Hello, everyone,
This is an extremely urgent ask for help! To sum up what's going on
and what our situation is like, earlier this year we bought a
secondhand RV to try to find stability and escape homelessness.
Unfortunately, the RV has had many mechanical issues, the plumbing is
messed up, and the generator has not started. We spent some time in RV
parks, then tried to leave Luke's home state of South Dakota, which is
not a safe place for transgender people. Driving through the Rocky
Mountains to try finding a better place lead to our mechanical issues
seriously ramping up.
We have been stuck with the RV, which has a faulty radiator that
several mechanics have attempted to fix, in a town where there are no
nearby RV parks. We have been harassed about keeping our RV where
we've stayed; at the previous motel, and the current hotel. Today, we
have been told if we do not move our RV TODAY, it will be towed. Our
cats, Max and Lenny, have been staying in there; we haven't been able
to afford pet deposits, and don't want to stress them out by having to
bring them inside and outside when we don't know if we'll be able to
pay for our room day-to-day. All of our belongings are in there, too.
Because the current hotel is corporate-owned, they are not
allowed to let guests with RVs keep the RV in the lot. According to
the manager, we'd have better luck with the nearby franchise of this
hotel chain, because they do not have such strict rules.
Unfortunately, though, we know that on top of the daily room cost, it
requires a regular $100 deposit upfront and another $100 to be able to
bring our cats Max and Lenny inside with us. If we can raise at least
$700, we may be able to secure the deposit and an entire week, which
would end up saving a lot of money if we can keep up with paying a
week at a time. Tonight, once it's not so warm, we will have to slowly
trek the RV to the nearby franchise; likely having to stop frequently
to avoid completely stalling in the middle of the road, so we don't
risk an accident. If we cannot raise what is needed by tonight, we are
prepared to have to sleep in the RV (despite the lack of plumbing and
power) and attempt to check in tomorrow morning. For full
transparency, we are starting from scratch today, with just around $5.
Whatever you can chip in, from the bottom of our hearts, thank you.
We are doing our best to find self-sufficiency. I (Betty) have
opened up commissions on my Ko-Fi page, offering website building,
music compositions, music mixing, and music remixes. Luke has been
offering custom art commissions and shop items like their music and
their book on their Ko-Fi page, and an art discount to support our
efforts. If you can show any support of our efforts, that means the
world to us both.
Please help us reach this goal ASAP so we don't have to lose
everything we have, and so we can be sheltered!
Thank you
-Betty and Luke
