Dear Friends & Family,

I don't know how to start this. In so many ways , this goes against everything I am. I believe in hard work. I believe in the value of earning things for yourself. Yet, here I am asking for your assistance.

I need to purchase a van. As many of you know, I am in the process of learning how to drive. I started this process over four years ago. I knew it would be time-consuming, but I never dreamed it would take this long. Hopefully, my journey will be coming to an end soon. I plan to buy a 2004 Dodge Grand Caravan. Anyway, it is time for me to get my funds in order, and so I turn to you.

I feel awkward asking you for money. I feel that you have already given me so much would you above, and your emotional support. Through the years, many of you have helped me out financially when I needed it also. Somehow, asking for money at this stage in my life, makes me feel somehow... sordid. Now, don't get me wrong, if you want to give me money, I will accept it. But if you are not able at this time to bless me with financial support, there is the way that you can still help me out.

I've created a web site detailing my goals. I would like this web site to be seen by everyone in the world. I need approximately $30,000. If 30,000 people send me one dollar, I will have met my goal. So, what I am asking you to do, is to send this letter and the links to the web site to everyone in your address book. Please ask them to forward it to everyone they know. Eventually, this should make it around the world. I think that would be to cool!