Katy needs a new "coin purse" to replace current "power tools"

So, for those of you whom don't know. After some time and infinite patience on the part of a certain Phyllis Randolph Frye, I can now finally say "She's a girl" in regard to myself. I had a name change some years back (2001) and "F" on my driver's license, due to the mercy of a public official. However, I was not fully official till recently.

Phyllis Frye made that possible. When my new birth certificate arrives, I will scan it and share it with all you wonderful Facebook people.

So, what you may/ may not know about me is that I do have a constant struggle with my bodily configuration. Now, I have lasted as long as I have because of a certain amount of peace, a certain amount of focusing of passion towards the community, and a certain amount of talking with the Goddess.

I had heard about the Jim Collins Foundation grants to help with such medical necessities. And, I have considered off an on applying. On the one hand, I do not want to take from someone less privileged than me. On the other, I have enough to do to work on advocacy and education about transgender and this journey. Applications are currently closed for this round of grants.

However, applications will open again soon, and I need to do this for myself. One of the conditions of applicants is a certain amount of fundraising.

I am good at fundraising, I do it great for organizations I am passionate about and people I call friends. I have done quite a bit of fundraising therefore for others or for myself vis a vis for an organization I am integrally involved with.

I, however, do not always sell myself well. My virtue tends more towards modesty instead of self-marketing. And, I don't want to interfere or confuse with other fundraisers I have coming up in the next few months.

In December I will be raising funds for Trans Advocacy Network. In late winter/spring I will be raising funds in the form of sustaining donors to TENT.

I need something different for myself, but need to show I can do it.

So, here is what I am going to do. I am going to ask you to save up and donate your change to me for surgery with Dr. Raphael in Plano. Let's do a month by month goal, of $100? $250? $1K? A reminder will be posted at the beginning and middle of each month with a "change raised" thermometer here on my facebook page. If you desire, your name will also be featured in an animated graphic either here or on my blog.

Where will you send your loose change for Katy's new coin pussy?

Katy Stewart
PO Box 4041
Bryan, Texas 77805

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