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Good morning everyone, and welcome to Radio Free Monday!

Before we begin I need to let everyone know that Radio Free Monday is being rescheduled next week. I'll be traveling this week and Monday I travel home; a combination of a very slow laptop and uncertain time constraints make it difficult for me to run RFM, so Radio Free Monday will be on Wednesday next week. Thanks for your patience!

Ways to Give:

masterofmidgets linked to a fundraiser for Shelly and Tim, who recently found out that Tim has stage-4 colon cancer. He's beginning his second round of chemo this week, and they're raising funds to help cover medical and travel expenses. You can read more and support the fundraiser here.

zombiewang is raising funds to get out of their abusive household; they have disabilities that prevent them from finding work, and need to escape an abusive mother and older sibling, with the money going to help them get a lease on a home and car so that they have a safe environment in which to live. You can read more and support the fundraiser here; there is a rebloggable linkpost here.

ereshai linked to a fundraiser to help cover medical bills for Bethany Grace, a Lutheran pastor in training who is facing a second surgery to get rid of an abscess on her leg, which will require six weeks of following antibiotics. You can read more and support the fundraiser here.

rilee16 is still struggling to cover medical expenses after two head injuries last year, and hasn't been cleared to return to work, thus can't earn money to cover basic living costs, let alone the bills they've received. You can read more and help out here.

editrx has been struggling to keep her indy bookstore afloat for this past year, and on top of her troubles there, she's now been the subject of a violent assault by her housemate. She's dealing with mounting medical bills and trauma from the assault. She doesn't have a new fundraising site yet, but funds from her ongoing YouCaring fundraiser will reach her, as will income from the Starcat Books online etailer. She also has jewelry for sale on Etsy. (Obviously if you're shopping her etail or etsy there may be a delay in delivery.)

Professor Amy Green is raising money for an innovative pilot program at UNLV, where she is an English professor working with the study of digital storytelling; she's trying to increase student access to video games for her courses. You can learn more about her program and support the fundraiser here.

Housing:

nonasuch has a ground-floor bedroom in her Mount Rainier MD home opening up in mid-April; there are two fannish female housemates and one cat also resident. The bathroom shares with one other roommate; kitchen, living room, and sunroom are common space, and there's a basement with washer and dryer. Rent is $750/mo plus heat in winter; nearest metro station is a mile and a half away. You can email hollimichele at gmail.com for photos and more information!

Buy Stuff, Help Out:

dreamwaffles has added new items to her Etsy, which is currently her only source of income while she applies for jobs. She's got cool beaded art and earrings for very reasonable prices; you can shop and purchase here!

And this has been Radio Free Monday! Thank you for your time. You can post items for my attention at the Radio Free Monday submissions form or via email at copperbadge at gmail dot com. If you're not sure how to proceed, here is a little more about what I do and how you can help (or ask for help!). If you're new to fundraising, you may want to check out my guide to fundraising here.