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A service dog for Madelyn, a marines veteran in Newcastle

After four years of service, Madelyn is raising funds for a deposit on a one-bedroom apartment.

🇦🇺 New South Wales, Australia3,295 views
Madelyn M. Howell
Email verified
Newcastle
I served four years in the marines and was discharged in 2022 with a service-related knee injury. I have been waiting eleven months for support, and meanwhile I'm sleeping at my brother's place. I have a plan: a deposit on a one-bedroom apartment. The quote I have comes to $3,250. 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. I'll post invoices, with personal details hidden. Where the $3,250 goes: • Training provider fees: $1,150 • Housing deposit and first month: $1,050 • Transport to appointments: $620 • Essential household items: $430 I hope life is good to you. - Madelyn
#veterans#service#recovery

Updates from Madelyn

  1. Update from Newcastle: the plan for transport to appointments is now scheduled. We're at 82% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.

  2. Good news. Because of your gifts ($1,922 in total) the first invoice got paid this week. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.

Donations

RecentTop gifts
  • Vera Oksana Alexeev 🇩🇪 · $100

    “From my family to yours. I'm in Nuremberg, thinking of you.”

  • Guillaume Jacquet 🇫🇷 · $100
  • Donna G. Anderson 🇬🇧 · $5

    “Take care of yourselves. My cousin told me about this one. - Manchester”

  • Megan S. Van Wyk 🇿🇦 · $25
  • Michelle F. Ocampo 🇵🇭 · $10
  • Giovana Antônia Marques 🇧🇷 · $25

    “Keep your head up. My mother told me about this one. - Fortaleza”

  • Ramesh Krishna Bhattarai 🇳🇵 · $20.50
  • Million Yohannes Wolde 🇪🇹 · $5
  • Anonymous 🇵🇭 · $51
  • Rin Ayumi Ogawa 🇯🇵 · $10
  • Herman S. Pascual 🇵🇭 · $22
  • Quỳnh Oanh Tong 🇻🇳 · $25
  • Sumaiya Sultana Chatterjee 🇧🇩 · $50.50

    “Thought of Madelyn all day after reading this. - Dhaka”

  • Ramon K. Uy 🇵🇭 · $200

    “You got this. Thought of Madelyn all day after reading this. - Mandaue”

  • Yewande Chidinma Olawale 🇳🇬 · $30
  • Samuel Nathaniel Fuseini 🇬🇭 · $100
  • Auma Esther Wafula 🇹🇿 · $15
  • Anonymous 🇿🇦 · $20
  • Rajeshwari A. Kurup 🇮🇳 · $50
  • Tareq Rakib Bose 🇮🇳 · $10

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  • Gabriel Vincent Marchal

    rooting for you. Hope you get there. Don't lose heart. A few weeks ago I was in a hole too and it changed faster than I expected. God bless

    • Stella K. Tate

      I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. My husband and I read this together. God bless

      • Andrea Luca Gatti

        Hang in there, Madelyn. Looking forward to the next update.

        • Karina K. Fuentes

          Praying for you, Madelyn. Looking forward to the next update. Thinking of Newcastle.

          • Grace Onyeama

            hang in there, Madelyn. Shared it with a few friends. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust. Blessings.

            • Parvin Mitu Parvez

              Hope it all works out. This could happen to any of us. Don't be hard on yourself for asking. Thinking of Newcastle.

              • Riccardo Montanari

                Hope it all works out, Madelyn. Hope you get there. God bless

                • Pranav C. Rajput

                  Wishing you peace. Hope this works out for you. Thinking of Newcastle

                  • Rabin Krishna BajracharyaPhoto verified

                    Take care, Madelyn. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. Love from Accra

                    • Wulan Tika Kusuma

                      Take care, Madelyn. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. It's not much but it's yours. Thinking of Newcastle.

                      • Sarah Namukasa WafulaVerified organization

                        Thanks for sharing this, Madelyn. Hope this works out for you. God bless.

                        $3,937 raised of $3,250

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