When There’s a Will…There’s a College Degree
October 13th, 2006You may have seen the AP story repeated dozens of times, one of which I caught on newsobserver.com about the marine who’s taking bids on the right to re-name him. It seems Sgt Cody Baker, who will be leaving the Marine Corps in a year and a half to pursue a college degree, has hit upon an outrageous, yet effective idea to raise funds for college.
All it takes is one Idea
You can read all about it on his website, choosemyname.com, but the gist of it is that Baker – who’s married and has a baby – is looking for a way to support his family yet spend time with them too. He’s looking for college money to help him do so. He’s also pledged a part of the proceeds to an orphanage in Thailand, the Im Jai House which he has helped to support for 6 years.
The bidding has already topped $26,000 and if the current bidder wins, on January 1, 2007, Cody Baker will legally change his name to Finest Freshest Fastest, which is the slogan of an online coffee vendor.
Make the Decision
Baker, 29 is making the rounds of the talk shows and according to him, having a lot of fun with this. His mother is praying for him he says. If she continues to pray for him, she’ll likely be praying for a college graduate because Baker has what all of us need. Sheer determination and creativity. He’s decided he’s going to college. No matter what it takes.
