Sometimes, random acts of random kindness are just that. Random. And kind.

The following is a plea from my good friend and filmmaker, Nara Garber. She supported her friend Osekre for two semesters at Columbia University. Please check out more information at www.keeposekreinschool.com.
The deadline is September 14.
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I'm sending out a final, desperate email blast on behalf of my friend Osekre, a Ghanaian undergraduate who has been left high and dry by Columbia University. Osekre has begun his senior year at Columbia as a sociology major, but since he's a foreign student with no access to the kind of financial aid available to American citizens, he will be asked to withdraw unless he can raise the rest of his tuition for the fall semester by September 14th. Since the 14th is a Sunday, we almost certainly have until Monday, the 15th, but the point is the same: we have almost no time left to raise the tidy sum of $14K. Donations thus far have run the gamut from $5 to $2,000, so clearly anything goes. We are hoping at the very least that a high number of donations will demonstrate effort on our part and might persuade Columbia to grant us an extension if we come up short.

I know this must sound crazy, but crazier things have kept Osekre in school thus far. You can get more information -- including details on how to donate by check or PayPal -- at the website I set up for this purpose: www.keeposekreinschool.com. If you or anyone you know feels like "investing" in the future of a young man from Ghana who will almost certainly go on to do admirable things upon returning home, I will be incredibly grateful. (Also, if you can think of any PR stunts likely to generate coverage in the local news, your input would be more than welcome!)

Thanks in advance for your patience and insights.

Nara
www.keeposekreinschool.com