I REALLY DON'T KNOW WHY I HAVEN'T THOUGHT OF THIS UNTIL NOW BUT THIS CAME TO ME AFTER HAVIN A LONG TALK WITH MY NIECE. SO AFTER ANOTHER LONG DAY WORKIN (SELF EMPLOYED) I WAS SITTIN IN MY CAR AND DECIDED TO ASK MY NIECE TO JOIN ME FOR A CONVERSATION.  LIKE USUAL I  ASKED HER HOW SHE WAS DOIN AND WHAT'S NEW IN HER LIFE  (GLAD TO HEAR THAT SHE STILL HAS NO BOYFRIEND). YEEEEES. I'M A RATHER OF 4 GIRLS AND 2 BOYS BUT I TRY TO MAKE TIME TO TALK TO MY KIDS, NIECES, NEPHEWS.  WHY? CUZZ RANN LOVES THE KIDS (MINE OR NOT.  LONG STORY SHORT BACC TO SCHOOL IS FAST APPROACHIN SO I ASKED MY NIECE IF SHE WAS READY FOR SCHOOL AND SHE STARTS TO TELL ME THAT HER DAD (WHO LEFT HER MOM AND SIBBLINGS TO START A NEW FAMILY) HAD TOLD HER HE WAS GONNA GIVE HER MONEY TO GET SCHOOL SUPPLIES AND CLOTHES  NOW IS NOWHERE TO BE FOUND, AND ALSO AVOIDIN. HER CALLS. I GREW UP WITH NOT MUCH MYSELF SO I KNEW THAT SHE WAS NOT TOO HAPPY TO FIND OUT THAT SHE WAS JUST SOLD ANOTHER DREAM BY HER OWN FATHER.  NOW DON'T GET ME WRONG I'M NOT THE BEST PARENT/PERSON IN THE WORLD BUT WHEN IT COMES TO KIDS I CAN'T BARE TO SEE OR HEAR THESE THINGS. I JUST TOLD HER I WILL TRY MY BEST TO GET HER SOME OF THE THINGS SHE NEEDS FOR SCHOOL.  I'M A FATHER OF 6 SO I KNOW MYSELF THAT I'M BARELY GONNA HAVE ENOUGH TO GET MY KIDS SCHOOL THINGS BUT SHOOT I'M GONNA TRY MY BEST TO GET MY NIECE A LIL BIT OF ANYTHIN. SO THAT'S WHAT DROVE ME TO START THE FUNDRAISER WHETHER IT GETS ANY DONATIONS OR NOT I'M GONNA MAKE IT HAPPEN SOME HOW SOME WAY. THANKS FOR LISTENIN.