Give a little bit: A Success Story
Tuesday, June 3 @ 6PM ET- News 12 at 6 ran a great story about a MicroGiving member, Becky Raymond and her quest to independence and mobility.
BEECH ISLAND—A Beech Island woman who can’t walk on her own anymore didn’t take her disability lying down. In fact, she found a new way to get around, a scooter.
It’s called www.microgiving.com. You can give a little to help out someone in need. And in Becky Raymond’s case, she’d still be a shut-in if she hadn’t found it.
For Becky, walking is a challenge that most can’t relate to.
“I have osteoarthritis. The pain happened in one knee, the other knee, and then the hip. I fall a lot. Trip over things.” she said.
Crutches used to be able to get her around, but after some recent falls she needed something else.
“It came to a point where I needed to do something.” she said.
What she came up with is a scooter that can get her where she needs to be. But getting it wasn’t easy.
You see, many scooters cost around a thousand dollars. For someone on disability, that’s money that isn’t easy to come by.
So Becky dug deep to find a way and what she found was a website called www.microgiving.com.
“You put in a request saying what you need.” she said.
After some verification, your request is posted and people can make donations to help your cause.
The idea is everyone can make a small donation to help you get something you really need. All those small donations added up quickly for Becky.
“I had most within a week. Within 2 weeks I had all I needed.” she said.
Every cent from complete strangers who just wanted to help.
“It put me to tears cause people care and cared enough to donated a bunch every day,” she said.
It’s a way for people like Becky who’ve lost so much, to get what they need on their own and regain some independence.
“I had to do this that I had the power to do on my own.” she said.
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