I want to help a not so financially stable friend out

[HotelUser]

I've lived for where I am now my entire life and several years ago I became friends with someone called Dimitry. Dimitry's parents used to live in the USSR and his father, against his will, was forced to be involved in a sort of military/policing job in the USSR. Whilst the Union was collapsing his family legitimately escaped. They were permitted entry into another nearby country until they managed ro secure citizenship in Canada. He's always been bad off. Ever since I've known him he's never had an extra dollar to spend anywhere but he absolutely never complains about his financial situation. He currently maintains the highest AP grades in the school (he constantly tells me I should feel blessed to live in a country with such a good education system and I agree with him) but despite this he can't afford to go to University. It has ALWAYS been this guy's dream to help people, and since I met him he has ALWAYS wanted to pursue becoming a doctor (more recently he wishes to go into designing medical equipment for hospitals).

I do not know how scholarships work across the pond but here you have to apply for each one. There are scholarships for woman, pregnant woman, aboriginals and African Canadians. There is a pathetic three Scholarships for white males. Two of which Dimitry cannot apply for because of living circumstances however I found one scholarship which the first step to getting was winning a random draw. I entered Dimitry's name in the draw every day for a long time (as you were allowed to do so) and his name for the scholarship was drawn. Since his name was pulled in this random draw he now has to get the most "votes" on a Facebook page in order to get the scholarship.

It's completely outrageous that they don't give Dimitry a scholarship because of his academics but I'm going to do absolutely everything in my power to make sure he gets the most legitimate votes possible. It's not his fault that his family came to Canada in the conditions that they did, or that he wasn't born in Canada. He's the smartest guy I know and deserves to go to University, end of discussion.

The link to the Facebook voting page is http://on.fb.me/wVrx7H and his name is Dimity Vinogradov. Either he gets this scholarship, or he doesn't go to University and that would actually be one of if not the most unfair thing I've ever witnessed within the proximity of my community in my entire life.

[dbgtz]

I thought you were gonna offer to pay for him then LOL. But good idea to get the message around, I'll vote for him a few times.

[Martin]

Have voted and really hope he gets it.

[jasey]

Voted! Thank you for sharing his story.

[Mathew]

Voted. It looks like he's winning so far - I wish him the best of luck!

[xxMATTGxx]

I've also voted, good luck to him!

[Shar]

Aww the cutie anything to help Dimitry out. He's a clever lad and deserves that scholarship!!

[FlyingJesus]

*sigh* this is the "equality" that feminism as opposed to true egalitarianism offers us. I'm sure the other applicants are just as worthy but voted for your friend all the same, and wish the best of luck to him wherever his studies take him

[Amberr]

I thought you were gonna offer to pay for him then LOL. But good idea to get the message around, I'll vote for him a few times.

i thought that too when i saw the title.
I've voted for him i really hope he gets it, i'll vote again tomorrow. Best of luck to him

[Inseriousity.]

Is there a local paper you could contact bout it? my local paper tends to run these types of stories and isn't all doom and gloom like the national press. i dont have a facebook account but I wish dimitry every success.