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Hi guys! I am a recent bandster and a Navy wife of 12 years. I actually have felt so great lately that I just went back to college!! Yeah! Anyway, I used to be Army myself so I have GI Bill benefits and even with them AND the financial aid, they still don't pay for all the school bills.

SO, I have applied for an unusual scholarship. I had to send in a short, funny video telling why I deserve a $2500 scholarship. Then the video with the most votes wins. That's it - so it is pretty much a popularity contest. I am trying to get people to vote for me - so PLEASE take a few minutes and visit the link below and vote for me. And if you could find it in your heart to vote each day for the next week, that would be even more awesome!!! You can vote once a day and the voting is open for another week. You don't have to watch the video each time either! And bonus - each time you vote, you get entered into a $1000 contest drawing, PLUS the video is funny!

Thanks for reading and, hopefully, voting for me!!! :thumbup:

http://whyideserveascholarship.com/video/show/11899

PS - I swear this isn't Amway or Scientology or anything like that!! It really is just my attempt to pay for school! :smile:

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I tried but it said "video file not found"

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Thanks for the effort anyway! The stupid page has been VERY slow and giving everyone fits, which is very frustrating when you are asking people to go out of their way and vote for you - so I really appreciate your effort!! :)

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