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Lea and two young children need a bridge to stability after the death of my husband.

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany4,726 views
Lea Vanessa Voigt
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Dortmund
After the death of my husband in April, I'm now raising two young children on my own. I work as a retail cashier, but my income doesn't cover rent, childcare and groceries. I'm retraining as a bookkeeper in the evenings, which will triple my income by July, but I need to bridge the gap until then. Some weeks I skip meals so my children can eat. I have never asked anyone for help like this before, and I'm doing it for them. Once I finish my course, I'll pay it forward. Money goes toward rent, groceries, after-school care and the cost of my course. I'll give a monthly update with receipts. Where the $3,750 goes: โ€ข Rent top-up: $1,700 โ€ข Childcare and after-school care: $990 โ€ข Groceries and school meals: $730 โ€ข Course fees and exam costs: $330 You're what makes this possible, and I'll never forget it. - Lea

Updates from Lea

  1. Small update. $1,576 so far, we've booked the dates and paid the deposit.

  2. Quick update: $835 raised so far (22%). the first invoice got paid this week. Receipts coming as soon as I have them.

  • Alok B. Maurya ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ ยท $200
  • Elena Vazquez ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ ยท $200
  • Sinead Buckley ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช ยท $191

    โ€œKeep your head up. Been where you are, it gets better. - Dublinโ€

  • Murilo Pedro Paiva ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท ยท $100
  • Joshua E. Mejia ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ ยท $100
  • Anonymous ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ต ยท $100
  • Apichart Chanthara ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญ ยท $100

    โ€œHope this helps. Thought of Lea all day after reading this. - Phuketโ€

  • Oleksandr Konstantin Bondarenko ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ยท $100

    โ€œHappy to help. Thought of Lea all day after reading this.โ€

  • Owen Bennett ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง ยท $100
  • Anonymous ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ ยท $100

    โ€œHope this helps. Saw your post and had to give. - Makassarโ€

  • Yuni Gita Kartika ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ ยท $100

    โ€œBe well. Hope this covers a bit of it. - Denpasarโ€

  • Vanessa Priscila Gomes ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท ยท $100
  • Jannat Anika Miah ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฉ ยท $100

    โ€œHope things get better. Only $100 but hope it helps. - Savarโ€

  • Jun H. Navarro ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญ ยท $72.50
  • Carlos G. Rรญos ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ ยท $71
  • Madeline L. Barker ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ ยท $60
  • Kamini K. Kruger ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ยท $60

    โ€œThought of Lea all day after reading this. - Johannesburgโ€

  • Rubina Mehwish Qureshi ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฐ ยท $56

    โ€œOnly $56 but hope it helps. - Faisalabadโ€

  • Anisa Fani Handoko ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ ยท $50
  • Victoria Yvonne Alhassan ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ญ ยท $50

    โ€œPraying for you. Hope the July deadline works out. - Temaโ€

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  • You're not alone, Lea. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Don't lose heart. A few weeks ago I was in a hole too and it changed faster than I expected. Greetings from Dnipro.

    • Sending love. Shared it with a few friends. After 24 years in customer support I know how hard it is to ask for anything. All the best.

      • Take care. Gave what I could, wish it was more. My neighbor in Shubra donated after I showed her your page. Blessings.

        • take care, Lea. Rent stress is the worst. Hope this helps. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too.

          • So sorry you're going through this, Lea. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. After 23 years in farming I know how hard it's to ask for anything. God bless!

            • sending good thoughts, Lea. I was in a similar spot a few years ago and it did get better. God bless

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