Rock The Cure
For the last three months of my life I have done nothing but work on my benefit show. I wake up in the morning, and work on the show. I go to school and work on the show. I come home and work on the show. I work on the show before I go to bed. While I'm sleeping I get ideas for the show. It's insane. I'm just so excited for it and I want everything to work out so well it is honestly driving me insane.
I have some of the best local bands lined up for this show, so there were be no lack of talent present, I guarentee that. I've done everything I could to make this show work. When we finally got word last week that we had the space 100% for sure, I was the happiest kid alive. You couldn't have done anything to bring me down. Now, I'm a mess. Two days ago at work Jacqui called me to tell me she got the form about how much money they were going to charge us to use the cafetorium at the middle school. I was expecting around $200. I had no idea what the next few words would bring. Jacqui told me they are charging us $440...up front. We have nine days until the show to come up with that money. It wouldn't be a big deal if we could just wait until after the show to come up with the money, but we have to have the money before the show..otherwise, there won't be a show. Jacqui talked of canceling, but it means way too much to me at this point to cancel it. I told her that I would pay for it out of my bank account because I have the money saved up. Granted that money was supposed to be for a car, this right now is more important. I got off the phone with her while still at work and I lost it. I started crying and freaking out to the max. It didn't help we were busy as all get out, either. My boss and his wife came back and I'm never upset...not like that. So they knew something was wrong. I couldn't even talk about it withoug losing it. Before my boss and his wife left for the night, he pulled me aside and told me that they were on my side and he handed me $50 to go towards the cost of the cafetorium and offered to help in any way he could. I cheered up a little bit to know that I wasn't freaking out alone.
With less than nine days left until the show we still need to come up with $232 which isn't nearly as bad, but I am still a little worried. I'll pay for it if I have to, but I'm hoping it won't come to that. Teachers at school have really been a huge help. There are some chaperoning, some that are baking cookies for the show, and some that have just donated their money to help make the event a success. It's so great to know that people care, but I still just don't understand why they have to charge us so much money for the space.
We were told we would get it at a reduced rate, but that doesn't seem very reduced to me. Maybe it is, I'm not that sure. It's not like we're keeping any of the money for ourselves, every penny we bring in is going to the American Cancer Society, and to two very deserving cancer paitents right in our own high school. People can be so disgusting and greedy sometimes. Why would they want to make us fail at something that in the end will be helping so many people? My aunt passed away from cancer last year leaving her eleven year old daughter to be raised by her aunt because her father is a lush (one of the many reasons I'm edge). I...I just don't understand. Maybe it's because cancer has hit home so many times... But there is a man who is getting sicker with every minute who has changed so many of the lives that have passed through the halls of Wadsworth High and there is a senior from our high school in isolation as we speak that is terribly ill from his cancer...all we want is to be able to help their families because they mean so much to so many people. The cost of the auditorium is really setting us back, and makes me think that they don't want this show to happen. But we'll show them. This show will be the greatest thing that has ever happened to Wadsworth.
So make sure you all come out and show your support for the local bands and help be apart of something great.
I have some of the best local bands lined up for this show, so there were be no lack of talent present, I guarentee that. I've done everything I could to make this show work. When we finally got word last week that we had the space 100% for sure, I was the happiest kid alive. You couldn't have done anything to bring me down. Now, I'm a mess. Two days ago at work Jacqui called me to tell me she got the form about how much money they were going to charge us to use the cafetorium at the middle school. I was expecting around $200. I had no idea what the next few words would bring. Jacqui told me they are charging us $440...up front. We have nine days until the show to come up with that money. It wouldn't be a big deal if we could just wait until after the show to come up with the money, but we have to have the money before the show..otherwise, there won't be a show. Jacqui talked of canceling, but it means way too much to me at this point to cancel it. I told her that I would pay for it out of my bank account because I have the money saved up. Granted that money was supposed to be for a car, this right now is more important. I got off the phone with her while still at work and I lost it. I started crying and freaking out to the max. It didn't help we were busy as all get out, either. My boss and his wife came back and I'm never upset...not like that. So they knew something was wrong. I couldn't even talk about it withoug losing it. Before my boss and his wife left for the night, he pulled me aside and told me that they were on my side and he handed me $50 to go towards the cost of the cafetorium and offered to help in any way he could. I cheered up a little bit to know that I wasn't freaking out alone.
With less than nine days left until the show we still need to come up with $232 which isn't nearly as bad, but I am still a little worried. I'll pay for it if I have to, but I'm hoping it won't come to that. Teachers at school have really been a huge help. There are some chaperoning, some that are baking cookies for the show, and some that have just donated their money to help make the event a success. It's so great to know that people care, but I still just don't understand why they have to charge us so much money for the space.
We were told we would get it at a reduced rate, but that doesn't seem very reduced to me. Maybe it is, I'm not that sure. It's not like we're keeping any of the money for ourselves, every penny we bring in is going to the American Cancer Society, and to two very deserving cancer paitents right in our own high school. People can be so disgusting and greedy sometimes. Why would they want to make us fail at something that in the end will be helping so many people? My aunt passed away from cancer last year leaving her eleven year old daughter to be raised by her aunt because her father is a lush (one of the many reasons I'm edge). I...I just don't understand. Maybe it's because cancer has hit home so many times... But there is a man who is getting sicker with every minute who has changed so many of the lives that have passed through the halls of Wadsworth High and there is a senior from our high school in isolation as we speak that is terribly ill from his cancer...all we want is to be able to help their families because they mean so much to so many people. The cost of the auditorium is really setting us back, and makes me think that they don't want this show to happen. But we'll show them. This show will be the greatest thing that has ever happened to Wadsworth.
So make sure you all come out and show your support for the local bands and help be apart of something great.