Barbar's 50th Birthday education fund

I'm about to turn 50 and know that this coming year will be a year of positive transition and transformation. As some of you may know, I did the Introduction to Counselling Skills course at The Norwich Centre last winter. I loved it and got really great feedback, which has made me realise this is what I want to do. The next stage of the training is the certificate in counselling, which is a year long course. I hope to then go on to complete the 2 year diploma course, which would give me a full qualification as a person-centered counsellor. The dream is to work with teenagers and also use vocal coaching as a form of therapy.

The target I'm trying to reach at the moment would pay for the next year's tuition. I just thought that if any of you had thought of buying me a birthday present, maybe you could donate that money to my education fund instead. I don't need any more things... But, I would HUGELY appreciate any help I can get towards creating a new life and career. That's what I'd really like! Whilst I will still be singing and gardening, I now know that I also want to learn, use my brain and be able to help people.

Absolutely anything would be very gratefully received.