For Amanda Sydney, life slowly began to look a bit brighter again. Amanda hails from Australia, and 2017 was supposed to be a great year for her, full of love, greatness, and a shining future!
For three long years, she and her husband had been trying to conceive a baby until she finally became pregnant. They had just moved into their house, which they had been renovating for over two years.
Amanda was in top form; in fact, she couldn’t have been happier even if she tried. However, her life, hopes, and dreams seemed to be destroyed in the worst possible way.
Out of nowhere, her husband dropped a bombshell: he told her he wanted to leave and left her without hesitation, just like that! Without even having the chance to catch her breath, Amanda was left all alone, pregnant and drowning in bills!
With no money and a baby on the way, Amanda stood alone, completely emotionally distraught, not knowing what awaited her and her child.
Luckily, her friend Anna was by her side, providing emotional support, but she had a brilliant idea to reach out to the local radio station KIIS 1065 to see if they would consider her for their « Give Back » segment.
The radio station learned of Amanda’s situation and decided to intervene and help. Knowing it would be difficult to help alone, they enlisted local businesses to put on an amazing show.
They invited Amanda and Anna to the radio studios to feature them, but Amanda had no idea what was about to happen. As she spoke with the radio hosts, she told them that the biggest issue was simply the uncertainty of the whole situation.
Amanda said:
« It’s about five weeks now »… « And the biggest issue is just the shock, I think, because it wasn’t really what we planned, or what I planned. »
Amanda finished her story, then the radio host turned to her, gesturing towards a TV screen behind her. It was a video tour of her new house. They showed what they had done for her, much to her surprise!
A vacuum cleaner represented free house cleaning for the next six months, the food in the fridge was a gift from Eat Fit Food, and an commitment to provide daily meals for the next three months!
On the countertop were $4,000 worth of baby supplies for her, with even a $1,000 voucher for baby photos!!
But when the camera panned to the oven and the door was opened, everyone went crazy!!
IN THE OVEN WAS A HUGE AMOUNT OF MONEY… $10,000 SO THAT AMANDA DOESN’T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT HER MORTGAGES FOR A WHILE, AMAZING, RIGHT?
Amanda was in tears, all she could say was:
« This means I don’t have to move now… I can’t thank you enough, really. »
It wasn’t certainly the year 2017 she had envisioned or wished for, but thanks to the generosity of strangers, it was now possible to have such a great fresh start for her and her baby.