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Thanking you in advance!
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(Updated March 26 - Please see below / at the the end of the description)
Braedon completed high school in 2016, he graduated with a
successful Victorian Year 12 VCE (known as the HSC, or the equivelent
to it in other Australian states and territories) education.
On the 18th of January 2017, he received an offer from Deakin
University in Burwood for his first preference, a Bachelor of Science,
however - he has deferred this offer for 2017 due to financial
reasons, Braedon simply can't afford to attend University at the
moment. (Unfortunately he was unsuccessful in his
application for a scholarship).
The expenses in sending him to uni is beyond my own, or his
extended families capabilities. Removalists fees, transport,
accomidation, bond, tuition etc etc, it all adds up!! - And because
i simply can't afford to send him to uni (i'm on a disability
pension, can't work, that doesn't mean that i don't want to work, i
have attempted numerous times to re-commence working since my
illnesses, which date back to 2007, and i can't get a loan or a
credit card to obtain funds, i feel so fricken useless it ain't
funny) i started this 100% LEGIT fundraiser.
Being a young, single guy from the country, and the
only child of a physically and mentally disabled / single custodial
parent, i would hate to see him miss out on this opportunity of a
lifetime, hence, and i HATE asking for money (and
totally unbeknownst to him) i have setup this fundraiser
in an attempt to help him realise his lifetime dream.
Basically, i set it up because my boy was unsuccessful in his
application for a scholarship, which would have paid for all of
his accommodation, all utilities, tuition fees etc etc yadda yadda
yadda, Also, Braedon is from the country, and knows no one in
Melbourne that he could 'shack up with' for 3-5 years (the time it
will take to complete the course).
He plans to move to Melbourne in 2018 to attend the Deakin
University in Burwood and study for his Bachelor of
Science,
IF finances permit him to do so that is.
ANYONE can donate, you DONOT have to
be an Australian resident, and if you simply don't feel confident in
making a donation / payment via the internet, or perhaps
you don't have a credit / debit card or a PayPal account, then feel
free to get in touch with me so we can arrange other donation /
payment options.
EVERY DOLLAR COUNTS!! - You can donate $1, $10,
$1,000,000 (lol) -
ANY size donation is
muchly appreciated - as i said,
EVERY DOLLAR COUNTS!!
Braedon has had it pretty tough, no fault of his own, i just
want to take a moment to thank him for sticking by / with his Dad
(honestly, if it wasn't for him, i don't think i'd be still on this
planet if you know what i mean), words just cannot describe how proud
i am of him, not only as his father, but also as his friend, and i
just hope that he can
AT LEAST make it to University, that's all i ask.
Thanking you in advance,
Alan, Braedon, and entire Waddell Family.
( -- If you're not in a position to donate, then please, feel
free to share the link to this fundraiser around via social-media,
email, or even snail-mail. - And yes, i myself have donated to other
campaigns before, some may know me as 'Rocka', 'TheRasslinGuy', 'DB',
'DoucheBag', 'KroniK', 'BGA', or 'Big Gay Al').
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Please Spread / Share this Fundraiser via these 'Easy to
Remember' Links
tinyurl.com/MySonsEducation OR tinyurl.com/PleaseHelp2018
Or simply copy and paste
tinyurl.com/MySonsEducation OR tinyurl.com/PleaseHelp2018
Thanks again!
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March 26 update:
The 12k goal is to cover the 3-5 years duration of the course. -
Accomidation (which, even if it's as a boarder, is not cheap in
Melbourne), transport, private / after hours tuition, and anything
else i may have forgotten in the description relating to
this fundraiser. Just thought i'd clear this up, as some people have
asked - 'Why the 12k goal??, that's a bit much!!'
This is all new to me too!!
I never went to university, even if i wanted to, my parents
(bless them) wouldn't have been able to afford to send me either, i
only ever wanted to be a radio announcer / work in the radio industry
when i was thinking of a career / life after school, which, back in
those days, for a guy from the country, all (and i use the word 'all'
VERY loosely, it was VERY hard
work!!) that involved was sending out airchecks / demos, resumes, and
letters to literally every radio station in the entire country, from
the outback to the city, and 'getting a foot in the door' and working
your way up from there, yes, there were 'radio schools' back then too,
but they (also only located in the capital cities back then) were not
free to attend, and there were not as many around back then, i started
out virtually running a community / voluntary radio station when i
left school, and finally got my foot in the door of commercial radio
when i was 20 years of age, it took a while, but eventually it / all
the hard work and effort paid off!!
So, from a parents perspective, yes, i guess looking back now, i
was thinking he would be a shoe-in for a scholorship, and perhaps i
should have started this fundrasier 12-18 months before i actually
started it, or at least saved some money to put towards a 'Send
Braedon to Uni' fund (it's EXTREMELY hard to save,
EVEN FOR YOURSELF, when you are a single /
custodial parent), all i can say to that is - hindsight is indeed a
WONDERFUL thing!!
Thanks again you lot!! - Luv ya's!! :+)
PS - Pardon any typos that may appear - Yes, i
HATE typos, well, when i make them that is. - Old radio /
copywriting habits NEVER die!! lol :D
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