he always has. I work, but had never recovered from recent surgery. Please help if your able, and its okay if your not. God Bless You

I just got out of the US Army July 2011 and have returned to school to continue my education. I haven't seen my son since may of 2010. He lives in the philippines with his mother. Currently all my funds go towards school and taking care of my son. I have ten days off for spring break and need 1500 dollars to buy a plane ticket to visit my son. Thanks

Hello my name is Alex. I am 19 and I live on my own in a small one bedroom apartment. Recently I began my spring semester of college at a new school: scottsdale community college. In the past, my former schools gave me my grants and loans quickly, and easily within one or 2 payments days within eachother. BUT, my new college has a different payment plan, with my last payment being february 19th and the next being around match 28th. I recently lost my job and am currently searching for work. I owe 362.38 currently. Yesterday the manager of
my apartments gave me a notice stating I have 5 days to pay the remaining balance due. I only just turned 19, and I feel as if I am already beggining to fail in life...I turned to family with little help. I'm affraid to be on the streets. I am willing to work for money. Honestly i'd do almost anything!!! Please help!! Even a penny helps. Please I will be so thankful.

Please I need some temporary financial assistance to get my business into spring. We have had only 2 plowable storms this winter here in Burlington Vermont.. I started this business 3 years ago when I got laid off and there were no jobs available. I have grown it to where I have 2 employees plus myself Due to lack of income because of no snow I am out of money. I have used my savings up. My employees depend on me to take care of their families also

PLEASE HELP IF YOU CAN just need to make it 5 more weeks. Have plenty of work lined up after that. THANK YOU

Hello my name is Richard. A little about me. I am 37 yo/male living in WI USA and in need of help to pay for my rent. I moved to WI from TX in hopes of starting a better life for myself. I thought the person I that had offered me a place to stay until spring was going to be true to their word. Unfortunately that was not the case. The job I had at the time was one just a temp job to help enable me to contribute while I was staying with them and allow me to look for one within my profession. I was abruptly told that I had 3 weeks to leave their house before I would be removed. This was someone that I had known for well over 11 years and never thought something like that would happen. These were the only people I knew in the sate. At the time I had been working the temp job for a little over 2 months and at the rate I was making with the company there was little to know way I would be able to pay for deposits much less rent of a small apartment in the area. But with that I set out to make it happen somehow. So I continued the temp job and took other additional small jobs, fix it type things for extra cash. I was able to make the deadline and move into my own place which was actually best for me anyways.

I continued to work at the temp job but in doing so ended up getting continual and worsening respiratory infections due to the very poor air quality. I never intended to stay there for this long but with little time to devote to my job search within my profession I had no other choice. Months went by and the condition simply got worse. I was told by my doctor that I needed to find some other line of work and get out of the horrible work environment that I was working in as I was getting very close to pneumonia. Two weeks later it happened. I was out of work for the following 2 weeks. During that time I was forced to make the decision to leave the job and quit. This was very tough for me as I am not a quitting type what so ever. I had been raised to stick it out. But due to a medical condition that I have I simply cannot do that, for risk of compounding the issue.

So now here I am. I am a month late with my rent and facing eviction. I have no family or friends to lean on for help. I am currently enrolling to further my education to be a professional driver which will assure my future but for now I still need my apartment. My rent is $660 per month. I need to be able to cover February and March rent or I will end up being evicted which at that point will have no place to go but find a place (during winter) out on the street. So I plead with you to please find a place in your heart and help me with my problem. Doing this is so tough for me. I have never had assistance like this in my life. I have always been the one to do it on my own. This time however I simply cannot do it without help from you.

Please.

God Bless.

Hello, I'm 24 years old. Last summer I opened up a consignment shop in my town. I put pretty much all my money and savings into opening up my store, money I worked hard to raise for it, and lots and lots of time and hard work. Well after 5 1/2 months of being open, my landlord sold the building out from under me and I had to close! All of my hard work and money was gone. I now have a hard time paying bills and owe a few people money yet. I am hoping to reopen my store in a new location this spring, but obviously I do not have the funds to reopen at this time. I want to do things right this time and I would like to purchase a point of sale system to keep track of all my sales and consignors. I would probably have about $6000-7000 in start up costs to reopen to pay for deposits, rent, insurance, supplies, computer system, security system, more shelving, possibly credit card equipment and services, hopefully some more inventory of my own, and any other unexpected costs that may arise, and I need enough money to sustain myself incase I don't make enough money to pay my rent, utilities, & other bills at first. This has been a dream of mine for a long time.. and I finally was able to make it happen last summer but had it taken away from me by my landlord and new owner of the building I was renting. Anything would help! thanks!

I would like to go to the Bahamas for Spring Break and would love any extra cash for this trip. It will be my first time on a ship and hoping I will have enough money to make it the best time ever.

My wife and I have been married 49 years in May. We have always worked and are now living totally on Social Security. I will soon be 70 years old and my wife is 68.

We own our home(free and clear)and are not destitute, but we do need help.

We are both dissembled, My wife is on oxygen 24/7 and, due to nerve damage to both legs, I cannot walk or stand for more than a few minutes at a time. I manage to get around by hanging on to things.
As we get older there are some things that need to be taken care inside the house.

We have asked for help from our County to install new windows and doors that I have already purchased, and have had on hand for the last few years. I have checked with Habitat in our closest city and there is no help available in this part of rural America. The siding on the house is decaying badly and needs to be replaced. We also have siding and roof damage from a large storm here last spring.

We managed to get a kitchen remodel completed last year, by a handy man who owed me some money. This makes it much more accessible for my wife and I.

I have the tools and the know how, but my body wont cooperate.

I have never asked for help before, and have always been there for anyone that has needed help, but I am no longer able.

Thanks for reading this old mans long winded beg.

willway

Hello, my name is kimberly and i dont know where else to turn so i am posting on this website. I am a survivor of the joplin may 22nd tornado. I was working at walmart when we got a code black and we all went to the back of the store. We were all joking around not really thinking much about it. We never thought walmart would get hit. My brother called me and told me that there was a tornado in joplin and that it was big and not to panic. I still didnt think walmart could get taken down, we were in a busy populated area in the middle of the city. The power went off and i told my brother i had to get off the phone. It got pretty loud and sumone yelled that it was here. I looked up and seen the roof getting ripped off. Everyone then screamed and we got down on our knees and prayed. All i could do is pray to see my little boys again and my husband and the rest of my family. The winds were so fast and i was getting hit with all sorts of things and something was on my back and was very heavy and something hit me in the head. It got quiet and people thought it was over and i was yelling at everyone to stay down for a little while to ensure it was over. After about 5 minutes we got hit with the end of the tornado and was just holding on to whatever i could and telling everyone that i loved them, even if i didnt know them. We were very crammed together as some people were on top of each and there was zero moving room and we were getting heavily rained on and hailed on. I found a small hole to put my hand through so that hopefully someone would see it and help us out. After about 30 min sumone was able to help get me out and i started helping others get out as there were many injured and many children. I started ripping open blankets to give to people because we were all soaked, filthy and freezing. Once i finally got out of the store and to the parking lot, i was in shock. Everyones cars were on top of each other and crushed. And i looked around and everything was flattened for miles. I dont know how any of us survived because walmart was totaled where we were. I have dealt with alot of anxiety since then and am dreading spring this year. I would really like to raise money for a shelter to have peace of mind and to ensure my kids safety. I never want my familys safety. Going through this tornado has made me realize how important things are in life and to have fun with my family and to appreciate life. I am going back to school andd my car just broke down and we think its the cadillac converter which i cant afford. I also want to help my dad out. He is disabled and raising my 3 teenage brothers. He is hurting financially as well and i love to help him when i can. I have a new found look on life now and love my kids so much and im so happy i was able to go home to them. There were many people that didnt make it that day and that easily could have been me. There are many heros from that frightful day. I dont like asking for help but i didnt know where else to go. I appreciate the people that help out people like me. You are wonderful people and god bless. Anything at all would help me out at this time. Thank you for taking time to listen to my story and thank you for donating. You are amazing and cherish those you love because you never know what could happen. Thank you!

I'm a mother of four and a grandmother of 3 grandsons. My husband is an independent contractor and with the state of the economy he has not worked in over a year. We lost our home and my husband, myself and our only child at home our 14 year old son are living in a 1978 camper in my mother-in-laws back yard. It is winter Jan 2012 and we can only stay till spring and we have to move on. Her landlord will not allow us to stay any longer. I don't know where we will go. If you could help us we would like to get some land and build a cabin, nothing expensive or extragrant. It is tough on our son, he is a very good boy and has had to give up a lot. We have a 3 month old grandson that we have not seen yet. Please help us to accomplish our dream so, we have a place to enjoy our kids and grandkids. I really can't put a price on it but we could do this for about $20,000 or we will work with whatever we get.
Thank You for taking the time to read this and God Bless!
Marlena

I am a full-time college student working two jobs and living on my own. I use my money to pay bills and the small amount left over goes into savings for emergencies. I'll be graduating in the spring next year (2013) and I've always wanted to go to Japan. I know it will take me a few years to actually save up enough money for the plane ticket alone! Please help get me to Japan :3 no donation is too small :)

I never thought that I would find myself in this position. But life sometimes rains on us and we are forced to seek shelter. That is why I am here.

I am a full-time student, with only the Spring 2012& Summer 2012 semesters left of school to complete my degree. I am on the Dean's List and am a member of Phi Theta Kappa International Honors Society. I have worked relentlessly to be successful, but unfortunately cannot pay for these last semesters. I feel like I am in a race, with the finish line in sight, but I am running in place.

I just found out today that my financial aid was declined. Taking out a private loan is not an option, and I cannot pay tuition on my own. I need $2,500 for tuition and books for this semester and the summer semester. My time is running short, and I refuse to give up or drop out.

I am not sure what I will gain from posting here, but my hopes are that a kind soul will stumble across my post and give me a little push.

"I never see what has been done; I only see what remains to be done." - Buddha

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 work in the construction industry and it has been very slow as everyone knows. A year ago my wife lost her job and the doctor she worked for told her he would let her collect unemployment and would pay any vacation time she had coming, he did neither. My wife's job search has produced nothing as yet. It has been a struggle to keep food on the table for a family of four. I just need to make it through the winter months, pay for food, heat and rent. Spring is coming.