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To: mewzilla

And, of course, the family launched a fundraiser..

https://www.countryherald.com/news/basketball-tragedy-community-raises-over-24000-in-hours-for-students-family/

I won’t print the rest of what I’m thinking.


11 posted on 01/29/2024 4:50:17 AM PST by mewzilla (Never give up; never surrender!)
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To: mewzilla

A neighbor “died suddenly” last week. A friend set up a fundraiser for them. His widow told my wife that the few thousand dollars will take a lot of heat off while they’re working out insurance, pensions etc. Plus a funeral for a 14 year old is the very definition of an unexpected expense.

Plus, people just want to help in tragedy. The family can only eat so many casseroles.


19 posted on 01/29/2024 5:18:13 AM PST by cyclotic (Don’t be part of the problem. Be the entire problem)
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To: mewzilla

“And, of course, the family launched a fundraiser”

And it’s up to $47,000. Good for the community coming together. But the goal was $15,000 which is reasonable for a funeral. Unless the family is going to donate the money over and above 15k, then that just seems wrong to me.


21 posted on 01/29/2024 5:37:28 AM PST by DAC21
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