I think there was a problem with this note previously because I post-dated it and it did not show up on people's friends list. So I will try this again.
The great news is that as of May 30th, Raya's citizenship application fund has reached its goal. The response has been overwhelming! Over 30 people have donated ranging from her good friends to complete strangers. It took just about 48 hours to surpass the $1000 goal (in total she will have closer to $1100 when everything clears). The speed and generosity of the donations speaks volumes to how people feel about Raya.
Thank you all very much!
Edit: If you still want to donate, you can send money
via paypal. If that link doesn't work, you can send money from the paypal webpage to anomie666@excite.com. Any money left over after the entire process to become a US citizen will be donated to a charity (s) of
richips' choice.
Matt