I am a single parent and a full-time student. I have been striving to make a better live for my sons and myself for about three years now. I graduated from the junior college in the spring with m;y family watching me and I now travel over three hours away to get to the college I need to learn to be a counselor. I hope some day to help other people the way that I was helped when things looked so dark and gloomy. The problem is my car died and I now am relying on my families cars to get to school. I am hoping that you might be able to help me because my sons and I live on such a tight income because I am disabled. I was recently diagnosed with MS and I know if I am going to help people it will be through listening and talking to them because I am losing mobility. Thank you so much for caring about people and helping them.

My name is Amber Nicholson. This is my story. I am a 26 year old mother of 5 children. I have no car and it is difficult for me to make it to my childrens doctors appointments with no transportation. My oldest son is Jordan, he is 7, he is in school and whenever he misses the bus, i have no way to take him to school. If he gets sick at school I have no transportation to take to pick him up from school. My next child is Triston. He is 4. He has been diagnosed as being bi-polar as well as having ADHD. He needs to be seen monthly to recieve his medication and I often have to reschedule his appointments because I have no transportation and the bus system does not run to where his doctor is located. It is very hard for Triston to function without his medication and sometimes he lapses from taking his medication because i have missed his appointment because of transportation issues. My third child is Destinee, she is 3. Where i live there is nothing for my children to do and destinee loves to be outside. Without transportation i can not take my children to the park like the other children and it makes them very sad. My fourth child is Madison she is another special needs child that i have. Madison was born at 27 weeks and weighed 1 pound and 12 ounces. She has 7 different doctors that she sees monthly and it would help tremendously to have transportation to do so. After I had Madison I had the Niverna ring put in place, but that did not stop me from concieving once again with my fifth child Hayden. Hayden was also born preemie and has failed his hearing test twice. I am going to have to have the test retaken to see if he passes this time. The only income that I have is Madisons SSI check this is barely enough to pay my rent and I have no money left over to set aside to buy a car. I have lost two homes in the past and 2 cars as well. I was buying a car from a person who called theirself my “friend” and when I was not able to make the payment as we agreed she took the car back. I really want to get a car to accomadate my childrens needs and get them to their doctor appointments. I have currently lived in my apartment for 2 years. I would like to work but with no transportation and with having special needs children SSI has told me that i can not work due to Madisons’ condition. I would greatly appreciate your consideration for helping me. Thank you Sincerely Amber Nicholson, 678-651-4391. Thank you for taking the time to read my story.

Well I will start off by saying I thank God for using you to
to help so many people get things they would never be able
to get on their own.

My story is that I am getting ready to retire and this is probably the
only way of getting a car that will have to last me for the rest of my life. No the fortunate one that will retire with lots of money.

Only give this if God gives you the heart to do this so I guess I will
pray that I am one of the chosen ones to get a new car.

Thanks for the opportunity to possibley get one.

Terry Fleming

My name is Dan Cooper and I am 25 years old. I come from a 7 child family so having my very own car has never been an option for me. Recently, my father lost everything we own including our house in a bankruptcy lawsuit. Times have been extremely tough and we struggle daily to put food on our table. I have been forced to quit college and work two jobs just so I can afford rent with my other brother who takes me to and from work everyday. And with his busy schedule as an attorney it has become a serious inconvenience. If I had my own car I would be able to enroll in school and still keep my two jobs. Although my family has lost everything, I remain optimistic that good things will happen, and this opportunity would mean so much to me and my family. I continue to help support my family but it is tough without a reliable means of transportation. Please help me Oprah, i see what wonderful things you do, which is why I am trying to become a paramedic so that I too can help others.