Update: $2,138 raised and over 2,500 hits already in the past 72 hours- THANK YOU SO MUCH!

Dear Amazing People,

I cannot express how touched and sincerely moved I am at the generosity and support I have received since starting this site less than 72 hours ago-  at this very moment this page has received 2,574 views and raised $2,138.64 already which is simply beyond my wildest expectations!

THANK YOU SO MUCH from the bottom of my heart, not just to those who have donated money but to everyone who has Twittered, Facebooked, blogged, emailed, texted and WhatsApp-ed to spread the word.

And lastly, a special unique thank you to everyone who left messages in the epic Comments section of my first post below (if you haven’t checked it out, you should haha), not just the many eloquent and encouraging responses who are fiercely supportive of this but ALSO the few haters- you remind me everyday just how much I believe in what I do, and how important it is to fight against the ignorance and stupidity you display.

Thank you once again and please keep sharing!

xx

Sam

HELLO AND WELCOME!

Update 16 Oct 2011- This post will always remain at the top as a sticky to inform new readers about My ASDS Fund- for more recent updates and developments, please see below for new blog posts!

*Update 18 Aug 2011: Thanks to a combination of scholarships I have received since setting up this site, my 2011/2012 tuition fees (as well as MOST of my tuition for the other 2 years) are now sorted! This page will therefore focus on trying to raise the little extra I may still require fees-wise, as well as living expenses for the duration of the course.

Thank you for visiting my ASDS  fundraising page!

My name is Samantha Tan, and I recently became the first Malaysian ever to be accepted into the 3-year MFA Acting programme at the prestigious Actors Studio Drama School in New York. I’m THRILLED of course, but now comes the hard part: paying for it. This website has been created as one of many avenues I am using to raise the tuition fees I need, and as a means of  presenting all the information that interested parties have been requesting into one easily accessible organised page. Read the rest of this entry »