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Trump's campaign crowdfunded millions online in an untraditional approach to emergency relief
Read full article: Trump's campaign crowdfunded millions online in an untraditional approach to emergency reliefFormer President Donald Trump’s campaign is using GoFundMe to rally its donor network around the survivors of his July assassination attempt and Hurricane Helene’s destruction.
Mixed Fillings Pie Shop in Historic Five Points to close, owners say ‘it’s time for a new chapter’
Read full article: Mixed Fillings Pie Shop in Historic Five Points to close, owners say ‘it’s time for a new chapter’The Mixed Fillings Pie Shop in Five Points will be closing, but customers can still place preorders for July and August, according to a Facebook post.
Family of 4 displaced, teen seriously injured when house fire destroys Westside home
Read full article: Family of 4 displaced, teen seriously injured when house fire destroys Westside homeA family of four was displaced after a massive fire destroyed their home in the Taylor Field subdivision on Jacksonville’s Westside at around 1 p.m. on Tuesday.
‘He was family’: Northside bar to host fundraiser for family of good Samaritan killed in hit-and-run on I-10
Read full article: ‘He was family’: Northside bar to host fundraiser for family of good Samaritan killed in hit-and-run on I-10Family and friends are remembering a young man who died being a good Samaritan on Interstate 10 over Memorial Day weekend.
Atlantic Beach restaurant owners raise funds to help long-time friend recently diagnosed with rare brain cancer
Read full article: Atlantic Beach restaurant owners raise funds to help long-time friend recently diagnosed with rare brain cancerOwners of a new restaurant in Atlantic Beach raised money Sunday morning to help their friend who was just diagnosed with a rare form of brain cancer.
GoFundMe says $30 billion has been raised on its crowdfunding and nonprofit giving platforms
Read full article: GoFundMe says $30 billion has been raised on its crowdfunding and nonprofit giving platformsGoFundMe crowdfunding campaigns have generated $30 billion since 2010, the fundraising platform announced Tuesday, as younger generations look beyond institutions to make their donations.
‘His heroism was not shocking’: Friend asks community’s help for man who lost everything in University Park fire
Read full article: ‘His heroism was not shocking’: Friend asks community’s help for man who lost everything in University Park fireA man who lost his home in an apartment fire at University Park on Tuesday night is not sure what his next move will be, but he still has a smile on his face.
Mother of child shot in stomach relives terrifying moment, asks community to ‘put these guns down’
Read full article: Mother of child shot in stomach relives terrifying moment, asks community to ‘put these guns down’The family of a child shot in August off Ken Knight Drive spoke to News4JAX Friday and made a plea to the community to stop gun violence.
‘Horrific and painful’: Jacksonville parents of twins found dead inside toy box devastated by loss, aunt says
Read full article: ‘Horrific and painful’: Jacksonville parents of twins found dead inside toy box devastated by loss, aunt saysThe two 4-year-old children who were found dead in a toy box just over a week ago in a Regency home were twin brother and sister, according to an online fundraiser created by their aunt.
Bills' Hamlin will put the millions raised into his charity
Read full article: Bills' Hamlin will put the millions raised into his charityBuffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin will use the $10 million given to online fundraising campaigns by well-wishers after his on-field collapse to fund his own nonprofit, the Chasing M’s Foundation.
Jacksonville woman, her 93-year-old mother lose everything in Bartram Park house fire
Read full article: Jacksonville woman, her 93-year-old mother lose everything in Bartram Park house fireA house fire in the Bartram Park neighborhood has devastated a local woman and her 93-year-old mother who lived there.
2 girls killed in Clay County crash were returning home to Canada from family vacation in Florida
Read full article: 2 girls killed in Clay County crash were returning home to Canada from family vacation in FloridaTwo girls killed in a three-car crash in Clay County over the weekend were returning home to Canada from a family vacation in Florida when the accident happened, according to a GoFundMe page.
Defense attorney says ‘shame on GoFundMe’ after campaign for one of Ahmaud Arbery’s killers shut down
Read full article: Defense attorney says ‘shame on GoFundMe’ after campaign for one of Ahmaud Arbery’s killers shut downTwo online fundraisers for William “Roddie” Bryan have been shut down, including a GoFundMe page.
'Glue me back together': Online pleas to aid parade victims
Read full article: 'Glue me back together': Online pleas to aid parade victimsFriends and families of the roughly 60 people hit by an SUV that sped through a Christmas parade in a suburban Milwaukee downtown say some suffered life-threatening injuries.
Community raising funds for Lake City officer diagnosed with cancer
Read full article: Community raising funds for Lake City officer diagnosed with cancerA 23-year-old Lake City police officer has turned her attention from fighting crime to fighting cancer -- and her community is pitching in to help.
Donations pour in for families of Atlanta shooting victims
Read full article: Donations pour in for families of Atlanta shooting victims(AP Photo/Ben Gray)Shortly after his mother was killed in the Atlanta-area shootings, Randy Park launched a GoFundMe page asking for $20,000 to pay for funeral expenses. For now, donors to victims of the Atlanta shootings must scour individual GoFundMe accounts. A page for Yong Yue’s family drew more than $115,000. AdPark's family was the first to launch a GoFundMe page. This is simply a change in my life,” Park wrote to the 70,000 people who had contributed as of Sunday afternoon.
1st trans woman to run for Florida Senate District 6 explains what Women’s History Month means to her
Read full article: 1st trans woman to run for Florida Senate District 6 explains what Women’s History Month means to herJACKSONVILLE, Fla. – During the month of March, News4Jax is highlighting the contributions women have made to history, culture and society. On Sunday, News4Jax sat down with Brooklyn Owen, the first trans woman to run for Florida Senate District 6, to see what Women’s History Month means to her. “It really is the time to empower women,” said Owen, a Jacksonville native. “I am not running because I am a trans woman, I am running because we need to fix education and we need to fix climate and we need to do it yesterday,” Owen said. “So that means we need to act now.”Like women before her, Owen said her goal is to contribute to Women’s History Month in a way that lifts up the women of the future.
Family launches fundraiser to recover from shrimp boat fire
Read full article: Family launches fundraiser to recover from shrimp boat fireJACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Days after a fire sank two boats in the St. Johns River, the family of the Triton set up a GoFundMe page to help pay for the removal and recovery of the boat. “My families very humble and grateful.”The Thompson family told News4Jax they could face federal fines of $47,000 per day until the boat is removed from the water because of the potential environmental fallout in the river. It’s an accident.”The boat is owned by Eddie Thompson, a Mayport native, who started fishing as a young child. The family said the fire started on the Iris Marie shrimp boat nearby and spread to the Triton. To help the family cover the cost of the boat’s removal and recovery, they’ve set up a GoFundMe page.
Boy, 5, Thrown From Mall of America Balcony by Stranger Now Recovering at Home
Read full article: Boy, 5, Thrown From Mall of America Balcony by Stranger Now Recovering at HomeA 5-year-old boy who was thrown off a third-story balcony at the Mall of America in a random attack nearly five months ago has recovered enough to leave the hospital, his loved ones said. Landen completed inpatient rehabilitation and has entered the next phase of recovery, which will take place at his home, his family said Tuesday on GoFundMe. Landen will undergo continued outpatient rehabilitation for multiple injuries and adjusting to life back at home and school, his family said. Landen was with his family at the Minnesota mall on April 12 when a stranger grabbed him and threw him over the balcony, officials said. RELATED STORIESMan Who Threw Boy at Mall of America Gets 19 Years in PrisonMore Than $500K Raised for Little Boy Thrown Off Mall of America BalconyToddler Is Recovering After Being Hit by Shrapnel, Losing Teeth in Texas Shooting
Pa. duo faked birth, death for GoFundMe
Read full article: Pa. duo faked birth, death for GoFundMeThe couple raised a total of $550 from the GoFundMe, according to a company spokeswoman. Photographs of baby Easton were posted on the couple's Facebook pages, and the baby matched the "appearance of a newborn look-a-like baby doll," the complaint said. Police say they were unable to find any record that baby Easton ever existed. Police checked with the coroner's office in Somerset and Cambria County and neither had records of an Easton Lang, according to the complaint. CNN has also attempted to reach out to the people who gave the couple money and gifts.
Donated funds will help bury boy who deputies say died of abuse
Read full article: Donated funds will help bury boy who deputies say died of abuseThe woman who created a GoFundMe page for 5-year-old Matthew (Mateo) Ortega confirms hes the Kingsland boy who died Monday from abuse. The Camden County Sheriff's Office arrested the child's mother, Maria Miranda Alas, from El Salvador, on a charge of murder and her boyfriend for making false statements. The Sheriff's Office said Alas flagged down a deputy Monday and communicated through broken English that the boy in her lap was unconscious. The couple was escorted to Camden Medical Center. As the child's condition worsened, he was flown by air ambulance to Wolfson Children's Hospital in Jacksonville, where he died.
Be careful about donating through crowdfunding
Read full article: Be careful about donating through crowdfundingA crowdfunding campaign might say money is needed to pay medical bills or college or funeral expenses. A 2016 survey by the Pew Research Center found that one in five respondents have donated to a crowdfunding campaign, with about half giving from $11 to $50. But be wary about giving to crowdfunding campaigns, especially if you do not know the person asking for cash. It's often difficult to know whether a crowdfunding campaign is legitimate. What to DoHere's what you should know if you're thinking of giving to a crowdfunding campaign.