February 22, 2018

I would like to take this opportunity to introduce myself, my name is Steven Newsom.

If allowed, I would like to take a moment of your time to tell you a story of a young African-American man who faces immense odds in fulfilling his dreams of becoming an industry standard photographer.
This man has grown up in a time and country that alienates people of a certain class and color. This man has tried to fulfill what is called the “American Dream” but has been met much strife in his journey. This man’s name is Steven Newsom.

I grew in an urban area that was plagued by poverty and low ambition. Due to the fact that I am a truck driver’s son I developed a since of world at a very early age. My father, quite often, took me and my brother on trips across the country in his truck when we were out of school for the summer. This instilled in me a great sense boundless aspiration. I grew up with a since of discontent because I did not know which direction my life was going to go as I got older. I have suffered many tragedies in my short life time but I have always keep a positive outlook on what the future may hold for me. Through my teenage years up to early adulthood I have tried many things but could not quite find the niche that I felt was going to be the catalyst for my legacy.

During my tenure in college I learned that I could not learn at a normal pace to progress through college course studies. I was the guy who would sit in the middle of the floor in my room with my legs crossed with numerous books around me studying until I would get a headache. This would cause slight depression and anxiety due to the fact that I had set such high goals for myself during this time. Unfortunately, my time in school was riddled with opposition and struggle do to the fact that my father could not work due to his disability (disabled Vietnam veteran) and working while in school and sending some money home to support my parents took its toll on my efforts to graduate. Now I am suffering from mounds of student loan debt and not so good credit because my efforts to implement a better life.

One-day I drove through a very affluent neighborhood in a city named Nashville, Tennessee, this neighborhood was filled with homes that averaged a million dollars or more and would easily be considered a location for the upper echelon of the city. While driving through this neighborhood I was amazed at the beautifully adorned structures and landscapes that were flawless in nature and couldn’t help but to wonder how a place so beautiful is not known to the world. As I exited this neighborhood I could not help but to relish in the idea of how wonderful it would be to have portraits of some of these wonderfully constructed homes. It was felt as though I could take on the challenge of creating beautiful imagery of these structures to produce something miraculous. My next move was to go to the local retail store and purchase a Fugi disposable camera in the beliefs that I could capture something amazing. During this period, I had purchased many disposable cameras and had taken hundreds of pictures of locations in this city and had developed an addiction to the art of photography.
Two years after I implemented this photography journey I traveled home to the local city that I grew up in for the Christmas holidays. By this time my family was aware of my immense love for photography. This particular year, my brother saved up his money to purchase me my very first Canon PowerShot camera. This was something that brought a flux of tears streaming down my face and gave me such a moment of hope and admiration to the potential opportunities that the future held for me. Upon returning home I was excited beyond words to use my new camera and I took pictures of everything in sight. I accumulated a great portfolio of landscape photography for the times and standards of the industry. My passion for photography grew beyond leaps and bounds.

As time passed I developed a scholastic approach to gaining the true knowledge of photography and all things known to the industry so that I may become a leader in the local field. This included numerous workshops, photography event attendance, books and online research. Once I had developed a substantial knowledge of the modern-day art I soon realized that I needed a higher end camera. This was something that plagued me for the next couple of years as I could not afford one. The turn of events happened in the year of 2012 when I went home for Christmas again and much to my surprise my brother, parents, and friend put their money together to purchase me a brand-new Canon Rebel T3. As mentioned before I was so overwhelmed to that fact that I had family and friends that believed in me enough to purchase me this wonderful DSLR camera.
Mr. Dolby, I spent the following years developing my sole photography company and taking opportunities to perfect my craft. I have done many photoshoots, quite often with little to no pay, in the attempt of developing a descent portfolio of my work.

The ever-changing genre of photography is quite demanding in terms of cost. This was met with many ups and downs but I persevered for that fact that photography has been and always will be in my heart.
Unfortunately, I am falling behind the requirements of fulfilling all the aspects needed to pursue this career in its entirety. I have been using my Canon Rebel T3 for years now and have done some amazing things but to my dismay I have learned the limitations of my camera and they are limitations that prevent me from taking this all the way.

Every morning that I wake up and every night that I lay down to go to sleep I am thinking about how to be the best. Quite often I sit around in thought wondering what intricate actions could I take to obtain a full-frame camera so that I may progress my company. I have applied for loans that were not approved, I have entered numerous photography contest and I recently applied to the FedEx Small Business Grant contest that I did not win. There are virtually no options for a person like me to obtain something like a full frame camera and lighting gear to improve the quality of my work. This is disheartening to think that I may never have the chance to do something amazing in what I love so dearly. I am not a man with a lot of means but I have had opportunities to prove myself in a field that is saturated with consumers that believe they are photographers but do not have the knowledge I possess in this field.

I, Steven Newsom, am hoping that you can find it in your heart and in your time to help this young man fulfill his dream of becoming a worldly recognized photographer using the outstandingly wonderful Canon brand to get me there. Mr. Dolby, I plead of you, with divine hope and aspiration, to help or assist an individual like me in my journey to become one of the world’s foremost photographers. If there is anything you could suggest or any direction that you can point me in to help me obtain the photography gear that can increase the quality of my work then I would be ETERNALLY grateful and in your debt…
I must thank you for lending me an open mind and heart by reading this letter and I hope it finds you well and in good health.

Sincerely,

Steven Newsom
Owner
NuDae Photography
www.nudaephotography.com

Good day to all and thank you in advance to letting my title capture your attention. This is my first time asking for money from complete strangers, but I need help and a friend told me this was a great start.

I don’t want to bore you with details of my life and why I’ve have chosen the path of a sage, I just want your attention. 7/10 neighborhoods in Philadelphia have drug corners, junkies and senseless homicides. To me, it seems like it’s on the rise or becoming more public. The sad part about this is that the people that live in these communities blame the police for not doing their jobs, the police blame the people for not speaking up more and those that continue to destroy the community, profit greatly.

That’s why I want to start a community watch in Philadelphia, but it’s not just a community watch & report. We teach the community, by educating them about their Laws and Rights. Protect the community by lending a helping hand when ever someone needs it and assist law enforcement with community activities.

I’m looking for generous people that can help me fulfill this task. All donation are for Equipment, advertisement, labor force and establishing a home base in Philadelphia. The power to make a different is in our own hand, lend me your hand so I can lend mines to others.

Follow me on Instagram: @BLACKNationsTV

or Facebook: Bric Navo

Paypal.me/BLACKNationsTV

Hi,

My name is Bob Robbins and I’m asking for $50,000.  I have run my own business for over 10 years repairing computers, cellphones, and tablets; building computers and consulting with small businesses.  I currently employee two other individuals that need their job as much as me. 

For the last year my business has struggled due to the downturn in the economy in Southwest Virginia.  As time has went along, I’ve taken personal loans to keep the doors open and keep my employees paid.  I’ve continued this because I have a deep passion for my work and helping those who need us.  I’m now facing serious tax delinquency because I chose to not lay off my two employees and got behind paying taxes.  The IRS is now coming at me and my family personally to take what they are owed.

I’ve currently got a small business app fresh out of development to sell to shops like ours and other repair industries, which we planned to market nationally and plausibly make a lot of money doing it.  After 8 months of development and the hope that this app would turn our business around, I am now looking at being shut down permanently by the IRS.  This app was supposed to be the stepping stone to a host of new apps we have planned on releasing once we had the time and money available. 

All my hopes to be somebody who could make a difference for my family, my employees, and my community are now in complete jeopardy.  I am close to completing my goals, I’m just now afraid I am going to fall short before I get there.

I am asking for $50,000 to settle my tax liens and debt to get back on my feet and complete what I’ve started.  I have nothing to offer in return except my gratitude and support.  If I do become the millionaire I hope to be one day, then obviously I would be able to compensate you for your time and money.

If you would like to know about me, my business, and who I am then feel free to check out my social links and the website for my new app.

I hope this letter reaches you and that you would consider taking a risk on someone like me.

Thank you for your time.

Sincerely,

Bob Robbins

bob.robbins@hotmail.com

4410 Pebblestone Ln

Coeburn, VA 24293

(276) 275-1952

Facebook Profile: https://www.facebook.com/bob.robbins2

Business Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/pctechwise/

GetYourShopApp Website: https://getyourshopapp.com/

Hi there! I’m asking for some support for my family, my husband who owns a small family business running since about 7 years, it’s been asked from the producers who is collaborating with for as many years as stated above, an amount of around $5000 I heard, overnight, unexpected.  We have a 3 year old son and we’re trying to make a decent living and him and his dad are working hard to sustain all of us. I want to start working this year but it hasn’t been easy with my son around and all I do is for him. So, because of that amount of money (which it wouldn’t be a huge one), we risk the business… he tried talking to them…they’ve been having a nice collaboration over the years, but don’t know why they came up with that. The bank no longer is able to give us and we have nobody to help us in the next 4 days. I wish I can help so we don’t struggle. I don’t want my son to go through any hard times. We are stressed out cause don’t know how to solve this in such short term. There’s many payments around and this amount of money it’s just over our potential right now… I’m trying to reach for help to you guys. We can give it back through monthly payment. Don’t want anything for free. There’s other people who struggle more. I’m just scared of the situation at the present moment…can’t send any proof of the amount asked because my husband doesn’t know I’m trying to help and don’t have in my possession any. If there’s anybody willing to help, I’d ask for proof of whatever he has. Hope someone will reach back. I would be so grateful. Wish health and the best

thank you,

Mady

paypal.me/madalinapopescu

Hello my name is Duane from Virginia Beach, VA. I am requesting help for 2 reasons. I have a small carpet cleaning business which I am in my first year of operation. At this point I am the sole owner/operator here at Terryclean and am struggling to find money for advertising in the Residential field of cleaning. I currently have only a couple of commercial accounts that are keeping me from going broke but I’m not making any profits yet. So my first request is some kind of help in this area, it doesn’t even have to be money as an endorsement or partner in advertising would be greatly appreciated. Although, there is no money for Christmas this year and I’m feeling a little sad for not being able to have a good Christmas for my son. The main reason for this request however is something that I did over the summer that gave me great satisfaction and happiness. I cleaned carpet for free for a couple of terminal cancer patients and they were so grateful and appreciative. I am a firm believer in the concept of giving ends up giving you great rewards in the future. I have a desire to offer this service on a large scale to not only cancer patients but also people that just can’t clean for themselves. I am talking about a full service cleaning, especially carpet and upholstery for people. It really helps to have a sanitary environment to live but this is especially important to people with compromised immune systems. I was so happy I could do this for these people at the time and greatly desire to help many more people. Ill be honest, I’m hoping to grow the paying side of my business as well but I really want to make this happen so I can help people out and at the same time get the name of my business out there for the world to see! I created a gofundme page but have not been able to generate any donations yet. Whomever eyes this letter make it to, I hope that this is something that strikes a positive outcome for us all. Have a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!                   please donate here  paypal.me/terryclean    or

www.gofundme.com/4lhians

sincerely,

Duane Terry / Terryclean Carpet & Upholstery Care

I would like to make 2018 a better year for me . I would like to start my own business as an antique dealer and leave my job . I am in debt and I would like help to get out of debt and also help to start my business .

The job I have now I do a lot of traveling to different cities working in Walmart stores as a vendor . I had a 2011 Chevy Aveo . I had trouble with my car  and I could not find anyone who was nice enough to look at my car and tell me truthfully what was wrong with it . I called one place he said its probably the convertor . It would cost you too much money if I fixed it take it to the muffler shop. I took it to the muffler shop he said your car is too new I can not fix it . I took it to another shop he did things to my car I did not need . He put tires on ( check engine light was on and metal was rattling when I drove it )  I paid for tires I did not need . He also gave me a tune up I did not need . An exhaust pipe I did not need etc  he never look at my car he just assumed I needed these things just to blow me off because I did not have a husband bringing my car in . I  ended up buying a new car so I can keep my job .

I am not a lazy person I work a full time job . I get up at 4:15am in the morning to get ready for work and I drive 300 miles a week . I just need some help  PayPal.me/Horetski  any donations would be appreciated

Hindsight is 20/20.

If I had started getting serious financial stability and real estate investing 20 years ago, today I would be set. This is not the case. Only about 4 years ago I decided to explore the landlord and fixing and flipping. I had no concept on the idea of passive and active income. Terms such as assets and liabilities, cashflow, portfolio and diversity were foreign languages.

Unfortunately for me I started a little late in life. I just recently retired from my 9-5 and now doing Real Estate Investing and I am just starting to teach the children of my Uncles, Aunts, Sisters, Cousins and myself about financial independence. Twice a month, every month I’m volunteering my time to educate not only the kids, but their parents, as well. Admittedly, I still have much to learn, but what I do know I will share and continue to share until the kids are sick and tired of me sharing, and even then…. I will continue to share and educate.

I’m seeking $350,000. Half will be used for personal use (full disclosure). Reason being, I want this to be a positive experience for everyone. It would look pretty bad for their mentor to NEED a mentor. I’ve made choices (for my family) which put me in a hole so far I wanted to lay permanently there. I’m dusting myself off and looking for a second chance. I do not plan to abuse anyone’s hard earned money, for I know the value of a dollar now. My fear is being foreclosed and homeless. That would look very bad for me, standing as a “guru” and my life isn’t right. $175,000 would be used to advertise, open a center, R&D, hire a staff and to visually show my students how “Rags to Riches” can be achieved (not by begging) through hard work, dedication, commitment, integrity, persistence and perseverance. They need to see that it is real.

I wish someone was there to educate me on the topics I plan to teach. This is something all of us need to know. I’m sick and tired of asking if someone hits the lotto, what would you do with the money and all I hear is how to SPEND it. I was taught how to live in the ghetto. I was taught how to apply for federal benefits. I was taught how to apply to live in the projects and why it would benefit me (G/E incl. H/H incl. Rent Controlled).

This is not the message I want the next generations to adapt. They need to stand on their own merit and not depend on “the system” for survival. Please help my cause.

I’ve not attached any real documents but I will produce them on request.

I would request if someone could donate time, as well, to one of my teachings as a guest speaker. Right now I’m holding these meeting out of our houses. I would like to expand, eventually. Still, it would mean everything to me and even more to the kids (even if they don’t know it now).

Like I expressed and will reiterate, hindsight is 20/20. My story can very well be someone else’s. I wonder if I had the knowledge, would I have used it properly. Most assuredly, without the knowledge, poverty is the path chosen. Help me save the future of our world, one kid at a time.

Thank you in advance.

http://paypal.me/financialguru

Hi there I am a 24 year old woman reaching out for help at achieving my dreams. I am a self employed dream chaser who needs a little help and figured I would come here to ask. I just inherited a house with 15 acres of land on it. This is my dream property. It hS always been my dream to grow food, build sustainable structures, gardens and help people in my community. Now I have the space to do so and not the funds. I am reaching out hoping you will see the potential in this as well and help me get started. I will have to pay property taxes soon which I got quoted around 2,000$. Also I am hoping to raise money to buy a nice greenhouse 3,500$ so that I can grow food all year round. I am also asking with help for money to use for gardening tools, seeds and soil. This is a cause that not only helps me feed myself, but helps me start something that will benefit so many more people than just myself. I want to participate in local farmers markets, become part of the community. Build multiple sustainable structures and help people live a more simple life using the land as our resources. Right now, I just need a little help getting on my feet and getting this going the way I know and believe it should be! I would just be so grateful for any help in achieving my goals and making my dreams come true! I’m not helpless, I have income, it’s just not enough for me to get this going. I am only asking for enough to truly get me started doing this !!

The idea of begging or asking for money is not my thing, as money is very hard to come by these days, but when you are fully convinced that the venture you are about to enter into is sure to be a success, one has no choice than to swallow that pride and go down on the knees and beg and that is literally what I am doing now.

You see friends, for the past decade I have been looking into the possibility of marketing a service that would see ordinary people making money offering expert advice over the phone, instead of wasting valuable time chatting on Facebook, WhatsApp and other social networking platforms. This has led me to hire a programmer to do a software that would allow individuals to bill callers using a Prepaid Calling Card, similar to those calling cards that are used for placing outgoing calls.

The caller dials/those seeking advice on any subject, dials a designated access number, enters pin #, then select the service/s needed, as the caller talks or ask questions, the time gets deducted just as with a regular Prepaid Calling Card.

This will allow Attorney’s Medical doctors, Nurses, Nail or Hair Technicians and others to offer their expert advice over the phone on a Pay Per Call Basis, thus getting paid for their services even before they start to talk, as these cards will be sold in retail outlets so that those seeking whatever advice purchase these Prepaid Advice Cards prior to talking.

There are so many different ways that these cards can be used, they can be used for Dating or Adult Lines, possibilities are endless.

Having given a glimpse of what this is all about, I am begging for your help in making this dream a reality. As mentioned before the platform is ready. All that is needed is for me to pay the developer, have Cards printed and placed in stores, I also have a web login for retailers to sell credits as well as top up accounts globally.

The amount that I need presently is US$5,000, this will be a loan with a generous percentage given back.

Please note that I am in the Island of Jamaica, but there is no section for Jamaica, as a result I selected USA since that is the closest.

Please email: sellous@yahoo.com

Website: www.pay-per-call.webnode.com

Thanks

I’m looking to go on mission trips by myself and spread the word of god in parts of the third world. I need angels to help reach my goal.

Any left over money will be used towards business capital and tariff towards starting a clothing company that will keep adults with autism working.

paypal.me/walkingted

hello and thank you beyond words if you’ve reached and take action to support me in this much needed time.

I’ve tried to explain my path to friends and family but have received little to no support on a big vision that seems to be working and leading to a great development. At the times beforehand, some of the greatest inventors, writers and founders were living in their car. I’m not too far off and we don’t have to detail the struggle.

Since opening and starting a wellness practice with no business loan or credit card, I’ve helped hundreds or thousands naturally get better but have paid out of pocket for all expenses and even sacrificed my own rented room to keep the doors open. Many have questioned why I would be so invested and do not see a value to natural approaches to health. We are at a critical time in this country’s health, and I stand for and with those who take their health into their own hands and choose natural strategies.

The past few years have developed both a vision and the courage to write. I’m finishing a short book that I hope to sell, and have been working on this start up full time since March 2017. I currently have exhausted all reserves and seek help to finish a book that helps others, to work on a startup company that is about to get picked up (need to raise 3,000) and with student loans at 400,000, I have never qualified for a student loan but am a competent and passionate doctor. Please help me continue to work and serve at this needed time, anything helps and thank you so much.

I did not think my life would get to this level within a year.

I graduated from a college back in 2014, got an offer to work at a bank as a loan officer at decent salary but had to turn it down since my parents wanted me to help them to run a small restaurant. We bought the business from a church member, did not have realtor or lawyer to handle everything thinking we had everything under control. Who would have thought that church member that we have known over 20yrs would try to harm us in anyway? Well, we learned some expensive lesson. This lady did not pay ANY tax for 8 years while in business, did not tell us at all and we had to find out about it little after we took over the business. We did not have much funds left since we barely bought the business and 8 years worth of taxes and interest were just something that could not be paid from our pocket. We had to get some additional loans from the bank which was a short term relief.

Now we are in 3rd year of the business and trying our best to stay on top of all the payments that we have to pay back. And then… Hurricane Harvey hit.

Both 2 A/C units were damaged due to flooding and it is going to cost around $10,000 to replace. Our house situation seems even worse. Whole roof need to be replaced and that is another $15,000. We do have an insurance but flooding is not included.

PLUS

we could not operate for three weeks so cannot pay rent or loan and many more. All my credit cards are maxed out, car payments are overdue.

I am overly stressed and keep using my credit card to cover some funds here and there and it is not looking good at all.

i would really appreciate all the help. It will mean so much to us. I am hopeless at this moment and honestly not sure how much longer i can take all this stress.

paypal.me/jennytexas