Let's Send Brenda to School This Fall

Friends who read this blog,
Hopefully you all have heard the call to action to help Brenda receive the opportunity to go to school full time beginning this fall.  

Because she is under 21 years old, she qualifies to attend full time public high school at a local school for teen moms. She is 20 years old. The school is free, but her living expenses for her and Becky remain a reality. They need to pay rent, buy food and living needs, pay for transportation, and pay utilities. Her monthly expenses are around $1000. In order for her to attend school, we are looking to raise $10,000 for her to have her living expenses covered so she can begin attending school full time instead of working full time.

Like me, you might feel skeptical that $10,000 can be raised in such a short amount of time. Well, so far there have been almost $2000 in donations! This after less than a week looking for kind hearts to open their checkbooks. We only have $8000 to go and remember, we only need $1000 a month, so if you are willing to make a donation now and again in the future we can count on making the $10,000 goal by the end of the school year.

Please consider giving to this scholarship. As a teacher, mom of three kids, with a husband climbing his way out of a real estate career hole I completely understand how it feels to have the bank accounts pretty shallow. However, I have come up with some ideas on how to make a donation, even without a big surplus of cash laying around.

1. Fast for a day and take the money you would have spent on food and donate it to Brenda's scholarship fund. (Yes, I stole this one from the scriptures.) Brenda and Becky have had plenty of days they've gone without food and as you feel your tummy rumble you can think of them and feel great about the sacrifice you are making. 
2. Have a yard sale and give the profit or a percentage of it to the scholarship fund.
3. Have your kids get involved and have a bake sale or lemonade stand. 
4. Invite your family members to give a donation to the scholarship for your birthday present. (Hopefully your birthday is soon!)
5. Dig deep. I know sometimes it feels like you can't afford to give anything more than what you already have to pay for. Well, I bet if you think for even a little while, you will figure out a way to make this happen.

Brenda has nobody to make this happen except us. If you are reading this blog, you are one of a very small number of people who know she is in need. Please do anything you can to help. I know I sound like I'm begging. That's because I am. 

Thank you.