helo beautiful people of God, my name is NATUKUNDA JOY from Uganda, i have three children and a husband, but we are now both jobless and suffering alot, we are renting, my 2 year old baby needs milk but i do not have money to buy it, we are both jobless at the moment, we do not have money to pay school fees, pay rent or buy food, please help us if you can, we are suffering, my phone number is +256787196500. thank you any material help like food, clothes shoes is also welcome.

This screenshot is an article from my local newspaper~ the.Durango Herald and it shows that even tho I am starting late in the season, to be opening a Shave Ice stand, my Community's tourists season is FAR FROM OVER!
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I am a SURVIVOR and a FIGHTER.
All I think about and all I wanna do~ is serve my yummy Shave Ice treats to my community and the tourists that visit us.
I received $9800 of the $12887 needed for start-up costs. I have already purchased almost all my supplies and inventory and decorations and business licenses and vendor fees. Plz don't make me wait til next summer~ to get my name out there! 
Please...... even tho I am starting late in the season. The 4 Corners Biker Rally is on Aug 29. Plus we have a Hot Air Balloon Festival coming up, which I am already locked in to be the vendor at both these festivals. 
I'm just asking that you give me a chance.
Thank You! 
I Appreciate You! 
To all those that donate to my project and give me your address~ I will send you a handwritten Thank You note. So that You will have a token of my appreciation and a reminder that You helped change someone's life. 
I Appreciate You! 
Be Blessed!



THIS IS MY START-UP EXPENSES



THIS IS MY 1ST YEAR FINANCIAL PROJECTIONS

I am not asking for alot , just some help with rent of $700 and dog meds of $160.   I just started a new job and I have fallen so far behind on bills and i have no family left to help me.  I hope someone will please offer some assistance.  I am in dire need of funds.  $jen71h  cashtag

I am in need of money for bills and to pay for my Puppyloves medication.   I am working at a new job and am so behind on bills and in process of trying to get caught up.   Anything will help.  His meds are $160  Rent $700  I am on my own and most of my family has passed away so I am asking for a little help please. My cashtag for cashapp is $jen71h

Hi. I am an unemployed widow with an 11 year old son. I need help paying rent (currently 4 months in arrears) and to buy some food. Please, I have no family to help me. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
The end of this month we will get evicted. I don't want to be homeless
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My dog has blood in her stomach and we don't know why. her abdomen is extended. we love her so much and can't afford to take her to run some tests to see what the problem is going on with her and we do not want to put her down. please if you just help me out i would appreciate it, thank you so much!

Hello, I am asking if anyone can please help me I am in an abusive marriage and I need money to get away I have no one to turn to for help. Please I’m begging help me please

Well Hello...

......And Welcome!
I was approved for a $10,000 (minus $200 in processing fees) loan through Region 9 Economic Development Center. I just received that funding but need the additional start-up funds, in order to be able to open my Shaved Ice Stand. The Biggest money maker~ the County Fair is just days away. EVERY CONTRIBUTION MAKES A DIFFERENCE.
I can't do this without You!
So this is my story... (its a LONG read hopefully I made it an entertaining read! Thanks for being here!

I heard this saying, that has changed my life....

"If you don't like your life~break a life pattern". 

The quote that has transformed my entire life! Because....Well, I BROKE ALL OF MY LIFE PATTERNS! 

I'm just a small town girl, now 46, just tryin' to break free from a 17 yr vicious cycle of domestic abuse, administred by the Marine~ I was madly in love with! 


This all began the day I made the comment, "I don't even think you like me... You just love the way I love you". 


And his response was....."You're right" .....Something inside me broke that day. Or perhaps, something inside me~ WOKE that day.


This is my story of me trying to figure out who Barb really is! And forge a new path for myself. One that isn't defined~ as me just being a good wife to my abuser!


I Appreciate You for taking the time to read my campaign. I am praying that You will believe in my dream and become part of my journey~ by contributing to my cause. Because my dream can't become a reality without You!


.... As you will see for yourself... 


When you break a life pattern or as in my case~all of them,  just how much a life can be (completely) TRANSFORMED.


This is Barb taking back my life and me not being afraid to ask for help.


So, Let's get into it!.....

{Sorry for the LONG read! But here is my story!}


So....Who is Barb?!?  First and foremost, I am a mom to two incredible children. A Daughter, 27, who is living her best life yet, since moving to Cali. 2+ yrs ago. And then there's... Baby Boy, 22, who is going to break my heart and make me an official "empty nester". When he spreads his wings and flies... to the other Coast~ on the other side of the country, to North Carolina. It appears that I've instilled into both my children~ the calming abilities and healing properties... of water! But I never would of ever guessed... They'd both be leaving me... for the ocean. But quite honestly, it doesn't surprise me, in the lest. 


But, Who else is Barb?!?


Well...Barb is a  dreamer.


My lifelong Friend of 20+ yrs and I, were always talkin' about, dreamin' about and jokin' about... starting a taco food truck together. (Long before, the food truck industry was even a "fad"). Then about 6 yrs ago, my Bestie said to me... "she was done talkin' about this crazy idea of ours". And that we needed to..."Put Up or Shut Up"!?! It was that day, we went from just talkin and dreamin of owning and operating our own business, to researching EVERYTHING (which included: which tortillas we wanted to use, which sides we were gonna serve along side our street tacos. And we discovered the logistics of becoming~ small business partners and what that truly meant and what was needed to accomplish that.   'People' had gotten sick of hearing us just talking about it. And as It turns out, we had a large group of people who wanted to support us and wanted to contribute to our 'Taco truck fund'.  It was due to their donations, that we became fully funded rather quickly.


So as my Bestie took on the tasks of everything~ it took to become legal. Including purchasing the food trailer, getting the business license and vendor permits, ordering all the ingredients, and so much more. 


I was in the process of relocating my family~ back to our hometown. What was supposed to be an exciting and exhilarating time. It was in fact, a very turbulent time in my life. And the 17 years of domestic violence abuse I had been enduring~ was all coming to a head. To the point that I had become afraid for my life. 


That is when I made the phone call to my Bestie, who already knew exactly what was happening and what had been happening to me for years. And that is when I made the hardest decision of my life..... to let go of my dream~ to save my life. 


Then the day came, that my house was packed and the uhaul was loaded. And instead of driving that uhaul truck to meet up with my husband, who was waiting for us in Canon City, Colo. 


Instead My, my Son (19 at the time) and I, drove that uhaul truck~ straight in the opposite direction and kept on driving it... 3 States away, to Washington State. To my Father’s house, in Tacoma.


Who is Barb?  Well....As it turns out...Barb is a  SURVIVOR of domestic violence.


Its been 3 years now, since I got out of my 17 yr marriage to a Marine. Its been tough and some of the hardest moments of my life, these last few years. But in leaving him~ it has saved me from enduring... 6 more domestic violence incidents and 4- breaking restraining orders. Which is the new charges that my ex has since picked up, since I him. I ain't gonna lie~ At first, I wasn't so sure I'd made the right decision! The uncertainty, the scariness of actually leaving.... my husband, my life, my home and my community. And enduring all that I was going to go through~ once I finally did leave him. Was at times... too much and completely overwhelming. But knowing I had the protection of my entire family, who also lives in that state of Washington~ gave me SO MUCH COMFORT! Plus knowing what I know now .. I am so glad~I did get out! That I had made the right decision! And that my life now~ is so beyond beautiful. And I now know~ that I couldn't have ever become healthy, happy or as wise as I am now... if I had stayed.


After spending 17 months in Washington, bouncing between family members houses~ just trying to find out where Barb is supposed to be. I discovered that I hated living in Washington. I was always afraid there~ because the homeless rate and the drug problem in that part of the Country~ is completely off the charts.


It turns out~ this small town girl, who has always lived in communities of 18,000 residents or less~ just isn't suited to live in Washington and so I returned home, to Durango Colo. And after I won a car from a local mechanic shop here in Durango, due to receiving 3× the nominations from people of our community... I knew I am where I'm supposed to be!


While talking to my Bestie, who did start the taco truck and is killing it.  I was crying to her about how am I ever gonna make it in life. How was I ever gonna be able to become self sufficient and independent. She said to me, "You know who's right beside me at all the festivals and their line is just as long as mine~ a Shaved Ice Truck". And thus is what began me down my current journey and new dream that I want for my life now.


So I am turning to you~ my Family and Friends and People of the internet....asking for help me become self sufficient and independent. 

Included with my story, I've also attached my business plan and 3yr projections. Which show.. a 86% profit margin, with a 'Return on Investment' within the first year (summer). WOW... NOW THATS WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT! 

It is because of those projections, that Region 9 Economic Development Center believes in me and why they approved funding for Ma'Dame Ice. 

Who is this Barb anyways..I am Barb! And all I'm asking of you, is to just give me a chance!

 ......For me to prove to myself~ I got this and that I can believe in me, too!

 I've always wanted to have a food truck with my BFF... WELP, SHES DOING IT AND SHES KILLING IT! And I can't join her..... because she's in the same small town in which my ex husband now lives(Isnt it ironic~ how life turns out?!) Well ok then~ I can accept my fate and that's not how my life is supposed to play out. I may not be able to~ own and operate a food truck all by myself! But what I can do, is ...SERVE UP A LOW CALORIE, NO FAT, TASTY SHAVE ICE TREAT. I just received a large portion of the funding needed to start up my Shaved Ice stand through Region 9 Economic Development Center, small business loan. Who approved me for $9,800 of the $13,187 needed to even get my Shave Ice business.. open for business.. With the funds I received, I have already purchased~ all necessary inventory of cups, napkins, spoonstraws, signage, a 20ft wiggly man~ to grab peoples attention. Along with the business license and permits needed. I've also purchased decorations ?, table clothes, and syrups, condensed milk and whip cream to make my treats that much more~ YUMMY! That leaves me short $3,176 in funds needed to even open my business. All I have left to purchase is the Shave Ice machine, a pretty tent, tables and coolers~ to store the blocks of ice I'll need at the festivals. 

......I've worked so hard and jumped through all the hoops! .... I've dotted all my I's and crossed all my T's. I CANNOT OPEN MY STAND WITHOUT THE ADDITIONAL FUNDING. My Best Friend tells me that her biggest money maker is her local county fair. Where she makes roughly $15k+ and has the last 3 years. So even tho~ I am starting late in the season and summer is almost over... the potential of still making alot of money and to get my name out there to the community~ is still a possibility! I have turned in applications to be a food vendor at my local County Fair, ALONG WITH the 2 surrounding Counties~ County Fairs. 

With the funds I earn during these 3 County Fairs, I can feasibly make my second dream~ of building a tiny home for myself. Because right now I am bouncing between 3 friends homes, so that I don't become a burden or bother to anyone. I cook and clean for my friends so that I feel as tho I'm contributing. I receive $1241 in SSDI each month. Which is how I will be able to pay for lot rent at a RV park.

So... You see, I won't be in a constant state of crisis and by opening my Shave Ice stand this summer... WILL MAKE IT POSSIBLE FOR ME TO BECOME SELF SUFFICIENT AND INDEPENDENT.

So what do You say?..... wanna play a vital role in my journey??? Wanna help me make this dream~ into my reality?!? I SIMPLY CAN'T DO IT WITHOUT YOU! I've attached my Business Plan, along with my 3 yr financial projections and also the start-up supply list.
   I Appreciate You!

... for believing in me! It is YOU, that has given me strength! I truly couldn’t have done this without You!


OMG... I totally forgot to mention: 

OPENING DAY FOR MY LOCAL COUNTY FAIR.... is in 4 days!

{No pressure! LoL}

Thank You! Thank You! Thank You!

May You be Blessed!

Here's my link to make a difference in this girls life:
PayPal.me/ImDoinIt2023
Thank You~ Truly!

In 2021 I was going through I was suicidal and a severe alcoholic drinking so heavily and not eating to the point it was causing nerve damage in my legs. I decided to go to rehab knowing if I didn't, he would take my kids, permanently. After I moved back to my hometown. I was sober but my mental health was still poor and I met a man that for a short time was Prince Charming. I moved in with him and ignored everyone's warnings of how fooled he had me. Everyone said he was going to end up back in prison, he was unstable, aggressive, and a drug addict. I thought he'd changed. I quickly became pregnant and he changed. Instantly.. Like he knew he had me so he could be himself.  I had a job as security guard that I lost bc he would do things like block my car in and start a fight, accidentally take my keys, then he wrecked my car. The brake line went out. He flex sealed a metal clamp on the hole and lucky he was driving when it did the inevitable. We got kicked out of our home and went to an extended stay and he was arrested about a week later. His new charges were dropped, he was there 5 months for non report on his probation. I was 8 months pregnant. The man that I was talking to on the phone for 5 months was nothing more that a façade. He was perfect for about three days. Since then he's gotten us kicked out of three places, has hit me a few times (I have permanent discoloration under one eye now and he has almost knocked one tooth almost completely out), gotten me fired from two jobs, has manipulated everyone against me so I'm alone with our one year old except the couple hours a day he shows up throughout the day and night to see what I'm doing, he has done something to my spark plugs so my car runs just poorly so I won't leave, if I go outside without him but he's there he accuses me of going to to see another man. I have hope, though. Thursday he was arrested, in my car. He's on probation so he will be there a minimum 30 days. I have the perfect chance to leave this situation and change my daughter and my life's and have my sons more (I've been seeing them much less bc I don't want them to see a man treat anyone that way, they're little men that will be great men. I need help.. I haven't been allowed to keep a job but there's staffing agencies that start people next day. I need my car though. It was impounded when he was arrested. They said it was $475 to get it out and it had to have insurance. It didn't have insurance bc I wouldn't drive it until he fixed it. I need it running right, too so I don't ruin it. He's said it could be spark plugs, coil pack, or distributor. It's a 97 but it was running perfect until he left in it one day. It will go, but it backfires and it doesn't like to start going after it stops. Red lights are terrifying bc I don't make it through in time like it doesn't get enough gas stopped or something. My aunt says she will keep my daughter when I work. My goal is to move somewhere safe and away from anyone that knows him so that I can do everything on my terms.  I just need help getting back on my feet before he comes back. Bc he will not change and he will not stop. He says it’s my fault and I do it to myself. I don’t want to live like this we don’t deserve it. Thank you for reading and thank you for any donations.

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AIn 2021 I was going through I was suicidal and a severe alcoholic drinking so heavily and not eating to the point it was causing nerve damage in my legs. I decided to go to rehab knowing if I didn't, he would take my kids, permanently. After I moved back to my hometown. I was sober but my mental health was still poor and I met a man that for a short time was Prince Charming. I moved in with him and ignored everyone's warnings of how fooled he had me. Everyone said he was going to end up back in prison, he was unstable, aggressive, and a drug addict. I thought he'd changed. I quickly became pregnant and he changed. Instantly.. Like he knew he had me so he could be himself.  I had a job as security guard that I lost bc he would do things like block my car in and start a fight, accidentally take my keys, then he wrecked my car. The brake line went out. He flex sealed a metal clamp on the hole and lucky he was driving when it did the inevitable. We got kicked out of our home and went to an extended stay and he was arrested about a week later. His new charges were dropped, he was there 5 months for non report on his probation. I was 8 months pregnant. The man that I was talking to on the phone for 5 months was nothing more that a façade. He was perfect for about three days. Since then he's gotten us kicked out of three places, has hit me a few times (I have permanent discoloration under one eye now and he has almost knocked one tooth almost completely out), gotten me fired from two jobs, has manipulated everyone against me so I'm alone with our one year old except the couple hours a day he shows up throughout the day and night to see what I'm doing, he has done something to my spark plugs so my car runs just poorly so I won't leave, if I go outside without him but he's there he accuses me of going to to see another man. I have hope, though. Thursday he was arrested, in my car. He's on probation so he will be there a minimum 30 days. I have the perfect chance to leave this situation and change my daughter and my life's and have my sons more (I've been seeing them much less bc I don't want them to see a man treat anyone that way, they're little men that will be great men. I need help.. I haven't been allowed to keep a job but there's staffing agencies that start people next day. I need my car though. It was impounded when he was arrested. They said it was $475 to get it out and it had to have insurance. It didn't have insurance bc I wouldn't drive it until he fixed it. I need it running right, too so I don't ruin it. He's said it could be spark plugs, coil pack, or distributor. It's a 97 but it was running perfect until he left in it one day. It will go, but it backfires and it doesn't like to start going after it stops. Red lights are terrifying bc I don't make it through in time like it doesn't get enough gas stopped or something. My aunt says she will keep my daughter when I work. My goal is to move somewhere safe and away from anyone that knows him so that I can do everything on my terms.  I just need help getting back on my feet before he comes back. Bc he will not change he will do these same things as long as I stay. I have the perfect chance to leave and I need some help. Thank you for even taking your time to read. 

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