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Good morning everyone, and welcome to Radio Free Monday!

Ways to Give:

amadi linked to a fundraiser for her friend Serena and her toddler; her ex-partner has now ceased to pay his child support and she needs funds to finish her degree and keep her son safe. You can read more and help the family out here.

killing_rose has had health issues which have kept them out of work repeatedly; they're currently trying to raise money for food and to prevent eviction from their home. You can read more and help out here, and also check out their Etsy store (with cute monsters!) here.

ladymoonray linked to a fundraiser for Matthew, who was disowned by his family when he came out as gay. He's currently living on friends' couches but is also suffering from stage II colon cancer, and undergoing chemotherapy treatments. His boyfriend has set up a fundraiser for him; you can read more and help Matthew get the funding he needs here.

uberniftacular linked to a fundraiser for sweaterkittensahoy, who has endometriosis and needs surgery; the funds will also help to supplement short-term disability, which is only 60% of her usual salary. Her work is also phasing her out at the end of her disability period, and every little bit helps. You can read more and help out here; she also has an etsy store here and a rebloggable post about the fundraiser here.

asmilelikestarlight is enrolled to attend Brooklyn College in August, and needs somewhere to stay in NYC for August and September until her financial aid is dispersed. She's also raising money for books and travel expenses; you can read more and help out here, and there's also a rebloggable post about the fundraiser here.

pocketmouse is attending a library conference this summer, and their employer won't pay for anything besides registration. They're looking for a couch to crash on for all or part of August 11-18th in Columbus, Ohio; they're also interested in sharing a hotel room with other library people attending IFLA. You can contact them at pocketmouse.lj@gmail.com to get in touch!

athousanderrors linked to a fundraiser for daynapapaya's dog Eva, who was recently diagnosed with canine lymphoma. They're raising money for chemo for Eva; you can read more and help out here, or there's a rebloggable post (including an image of Eva that went viral a few years ago) here. (Linking to athousanderrors' reblog of it because daynapapaya has autoplay music on their tumblr.)

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.)


Buy Stuff, Help Out:

dr_kara has recently had a bunch of health issues and as a freelancer has no health insurance; she's got some big and unplanned bills she needs to cover. She's selling nautical-themed awesome t-shirts in her teespring store; you can read more, find links to the shirts, and reblog here.

dreamwaffles has a shop on Etsy with 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.