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Bayside GoFundMe Campaign Raises Money for Student's Last Year in Middle School

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An online campaign dedicated to raising money for a Bayside student's last year at a private middle school has raised $100.

Bayside's Denise Bride created a GoFundMe page titled "Student's Last Year in Middle School," with the goal of raising a total $4,800. So far, three people have donated to the fund.

The page reads:

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I am a single mother raising money to help pay for my daughter's last year in private middle school. 

She has attended this school since she was 3 years old. She has been on the school's honor Roll and merit Roll for the last five years and I cannot see her not graduating with her classmates of eight years.

It seems that there are fewer scholarships being offered this year and I don't know if she will receive one.

If she does receive the scholarship, it will be close to a 40 percent discount. Even after the discount, I still need to raise funds to paid the rest. 

This money will go to pay for her tuition, school fees, uniforms, books and any other school related projects.

Bride updated the page in early September and wrote, "I already used some of the donations to purchased a uniform. The fundraiser is still going on. My link is:http://www.gofundme.com/3tf41k. Thank you for the donations."

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