With support and 'encouragement' from their parents, the students organized a fundraiser.
They offered him gifts of money and other 'encouragements'.
teachers who give their students a lot of 'encouragement'
(..) It's really a dream come true. This time, we go in with, to some extent ... ... a cult-fan following, which is the greatest type ... ... of encouragement you could have.. There's a lot less anxiety about whether or not ... ... we will be able to execute a lot of the choreography. (..)2001 The Matrix Revisited