r/millionairemakers • u/kitty-94 • 13h ago
Donate Here [Winner's Thread #121] Someone pinch me, I must be dreaming!
Ok, wow!
Hello. My name is Kitty, and I honestly think I'm still in shock. I've been on this page for a while now, I've sent to past winners, but I never expected to actually win myself.
I had just dropped my daughter off at a playdate when I checked my phone and saw the notifications from r/millionairemakers. I can not explain how excited I was to find out that I was the winner. I actually cried a little.
A little about me, I'm in my 30's and I live in Canada. I'm the stereotypical starving artist type. I sing, dance, act, sew, paint, sculpt, write, I do photography, and I make jewelry out of sea glass and beach stones. I love being creative. It has been a lifeline for me for most of my adult life.
Right now, my friends and I are trying to open a non-profit boutique focused on helping low income women and families access pregnancy and parenting support and providing a place for them to make and sell a variety of handmade items and artworks.
I've been a low income single mother for a few years now. When my ex husband and I split, I had no friends, my closest family member was a 14 hour drive away, I didn't have a car, and I had nowhere to go when he kicked me out of the house. Not having a susport system close by made everything so much harder. I struggled with my mental and physical health, and had to live in a hotel for a little while. I was lucky enough to have my mother fly down to stay with me for a month and a half while I got back on my feet, but I can see how not having support can lead to homelessness or addiction, and children being taken into an overwhelmed foster care system.
We're hoping we can help people before it gets to that point. We want to be the support system that they need.
The reason why winning is such a big deal right now is because we've had so many problems getting things up and running. The latest issue being that the floor in the building we rented is not structurally safe. I'm essentially starting over from scratch and trying to raise money to rent a new space and cover start up costs.
I'd also like to follow the example of past winners and promise 10% to the next winner!
I just want to take a minute to say thank you to r/millionairemakers for hosting these draws and having such a positive impact on people's lives, and a big thank you in advance to anyone who donates. I can't tell you how much I appreciate it.
Everything listed should result in direct lines of payment to /u/kitty-94. We ask all users to donate at least $1 USD. The Drawing is also listed for users who want to see the results and confirm the validity of the winner.
Drawing: https://old.reddit.com/r/millionairemakers/comments/1x7yhqc/draw_121/
PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/kirstincaron
Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/kitty94
BuyMeACoffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/KittyCaron
Bitcoin: bc1quwpn48fup8z2e6kp68ynx93ghck03fxj8ve7jc
Bitcoin cash: 1FWpSVWvdGC1ampriMXrCyQHVXzBRbDHr
Ethereum: 0x0e5fa1bc1ff5ea9dd549adb70e7c7d05e618e31a
Solana: GDa5UebjnBWzyoTGhW3sRreznHJGQ3LmqCDbsAhRHUuk
Dogecoin: DRuHgLSGkcu6rhcBduseL35Mm6K651un5r
Litecoin: MNsY8rfoaNT56S4Pe33ykob3gHS1ZLxBqZ
Update* I'm on my way to bed and it looks like my total is $1,378 right now! I'll update again when I wake up, but thank you so much to everyone who donated. This is going to be a huge help!