Testimonials

See the difference your small change has made...

Here, on the Modest Needs 'Testimonials' page, we ask all Modest Needs grant recipients to post a short note describing the impact your giving has had on their lives, on the lives of their families, or, in the case of non-profits, on the lives of the people they serve.

We maintain this page so that visitors to Modest Needs can see for themselves what Modest Needs' active members already know:

Pocket change used wisely has the power to change real lives.

We do not edit these testimonials. We think they speak for themselves.

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Thank you all so much! You don't know what this means to me. It will be one less bill for me to worry about. My husband recently left me and my son. I have to do everything on my own now. So many things have been going wrong for me lately. My health, my husband, and I lost my mother. This is such a blessing and lets me know that things are going to get better. Thanks again!
lcinga_1 Loganville (GA) | 2010-03-15 17:11 | Read original request

I would like to take this time to 'Thank' each and everyone who made a contribution so that Modest Needs could help me out. The past 3 yrs. have really been tuff for me...Nov. 2007 I was taken out of work due to an ulcer on my left foot, Nov. 2008 I lost my job (due to the ulcer), my husband walked out Sept. 2008 and July 2009 I lost my left foot. I am able at this time to draw disability but that only goes so far. Ever heard the saying 'robbing Peter to pay Paul'?, well that's what I've been doing for the past 2 yrs. It's been hard but I've continued to keep my faith (in God)...for he has laid upon your heart--the kindness the help me out. I truly am Thankful from the bottom of my heart. May God Bless each of you and your families. Again 'THANK-YOU' so much for your kindness.
robbinalsadi Henderson (NC) | 2010-03-14 01:12 | Read original request

Please let me start by saying THANK YOU to each one of you wonderful people who made our funding possible. Today is a very happy day for these two elderly disabled people and we praise Modest Needs Donors and all that they stand for. May God contunie to bless each one of you. Many many thaanks to you.
linda3jr Mountain City (TN) | 2010-03-12 08:42 | Read original request

Words cannot express how I feel to know that there are people willing to help someone they don't know to pay a medical bill. I was truly starting to feel that everyone was out for themselves. Signing up at Modest Needs asking for help was very hard for me ,it seems that is all I have been doing now since I am unemployed. Trying to find ways to get my medicines and help with my doctor bills has been very hard for me. I am not the type of person who would every ask for help, but it seems I had no choice. To each and everyone of you who helped me I am so so thankful. I hope that one day I will be back on my feet and financially able to do the same.It really is a great feeling to know that there are people in this world that are willing to help others when they are down. This experience has changed the way I see people. With great, great appreciation I truly am so thankful. God Bless all of you Maureen
maureen62 Weeki Wachee (FL) | 2010-03-12 08:35 | Read original request

Thank you so much for all of your help! Its is so good to know that people care about others in a time of need! We are so thankful that you found it your hearts to help us. I hope that you will continue to help others and I also hope that I wil be able to help also. I wish nothing but happiness, love and God's blessings on all of you!
christywoodleythera East Point (GA) | 2010-03-12 00:23 | Read original request

You've made a difference, I'm most grateful, thank you. This has increased my faith that there's concerned members of the society, who gave, while themselves have probably been forced to make cut backs during these tough economic times. As for myself, I'm also mindful that there are those whose situations are worse than mine. We can all give something. Bless us ALL and thanks again. Don
Phila1 New York (NY) | 2010-03-11 18:49 | Read original request

We wish to thank all of you from the bottom of our hearts for your kind and generous help that we so desperately need. It is a God-send to know that you responded to our plea for help and that He has heard our prayers. It is our greatest wish to one day be able to give back to others as you have so generously helped us in a time of need. May God bless each and every one of you and the Lord be with you and meet all of your needs. Our heartfelt gratitude, Mr. and Mrs. Ross
ross1 Denton (TX) | 2010-03-11 14:16 | Read original request

I would like to thank the donors who helped me meet requirements to recieve help with my rent. I had just given up hope yesturday until I checked my email. This really means alot to me and my family because we just moved to this house last year. And now thanks to you all we will be able to stay at our own house and wont have to move. Thank you so much from me and my children.
ebonywells Detroit (MI) | 2010-03-11 11:32 | Read original request

This is a letter I didn't know if I'd ever get to write. My application came down to the last few days before expiration, so while I knew it was close, it would only be by the grace of Heaven that the donors would consider my application out of the many that Modest Needs receives. I'm in a state of amazement as I write this, since I also did my taxes yesterday, and the refund won't amount to even less than half of the amount I need for the total furnace bill. The miserable tax refund situation makes your donations that much more of a blessing. I don't need to mention how rough this winter has been, since the whole country knows that. Your donations are a true blessing to honest, hard-working people determined to make it out of a rut. I especially want all of you to know that your kindness won't be forgotten. Where I won't ever know who any of you are, I do want you to realize I aspire to be one of you someday. The employment picture around the Midwest is pretty bleak, and I know the manufacturing environment that my longtime job was in is gone forever. My only hope is make the best of what I can with the education I'm striving so hard for now. While a great paycheck in the future is only pure speculation now, I want you to know I will do what I can to someday be able to help bring positive change to a person's life, just as you did for me. Thank you donors, and Thank You, Modest Needs. Richard
rcarrera Richmond (IN) | 2010-03-10 22:55 | Read original request

Thank you for helping my mom & I by paying the electric bill. Your help in this donation is greatly appreciated. Your organization is a wonderful help for those in need. Thanks to all of you my mom can pay her life insurance now and not have to worry about the electric bill.I just can't thank you all enough in our time of need. My mom and I find ourselves humbled by the experience of receiving help from doners. I thank you from all my heart & soul
staceys Indianapolis (IN) | 2010-03-10 17:47 | Read original request

I am struggling to find the words to express my deep gratitude for your generosity. When I read the e-mail informing me that you had met our need, tears filled my eyes. Tears are flowing down my face as I type this. It's such a helpless feeling for a parent to have a child with a medical need that they don't have the financial means to meet. I am so sincerely grateful to each and every one of you for helping my family in this time of need. I praise God for you and pray that He will bless you abundantly. Thank you! Thank you!! Thank you!!!
kdunn1 Commerce (TX) | 2010-03-10 11:42 | Read original request

Thank you so much for funding my application for help with my physical therapy bill. I've been so worried about how I was going to pay this bill, and when I heard about modest needs I was wasn't sure it was for real. I have been touched that people who I don't even know are willingly to help me with an unexpected bill. I have been so upset with the way my insurance company has handled this, and other instances in the last year, that I had become quite bitter. This has really helped restore my faith in the goodness of the majority of people. Thank you again for voting to help me. I hope that in the future some day I will be able to afford to do the same for someone else.
atomvb Haslett (MI) | 2010-03-09 23:54 | Read original request

Thank you so much for your helping me get my medical supplies. Your help is, quite literally, a lifesaver. I consider it a blessing that folks like you are among us. I've be reading my Dante, and in the 'Paradiso' he tells us of the three theological virtues: 'Faith' being knowledge beyond wisdom, 'Hope' is the motive of fortitude, but above all is 'Charity', the love that transcends all. Everyone at one time or another is either in need of, or in a position to provide, charity. I thank you for your great generosity and giving of yourselves. I only hope that in time I will be able to pass along this service you've done for me.
JimClark Waterbury (CT) | 2010-03-09 17:49 | Read original request

FIRST OF ALL I WANNA THANK THE LORD ABOVE FOR ALL OF YOU,,YOU TOOK THE TIME TO HELP EVEN ME,,,YOU DIDNT HAVE TO ,,BUT YOU DID,,IM OVERWHELMED,, WORDS CAN NOT SAY WHAT IM FEELING RIGHT NOW,,,MY PASTOR GAVE ME THIS ADDRESS OF THE MODEST NEEDS PEOPLE,,HE KNEW IF I COULD GET HELP IT WOULD BE FROM YOU ALL,,,DONORS,, WHO HAVE A HEART TO GIVE AND WANNA HELP,,IM A HARD WORKING PERSON BUT I HAVE BEEN LIMITED DUE TO NEEDING THIS SURGERY,,NOW ,,BECAUSE OF YOU I CAN GET ON WITH MY LIFE ,, CAUSE IVE BEEN SO MISERABLE WITH THIS CONDITION,,,,,,IM SO THANKFUL FOR THIS HELP,, I WANT YOU TO KNOW YOU ARE IN MY PRAYERS AND MY HEART,,THE WORLD IS A BETTER PLACE BECAUSE OF PEOPLE LIKE YOU,,,,,,,,,,
pamf Mc Coll (SC) | 2010-03-09 17:10 | Read original request

I appreciate everything that everyone has done or given up to help my family. You have no idea how much it has impacted our lives. We don't have to worry about freezing or finding a way to get the oven hot to eat. I'm so glad that even in this time and day, people still know how to find a way to surprise people with extreme kindness and love. Our lives are in debt to everyone who helped. You guys arew saviors, our angels! God Bless You!! Kristina
armyofone0508 North Richland Hills (TX) | 2010-03-09 16:47 | Read original request

God has smiled on me, I will b a realtor again!!! This means that I can help others achieve their dream of owing a home. I help them & in return I get paid 2 do what I like!!! I can get my vehicle back on the road & do simple things in life. Your decisions has restored my faith in mankind. I bought Charlie Brown's 'When will the good things start 2 happen' book in the 90's (Never read it though) It's happening 2 me!!! I appreciate U all!!! Thank U 4 giving up your want, need or desire 2 help me get over this mountain!!!
rhory Baton Rouge (LA) | 2010-03-09 13:02 | Read original request

I would like to start by thanking every body who donated to help me and my family. This is a true blessing for us. My faith has really been tested in the past year, finding out my father has cancer, and the toll it has taking on my family. Then my finacial situation adding to it, has put me under a great deal of stress. Checking my e-mails every day thinking time is running out , it's getting close to the dead line. Thinking people just don't have it to help these days it's hard times for alot of people.But I was proven wrong, people do care. When I read the e-mail tonite I began to cry, my finace asked me what was wrong when I told him they helped us . His only words were thank you LORD for sending these angels to us in our time of need. Your help means so much to me and my family. It gives us hope. I have never had to ask for help before, it was so hard for me, I felt ashamed. But you have showed me that people won't judge me and it's ok to ask for help, just like it's ok to help.I would like to finish by saying god will bless you for all you have done. I plan on becomimg a donor my self, because I want to make someone feel the warmth, joy and hope you have made me feel. Thank you again and god bless everyone of you. Penny
pzinzo Port Huron (MI) | 2010-03-09 00:00 | Read original request

I am sending a heartfelt thank you to each of you for extending help to us during our time of hardship. This has helped tremendously during my time of layoff from my job of eight years. Without help from such caring people, we could possibly be without our home. Thank you so much. May God bless you all. Forever Grateful
gle38w Burnsville (MS) | 2010-03-08 15:45 | Read original request

As I begin to type this I am trying to find the right words that can express the gratitude I am feeling at this very moment. I want to thank each and every one of you from the bottom of my heart. Your contribution lifts a huge weight off of my shoulders. The kindness that I have been shown by complete strangers is nothing short of amazing. Once things return back to normal I plan on helping as many people as I can through this organization. Thank you again :)
MCall Mckinney (TX) | 2010-03-08 10:18 | Read original request

Thank you for you kindness during my long and difficult illness. My family and friends are also grateful that I was able to stay at home with help and get better. My next work is to get out of bed and transfer to my wheelchair. Thank you for adding to my hope and faith.
dutchgirl1 Raleigh (NC) | 2010-03-08 09:35 | Read original request