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Delilah's final semester of a diploma in hospitality management in Columbia

A first-generation student, Delilah needs help covering tuition for the final stretch of a diploma in hospitality management.

🇺🇸 Columbia, Missouri, United States2,597 views
Everly Barnett
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Columbia
Delilah is the first person in the family to go to university. She is studying a diploma in hospitality management at Columbia Community College, and is one semester away from graduating. She has worked as a delivery rider to pay the way, but this term the hours were cut and there's an unpaid balance of $3,000. The registrar has said Delilah can't enroll for the next term until the balance is cleared. Delilah has a top-ten-percent average, and an academic advisor has written in support. Graduating means a stable job and the chance to support the younger siblings. Without enrolling this term Delilah would lose her place and scholarship eligibility. Delilah isn't asking for a handout - She wants to finish what She started and help the next student. Everything raised goes to the university's accounts office toward the outstanding balance and the final term's fees. Where the $3,000 goes: • Outstanding tuition balance: $2,550 • Textbooks and materials: $330 • Exam and lab fees: $120 Whatever you can give, even just sharing this page, means a lot. - Everly
due date
2026-09-20
bill type
University tuition
#tuition#first-generation#graduation#education

Updates from Everly

  1. We're at 79% thanks to 49 of you. I made the first payment toward textbooks and materials. More news soon.

  2. Quick update: $1,525 raised so far (51%). we've started the first stage. Receipts coming as soon as I have them.

  3. Update from Columbia: we've started the first stage. We're at 14% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.

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  • Imran Babar Awan 🇵🇰 · $20

    “Get well soon. Only $20 but hope it helps. - Abbottabad”

  • Yogesh T. Yadav 🇮🇳 · $10
  • Sharmila Nusrat Dutta 🇧🇩 · $20

    “Be well. Thought of Delilah all day after reading this. - Dhaka”

  • Arjun Joshi 🇮🇳 · $20
  • Claudio Nicola Palmieri 🇮🇹 · $11

    “Only $11 but hope it helps. - Latina”

  • Aditi A. Dubey 🇮🇳 · $10

    “Hope this helps. Thought of Delilah all day after reading this. - Mumbai”

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    “Best of luck. Saw your post and had to give. - Seville”

  • Anonymous 🇮🇩 · $10

    “Hang in there. Hope the September deadline works out. - Magelang”

  • Anonymous 🇮🇳 · $25
  • Sandeep E. Bhatia 🇺🇸 · $33.50

    “Good luck. Only $34 but hope it helps. - Bronx”

  • Anonymous 🇳🇬 · $500

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  • Aissatou Camara

    Hope it all works out, Everly. Hope this works out for you. Thinking of Columbia

    • Franziska Johanna Martin

      Keep going, Everly. This could happen to any of us. My husband and I read this together. Take care.

      • Bilal Kamel

        You're not alone. Your post was clear and honest. My brother had a similar thing happen so this one hit home

        • Shakil Alamin Ghosh

          gave what I could, wish it was more. I went through something like this 12 years ago and strangers helped me out. All the best

          • Naoki SakamotoPhoto verified

            education changes everything, hope you graduate with honors. After 19 years in accounting I know how hard it's to ask for anything

            $3,429 raised of $3,000

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