please help

I have two areas in which I need your help. (Well, probably hundreds more, but let's not get off track here.)

First, I am looking into graduate studies that will enable me (one day) to be a counselor/therapist. I'm not totally, defintely, entirely, wholly, 100% sure that this is what I want to do, but at the moment, I'd like to at least pursue it further. So, the help I need from you is just the offer of a contact -- do you know someone with an MA or MS in psychology or counseling, or with an MSW (other than my sister, of course)? If so, do you think that person would be willing to talk to me or email with me? I don't need a lot of their time, and my questions won't be hard. I'm just looking for a little guidance.

Secondly, I am (as you may or may not know) a reader for Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic, and we're about to embark on our annual Record-A-Thon. I'm looking for sponsors. Now, this is tricky, because you can't really sponsor me online, and I'd prefer to avoid the hey-I'll-give-you-five-bucks-the-next-time-I-see-you route. So here's what you can do:

Go here, and just give money -- I don't really care about the credit;

Send a check to me at home (if you know where I live); or

Send a check to my local unit at:
RFB&D New York Unit
545 Fifth Avenue, Suite 1005
New York, NY 10017

(If you do this, you can include a note to them saying you are sponsoring me, and it'll all work out in the end.)

I'm not looking for a lot of money -- even a few dollars will make a big difference. Oh, and I need to turn the funds into RFB&D by May 1st, so if you're sending me anything, that's your deadline.

That's all. Thanks in advance, and please feel free to let me know how I can help you.