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A marines veteran in Christchurch needs help with a vocational welding course and tools after leaving service with a traumatic brain injury.
🇳🇿 Canterbury, New Zealand2,056 views
I served four years in the marines and was discharged in 2025 with a traumatic brain injury. I have been waiting nine months for support, and meanwhile I'm sleeping at my brother's place.
I have a plan: a vocational welding course and tools. The quote I have comes to $2,950.
I'm receiving counseling through the veterans' clinic and am committed to my recovery. Structure and a stable place to live are the missing pieces.
I'd be grateful for any help and will share updates on how I'm doing.
Money will be paid to the training provider and the landlord directly.
Where the $2,950 goes:
• Essential household items: $490
• Transport to appointments: $450
• Housing deposit and first month: $2,010
Thanks for reading all this.
Updates from Ellie
We're at 24% thanks to 23 of you. I met with the provider and confirmed the amounts. More news soon.
- Jorge F. Vargas 🇪🇸 · $100
- Satria Effendi 🇮🇩 · $25
“Hang in there. Shared with friends too. - Medan”
- Oleksandr Vladimir Pavlov 🇺🇦 · $36
- Donatella Carla Giuliani 🇮🇹 · $10
- Kinsley Harris 🇺🇸 · $25
- Namukasa Anyango Wafula 🇺🇬 · $50
- Lokesh F. Warrier 🇮🇳 · $50
- Jigna Karandikar 🇮🇳 · $25
- Anonymous 🇮🇳 · $10
- Johan B. Maharaj 🇿🇦 · $25
“Sending love. Only $25 but hope it helps. - Pretoria”
- Hye-won Seo-yeon Kwak 🇰🇷 · $100
- Ifeoma Ngozi Zakari 🇳🇬 · $200
- Thiện Huy Ha 🇻🇳 · $15
- Harsh W. Patel 🇮🇳 · $100
- Kartika Yanti Wijaya 🇮🇩 · $45
“Get well soon. Thought of Ellie all day after reading this. - Jakarta”
- Arnel A. Ramos 🇵🇭 · $50
- Brian K. Dominguez 🇦🇺 · $31
- Iqra Rukhsar Lodhi 🇵🇰 · $10
- Rahayu Hani Utomo 🇮🇩 · $10
- Mauricio B. Castro 🇺🇸 · $10
“Be well. - Portland”
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Good luck, Ellie. Hope you get there. Greetings from Kelowna
wishing you peace, Ellie. Looking forward to the next update. My husband and I read this together. God bless.
Thinking of you and your family. Hope you get there. We're a small family in Glasgow but we're thinking of you