Readers: you have, over the last twelve years, supported me in a hundred different ways. I thank you for this, and today I have a special request.
Our 13-year old daughter is the youngest-ever student to enroll here at Grays Harbor College. She is doing well, halfway through her first quarter of college – a 95% in her math class, and high marks in her Life Drawing course. She is also finishing up a private Pastels class – this latter, paid for by a patron.
Tuition was due last week. It is pricey – about $100 per credit, per quarter. Our hopes to find her a scholarship have astonished me: most scholarships discriminate by age, making our bright, gifted daughter too young to qualify for traditional funding. Be assured Ralph and I are pursuing various options to help with these costs – but so far, as they say, bupkis.
To wit: you can help us immensely by either a one-time donation here via Paypal (or traditional mailing to P.O. Box 205 Hoquiam, WA 98550), or by supporting my daughter’s Patreon account. Please know that even a small sum monthly, will make all the difference for my daughter’s educational goals.
I will be keeping this post updated if we receive scholarship funds, enrollment in Running Start, or a large enough donation to cover costs. And as always – thank you so much for your support.
Phoenix Hogaboom
c/o Kelly Hogaboom
PO Box 205
Aberdeen, WA 98520
one thing to consider is a 529 plan for college, if your state has one. In my old state in OH there was a great tax advantage to donating via a 529 plan- basically the state paid you to contribute by reducing your taxes. in Ohio, they also made it easy for folks to gift to the account. The growth in the account and withdrawal were nontaxable as long as it was used for college- including books and other necessary expenses. Check out Ohio College Advantage or your state’s equivalent. People might be willing to give via that route, as you can use your credit card number, the adult who opens the account controls it, for the benefit of the beneficiary, the student.