Hoping the kindness of strangers will happen!

We have all heard the sayings... Pay it forward! Give a little back! Do unto others! Kindness of Strangers... and so many more... and I have tried to live by those philosophies. I have bought many cups of coffee for strangers behind me in line, I have given money to homeless, bought meals for the hungry, donated clothing and time to charities... and many other acts of kindness. I have never done any of it for acknowledgement or recognition or with the expectation of getting something more in return than their smile and knowing in my heart I did the right thing... the human thing...

But now, I am struggling at completing my academic career goal of completing my doctorate of education. I am not struggling to complete the courses (those are done), I am not struggling to complete my dissertation proposal (that is done and with the university for approval), I have my project study ready and will complete everything by December 2014. Where I am struggling as a single parent (widowed 9 years ago this June) and full-time working teacher, is to pay my tuition balance.

I have read all the "how to fund your education sites" and been told "there is money for your education out there" but I seem to always miss the mark, be unable to qualify, or be too educated. I have maxed out my student loan allowance in the spring of 2013 and for the past year been paying out of pocket for my tuition. Now with 6 months to go, if I don't pay off my tuition, I won't be able to graduate even once my dissertation is approved and confirmed.

A friend recommended I set up a crowd sourcing campaign. Though nervous and a bit uncomfortable asking strangers for help, I decided I needed to take the bold step and give it a go! So here it is with Indiegogo ... Any help you can give with sharing the link and asking others to be kind enough to contribute even $5 would help... it all adds up as they say!

Alternatively if they rather "receive a tangible product for their money", I am using all funds from my Activities To Teacher Teachers Pay Teacher e-store to fund my doctoral tuition... Thanks for any help you can provide!

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