cross-posted from: https://lemmygrad.ml/post/11890390

Hi guys, I would like to thank you all so much for your support and boosting! However, despite our best efforts, a part of me knew that we would not meet the goal in time for when the advance is due. Therefore, I have had to make some sacrifices.

Before I started posting in this community, me and my friend were already supporting Hassan and his family for around 2 years with part of our own allowances and a few helpful donations. However, the costs grew and when the family finally found a house, we had already spent a substantial amount of money to help them. Therefore, I started posting in this community to raise funds for this beautiful and resilient family.

As the deadline grew closer, I began to worry that we would not be able to raise enough money on time. Eventually, I made the difficult decision to sell off some of my stocks to pay for his rent advance. Over the past 2 years, I had earned a substantial salary from my job before I started university. I invested part of it in stocks and used it as my reserve fund.

As difficult as it was, I saw the need to help Hassan and his family achieve this milestone as a higher priority. They are the embodiment of resilience to me and they have jumped through every hurdle to get to where they are today. To not be able to help them at this juncture would mean an even more challenging road ahead for them. Besides, even though it is a large sum, I know I can always earn it back through jobs or internships during my semester breaks.

To those who contributed to the €300, thank you once again from the bottom of my heart. Despite my last-minute intervention, your donations did not go to waste and are part of the family’s reserve fund. If you feel guilty that you wish you had donated more, don’t be. We do what we can whenever we are able to. Every amount that was sent helps them and I am grateful that you had stopped to consider donating.

Although this will be the last update for the family’s house, their journey is far from over. Hassan will be going for classes as part of the integration process. He also wishes to see the rest of his family evacuated from Gaza too. (here’s the link to my friend’s fundraiser: https://chuffed.org/project/170572-support-hassan-aburaida-and-his-family-during-ramadan)

However, this small improvement in their material conditions will do for now. If you would like to follow along or learn more about them, feel free to follow them on their Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/h_has2010

Before I end off this post, I would like to send my greatest thanks to the following users: @bookwhyrm@lemmygrad.ml @LeninZedong@lemmygrad.ml @allende2001@lemmygrad.ml @ourtimewillcome@hexbear.net @SlayGuevara@lemmygrad.ml @mathemachristian@hexbear.net @Maeve@lemmygrad.ml