I don't know what to say, so I will simply unload some of my heart and just be honest. This is an attempted GoFundMe for a long time pen pal friend I have in Gaza. She is a very beautiful person that I have corresponded with for years. I have been the only one whose donated despite sharing with the few friends I have and some family , a cousin of mine will donate soon. It has been up for a month with no donations in part because GoFundMe kept shafting it but I have now fixed it. I could barely muster the will to write about something so unbearable in such a dry and clinical way. I have no illusions that this will achieve the 10,000 goal but one must look towards the sun. I will be messaging popular Twitter users to try and share this later.
Sorry if this isn't the most moving post for something so important . I did landscaping work today an had a couple of beers after just to gain the courage to post this despite mostly being sober lately so I can read books more.
Please watch Balaha's two beautiful short films linked in the GoFundMe that I uploaded to YouTube, they were shot with an old iPhone. And also please let me know if my GoFundMe description is too personal and off putting. https://gofund.me/7365562f
Just want to say I am overwhelmed with all the generous people who have donated, it means so much to Balaha an her family. I'm going to repost once in /c/Mutualaid, after that I will just let the post ride you all have been so great! And thank you for the bumps too!
Remember if you can't donate (which is of course very understandable) then please please send to friends and family an repost on social media ! That also helps immensely.
I will of course repost a thank you message from Balaha an her family here once the funds are donated after I feel like the GoFundMe has reached its maximum potential, which will be July 1st at the latest but will certainly be sent much sooner then that, even if we cant get enough for Her an her family Members to cross through rafah (which seems to be 7,000 dollar's at the vert least - damn those shamless smugglers an the Egyptian Junta! -) the money still helps immensely for what comes after the war as well as buying food stuffs if worse comes to worse.
Thank you all again so much :,). I'm going to remake a Twitter account later today an be dm'ing semi big accounts on Twitter to share, it's a long shot but I think it's worth going for it! If you have a Twitter account (especially if it has a following of any kind) please feel free to do the same! <3