Thank you so much for your support! My first semester is covered with just under 20K to go!
20 July 2022Kia Ora e te Whānau!
I'm completely blown away by the number of people who have reached out to me since the beginning of this fundraising page. Honestly - I'm in awe of the support I've received from each and every single one of you - and I can't thank you enough for the investment that you have made into my dream.
Just an update on what this has helped me with so far: I have been able to meet my first deadline of paying for my first semester tuition and board. I have also been able to cover all my costs for applying and validating my U.S. student visa so that I am eligible to study in the U.S. This was not an easy feat!
There are so many parts of my journey that I would love to share with you all so that you can see what you're investing in! I am planning on creating a YouTube channel to showcase my journey and the role that you have ultimately played in this journey. Through my youtube channel I will share my life-changing experience at Duke and everything that I had to go through to get to my dream university. I would also love to share the classes and extracurriculars that I'll be taking and giving you updates on how I'm doing in these classes!
I haven't yet reached my target, but I am well on my way and that is a big thanks to you! Reaching my 60K target would only cover my first year at Duke University - after my first year I will be looking at applying for scholarships to fund the last three of my years over in Duke. However, I'm approaching this one step at a time and one year at a time and I'm staying optimistic about it all!
If at any point you would like to get in contact with me outside of this page, here are my contact details:
Mobile: +642108604770
Email: jadoreharristavita@gmail.com
Instagram: jadoreharristavita
Once again - thank you so much! I can't express how grateful I am to have a community that is backing my every step of the way and I can't wait to share with Duke University the strong and rich culture that we hold here in Aotearoa. You are a part of something that is going to take the world by storm and I'm so excited to show you the outcome of investing in the dreams of young people.
Ngā mihi,
J'adore Harris-Tavita