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Hello, my name is Joslyn Giddens. Our son, Gregory Giddens is trying to get some help to just get into school. He's a good kid. We are not wealthy parents. We just make a decent living. I have looked all over for help. I have two older sons who received scholarships for football. Gregory is very much interested in agriculture. We are trying to get him into Prairie View A&M University near Houston, Texas. I'm sure this is probably not the forum in which I should be writing, but, at this point, I just need help. Please let us know which way to turn. We have completed the Fafsa. I guess I need to stop now. This is probably the wrong place to write, but, I thought i would just try. Thank you in advance for listening.
Joslyn Giddens, Greg's mom.
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