You know, halfway through my first year, I knew that 
this is was where I was supposed to be, for sure
I actually came into college as an international affairs major
I am a Psychology Major 
It was so homey, like I really felt like this is where I should be
You know, that was after my first year of college is when 
everything that was starting to go wrong was going wrong 
with the economy; so my dad, he moved out to Missouri
Upon coming back from my study abroad trip, within 
a week of being back, both of my parents lost their jobs 
Dad realized that he couldn’t stay out in Missouri, 
so he moved back and he took a pay cut , doing so
It was then that I went and talked to the 
financial aid department just to see 
what my options were and what I could do 
and so that’s when I found out about Madison forever
I could not imagine having had to go home and leave JMU, 
and I couldn’t imagine not have having, having had 
the experiences I‘ve had here, I would be a completely different person
I mean this Madison forever program, really, 
I can’t thank it enough really, honestly
To the donors, a huge, huge, enormous, thank you,
 it means so much more than you can imagine
Your money does not just go sit in a fund, like it actually goes 
and helps these students and helps people that actually need 
the means to pay through college and finish it out
I don’t know, I would love to be able to
help give someone else that experience that I have had
.
