GOFUNDME ON LOCAL NEWS
MARCH 2016
THE TENNESSEAN - March 10, 2016
"Supporters of Taylor Force have raised more than $30,000 for his family as they prepare for his funeral."
HUFFINGTON POST - UK - March 9, 2016
"After setting up a GoFundMe page, Kye's family raised £30k for a life-saving trip to the US to try a clinical trial."
NBC NEWS - MINNEAPOLIS, MN (VIDEO) - March 8, 2016
"In two weeks the GoFundMe account has reached nearly $100,000."
DAILY MAIL - March 8, 2016
"Montgomery is brandished as a 'guitar hero' and more than 60 people have already pitched in to raise $1,000 of the total $1,500."
BENSON NEWS-SUN - March 8, 2016
"As of Sunday evening the fund has received donations from 277 people and raised more than $21,600."
ABC NEWS - GRAND RAPIDS, MI (VIDEO) - March 7, 2016
"A GoFundMe page apparently set by Carruthers' aunt and uncle has raised more than $10,000 since a few days after the shooting."
FOX NEWS - SALT LAKE CITY, UT (VIDEO) - March 5, 2016
"A GoFundMe page created on behalf of the family has raised more than $23,000.
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NEW YORK TIMES - March 5, 2016
"The effort had raised more than $70,000 toward the $100,000 goal as of Thursday night."
CBS NEWS - SAN FRANCISCO, CA - March 3, 2016
"As of 10:30 p.m. Thursday, more than 1,100 people have raised $47,115 of a $60,000 goal for her."
FOX NEWS - OAKLAND, CA (VIDEO) - March 3, 2016
"So far, he's already raised over $1,300 on GoFundMe and surpassed his original goal of 185 pairs of pajamas, but he wants to continue.
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MICHIGAN LIVE - March 2, 2016
"In just 11 days, more than $100,000 has been donated on various internet GoFundMe sites to help the victims of Kalamazoo's mass shootings."
KIRO NEWS - SEATTLE, WA (VIDEO) - March 2, 2016
"By Tuesday evening, that goal was surpassed by nearly $10,000."
FOX NEWS - SAN DIEGO, CA (VIDEO) - March 1, 2016
"A GoFundMe account that aimed at raising $30,000 for the family’s funeral and other expenses raised well above $93,000 in just six days.
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MICHIGAN LIVE - March 1, 2016
"The GoFundMe site, created Feb. 23, has raised almost $28,000 to defray expenses as the 14-year-old Battle Creek girl recovers.
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THE CHICAGO MAROON - March 1, 2016
"Additionally, a community GoFundMe page has raised almost $70,000 since October.
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THE NORTH PLATTE TELEGRAPH - March 1, 2016
"As the fundraiser came to a close on Monday, the page gave a total of more than $27,000."
FEBRUARY 2016
THE DAILY CAMERA - February 29, 2016
"A GoFundMe crowdfunding campaign set up to aid a Boulder man who lost his mobile home over an unpaid $175 tax lien raised more than $18,000 over the weekend."
CBS NEWS - RICHMOND, VA (VIDEO) - February 29, 2016
"Since the tornado, Swann’s coworkers at Capital One have raised over $24,000 through a GoFundMe page to help get the family back on their feet.
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CTV NEWS (VIDEO) - February 27, 2016
"Nearly $88,000 has been raised on a GoFundMe page, but it’s just the start."
THE DAILY JOURNAL - February 27, 2016
"A GoFundMe page has already raised more than $45,000 to support her."
ASHBURY PARK PRESS (VIDEO) - February 26, 2016
"Together, the two GoFundMe drives had raised nearly $7,500 as of this week."
CINCINNATI ENQUIRER - February 25, 2016
"Gathering funds to restore the landmark is well underway – the GoFundMe campaign has reached over $55,000."
NBC NEWS - UTICA, NY (VIDEO) - February 25, 2016
"So far the page has raised nearly $27,000 dollars."
WOMAN'S DAY - February 25, 2016
"Since Erica’s death, a GoFundMe page has helped the couple's children, raising close to $500,000."
TODAY - February 24, 2016
"To date, a GoFundMe page has raised over $58,000 to offset his medical expenses and explore further treatment options."
STAR WEEKLY - February 24, 2016
"More than $200,000 has been raised by a GoFundMe page, set up by Ms Laurie, far exceeding the $55,000 target."
MASHABLE - February 24, 2016
"A GoFundMe page to support Hatch in case she is evicted has raised more than $26,000 in about 24 hours.
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THE INDEPENDENT - February 23, 2016
"An appeal on GoFundMe called “Tents for San Francisco” has raised over $16,800 in less than a month from over 500 donations."
THE TAMPA TRIBUNE - February 23, 2016
"Arthur opened up an account at GoFundMe that has raised $5,500 from 125 people."
SAN DIEGO UNION-TRIBUNE - February 23, 2016
"In only five hours, nearly 120 people had donated more than $7,000"
GREEN BAY PRESS GAZETTE - February 23, 2016
"Friends, families and others donated more than $16,500 in less than 24 hours to a GoFundMe page set up for Christopher Rush."
MSN NEWS - AUSTRALIA - February 23, 2016
"Supporters had been seeking $55,000 to send 15 people to Rome but the GoFundMe campaign raised more than $200,000.
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EAGLE COUNTRY RADIO - February 23, 2016
"As of Tuesday morning, the GoFundMe account endorsed by Marksberry has raised more than $54,000."
THE DUKE CHRONICLE - February 23, 2016
"The GoFundMe page raised $10,000 in the first seven hours after it was created and $20,000 in the first 24 hours of its activity."
PEOPLE MAGAZINE - February 22, 2016
"His efforts have since raised over $10,000 – enough to help all 12 of the city's elementary schools."
NPR NEWS - PASADENA, CA - February 22, 2016
"Supporters gathered for a memorial run in Seattle, and donations to the family’s GoFundMe page have topped $140,000 ."
HUFFINGTON POST - CANADA (VIDEO) - February 21, 2016
"They've received an overwhelming amount of support through the page, as well as their GoFundMe page which has raised more than $85,000 to help pay Chrissy's medical bills."
THE RECORD - February 21, 2016
"A GoFundMe account was created, and to date, has surpassed $20,000 in contributions. "
THE INDEPENDENT - February 21, 2016
"A seven-year-old from Virginia has raised more than $10,000 to get sanitary water to crisis-hit schools in Flint, Michigan."
TIMES RECORD - February 21, 2016
"As of about 8 p.m. Saturday, more than $6,400 was raised by more than 80 people. "
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS - February 18, 2016
"A GoFundMe page is trying to raise money for Jeff White's hospital bills; over $2,000 has been collected so far.
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NBC NEWS - NEW BRITAIN, CT - February 18, 2016
"An online fundraiser set up to help a Fairfield mom and her three children in Fairfield has raised more than $120,000."
TECH INSIDER - February 16, 2016
"So far, they've raised nearly $10,000 and Purell is matching all of the donations Britt receives."
ITV NEWS - February 15, 2016
"More than £4,000 has been donated to cover the costs after the page was shared nearly 3,000 times."
MICHIGAN LIVE - February 9, 2016
"Since she launched the campaign more than $3,600 had been pledged by Tuesday afternoon."
FORT WAYNE NEWS-SENTINEL - February 9, 2016
"A group of friends started a GoFundMe drive and have raised almost $22,000."
PRESS REPUBLICAN - February 9, 2016
"Beach set up a GoFundMe account that has raised nearly $3,000."
THE WASHINGTON POST - February 9, 2016
"Jeremie and his mother baked “cookies for a cause” and eventually raised $10,000 through cookie sales and GoFundMe."
INDIANA DAILY STUDENT - February 8, 2016
"With many different sponsorships from running companies and $6,000 from her GoFundMe page, Weber said she didn’t have to worry about money."
FOX NEWS - BOSTON, MA (VIDEO) - February 8, 2016
"Nearly $30,000 in donations poured in to a GoFundMe account that will cover Kaleigh's funeral expenses."
KA LEO NEWS - February 8, 2016
"A University of Hawai‘i created GoFundMe page aimed at protecting and preserve ‘Ōhi‘a trees has raised over $9,000 since being launched on Feb. 3."
ABC NEWS - PHILADELPHIA, PA (VIDEO) - February 8, 2016
"The GoFundMe page has raised more than $40,000 in a month."
TALK OF THE TOWN - February 6, 2016
"A GoFundMe page has been set up here, with almost £4,000 of the £10,000 target having been raised in the last 24 hours from 77 generous people."
PORTLAND PRESS HERALD - February 5, 2016
"The church’s GoFundMe drive had raised more than $23,000 as of Friday morning."
ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT (VIDEO) - February 5, 2016
"As of Friday, the page has raised nearly $11,400."
LODI NEWS-SENTINEL - February 4, 2016
"As of Thursday, the family has received donations of $15,775 of the $20,000 needed to pay for medical costs and their bills."
THE CW - LOS ANGELES, CA - February 4, 2016
"A GoFundMe campaign to help Hickey bid on Ajax had raised more than $70,000 by Wednesday morning."
MICHIGAN LIVE - February 3, 2016
"Nearly $32,000 of a $50,000 goal was donated by 436 people online to the mother in less than a day."
THE DAILY TAR HEEL - February 2, 2016
"Craig began raising money on GoFundMe to send Arent to see the Panthers at the Super Bowl in California on Feb. 7. In one week, more than 125 people have donated more than $5,500."
CTV NEWS (VIDEO) - February 2, 2016
"A Nova Scotia man with terminal cancer is preparing to return home one last time, after a fundraiser in his name raised more than $50,000."
THE BUFFALO NEWS - February 1, 2016
"To help the family with expenses such as its large grocery bills had raised nearly $17,000 from 235 donations by Sunday, far surpassing the initial goal of $7,500, which was exceeded on the first day."
JANUARY 2016
CTV NEWS - January 31, 2016
"The family has set up a GoFundMe page, and as of Sunday afternoon it has raised nearly $29,000."
YAHOO! NEWS (VIDEO) - January 31, 2016
"The GoFundMe page set up three days ago has already raised more than $193,000."
THE CW - CHICAGO, IL (VIDEO) - January 30, 2016
"His fundraising efforts were a huge success, raising more than $17,000 through the web site."
MICHIGAN LIVE - January 29, 2016
"A GoFundMe launched to help cover the group's medical bills has raised over $155,000."
FOX NEWS - GREEN BAY, WI - January 29, 2016
"More than $107,000 had been donated to the GoFundMe page as of 9:45 a.m. Friday."
MICHIGAN LIVE - January 28, 2016
"In just two days, residents of Loren Kroll's small town have raised nearly $2,700 to help the high school senior who was critically injured when she was hit by a plow truck near her bus stop Monday."
FOX NEWS - GRAND RAPIDS, MI - January 27, 2016
"Recently, the his community pooled together in a big way to help his family through his treatment: they’ve raised over $100,000 on GoFundMe to pay off his home mortgage."
USA TODAY (VIDEO) - January 27, 2016
"Within 48 hours, more than 150 people had raised his goal of $2,000."
CINCINNATI ENQUIRER - January 27, 2016
"That’s when the adults started the GoFundMe campaign, which in about a month has raised $4,115 from 91 people. "
THE COLORADOAN - January 26, 2016
"A GoFundMe page set up by CSU’s athletic department had raised more than $96,000 for Omogbo and his family to help cover the costs of the funeral services, temporary housing, items lost in the fire and medical expenses."
THE DAYTONA BEACH NEWS-JOURNAL - January 25, 2016
"Others in the community also helped raise support for the family with two GoFundMe accounts that had raised more than $20,000 as of Monday."
CBS NEWS - NORTH BEND, OR (VIDEO) - January 25, 2016
"Another community member, Catrina Clayholt, set up a GoFundMe account that raised more than $10,000 in just two days, money that will go directly to the families."
THE CW - LOS ANGELES, CA (VIDEO) - January 25, 2016
"A GoFundMe page of the same name was created in February 2015, and has since raised more than $63,000 to help pay for the boy’s medical expenses."
NEXT SHARK - January 24, 2016
"His goal of $2,000 was met by more than 150 people in less than 48 hours."
FARM WEEKLY - January 24, 2016
"When Farm Weekly went to print on Tuesday donations to the WAFarmers GoFundMe account had reached $26,843 in 10 days."
COURIER NEWS - January 23, 2016
"The support for the O’Donnell family has extended to a GoFundMe page – “Help Baby Shane Beat Cancer” – which raised more than $46,000 just 14 hours since it was activated Friday morning."
ABC NEWS - NASHVILLE, TN (VIDEO) - January 23, 2016
"A GoFundMe campaign was started and raised more than $30,000."
TAMPA BAY TIMES - January 22, 2016
"In five days, nearly 370 people had donated $44,000 by Thursday night."
FOX NEWS - January 21, 2016
"Strangers have helped raise more than $30,000 for Gershon Thomas, of Austin, on GoFundMe in less than 24 hours."
THE NEW ZEALAND HERALD - January 20, 2016
"Almost $7000 has been donated since the page was set up three days ago."
HUFFINGTON POST (VIDEO) - January 20, 2016
"As of Wednesday morning, she had raised over $16,000 -- more than 100 times her initial goal. "
THE EVENING SUN - January 20, 2016
"A GoFundMe page created for the family of a Marine native to Cumberland County has raised more than $8,000 since Monday."
HUFFINGTON POST - CANADA (VIDEO) - January 19, 2016
"The fundraiser set a goal of $3,000, but it had raised almost $29,000 by Tuesday night. A similar page to support Annese's family had nearly met its goal of $22,000 by press time."
THE STAR-LEDGER - January 19, 2016
"As of Tuesday morning, the fundraiser has brought in more than $47,000."
ABC NEWS - BALTIMORE, MD - January 18, 2016
"The crowdfunding page had raised more than $3,747 from 98 people as of Monday morning."
THE LOS ANGELES TIMES - January 18, 2016
"A GoFundMe page to raise money to send Semolina's parents to Hawaii to be near where Semolina went missing had raised nearly $10,000."
CBS NEWS - BOSTON, MA - January 18, 2016
"Online donors raised more than $30,000 for Boston Police officer Joel Resil and his family after their house burned last weekend."
TIME WARNER CABLE NEWS - January 14, 2016
"At last check, a GoFundMe page set up to honor Mackenzie Ruston's legacy surpassed more than $49,000 ."
HUFFINGTON POST - January 13, 2016
"While the fundraiser's goal was $10,000, the Internet smashed through that, donating more than $30,600 in just three days. "
ROLLING OUT - January 13, 2016
"Since the account’s creation, Dobyne has received $6,075 with a goal of raising $6,500.
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THE STATE - January 12, 2016
"Within 14 hours, the campaign had raised enough to purchase a new set of bagpipes. Within four days, it had reached nearly $3,000."
ABC NEWS - MANCHESTER, NH (VIDEO) - January 11, 2016
"More than $24,000 has been raised after they set a goal of $15,000."
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS - January 11, 2016
"So far, the page lists $10,853 in donations - more than a third of their goal of $25,000."
DAILY BULLETIN - January 10, 2016
"More than $40,000 has been raised in two days on the crowdfunding site GoFundMe."
THE HAMILTON SPECTATOR - January 9, 2016
"Within two days, an online GoFundMe campaign had raised more than $100,000 for horse workers impacted by the fire."
THE COLUMBIAN - January 9, 2016
"A GoFundMe account created for Staff Sgt. Matthew McClintock’s widow, Alexandra, had raised more than $78,000 as of Friday."
PRESS TELEGRAM - January 9, 2016
"After being established Friday with a goal of $25,000, more than 1,300 donors had contributed just under $120,000 to the fund by Saturday afternoon. "
IDAHO MOUNTAIN EXPRESS - January 8, 2016
"Hawkes’ friends and supporters held a community blessing and raised over $100,000 from 901 donations on the GoFundMe website."
THE NEWS TRIBUNE - January 8, 2016
"A GoFundMe account created for Staff Sgt. Matthew McClintock’s widow, Alexandra, has raised more than $72,000 as of Friday morning.
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THE ORLANDO SENTINEL - January 7, 2016
"A GoFundMe page set up by a fellow artist and friend has raised nearly $50,000 in just five days."
BERKELEYSIDE - January 7, 2016
"In just two days, the GoFundMe campaign, set up by friends Pat Tobin and Trisha Sullivan-Rothberg on behalf for Dugan and Dooner, has raised more than $31,000 from a total of 437 people."
MILITARY TIMES - January 7, 2016
"A GoFundMe page set up for McClintock’s wife and infant son has raised more than $45,380 in less than 24 hours — more than nine times the initial fundraising goal of $5,000."
ABC NEWS - HOUSTON, TX (VIDEO) - January 7, 2016
"The fund is now up to $4,575 -- enough for Hayward to rent a home."
SUNSHINE COAST DAILY - January 7, 2016
"A GoFundMe fundraising page established by members of Cole's Brisbane Barracudas water polo club had last night raised more than $24,000 in one day."
CBS NEWS - ALTOONA, PA (VIDEO) - January 6, 2016
"In those two days, the community has donated more than $13,000, leaving Ella's parents overwhelmed.
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THE STATESMAN - January 6, 2016
"So far the GoFundMe page she started for Willis has raised more than $5,000 in four days."
ABC NEWS - SIOUX FALLS, SD (VIDEO) - January 6, 2016
"In less than 24 hours, the family has received more than $4,000.
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SHEBOYGAN PRESS - January 6, 2016
"Firefighters, businesses and a GoFundMe effort in all raised more than $10,000 to help the family."
THE INDIANAPOLIS STAR (VIDEO) - January 6, 2016
"A GoFundMe account to help with medical expenses of a woman whose New Year's Eve heart attack at Kilroy’s inadvertently sparked an Internet imbroglio has raised more than $14,000 in just a few days."
FOX SPORTS - January 6, 2016
"On Tuesday night, a GoFundMe page was set up to benefit Laing, and the community responded by raising over $18,000 toward a $50,000 goal in 16 hours. "
THE WASHINGTON POST - January 5, 2016
"A GoFundMe campaign raised more than $60,000 for the teenager’s funeral arrangements and a memorial."
CBS NEWS - HOUSTON, TX (VIDEO) - January 5, 2016
"More than $5,000 was raised. It was enough to buy Harvey a new trailer home."
THE SPECTRUM - January 5, 2016
"Julie said the family was able to raise more than $10,000 by Sunday morning after starting a GoFundMe page only about a week ago."
HUFFINGTON POST - CANADA - January 4, 2016
"It took barely a month for a private sponsorship group to raise over $25,000 as part of efforts to bring a Syrian refugee family to Prince Edward Island."