Tagged: fires

May 10, 2016 @ 10:49 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Monday, crowdfunding platform GoFundMe announced its community has raised over $300,000 for the Fort McMurray fire victims. The fire, which started on May 1st, began in Alberta and has destroy homes and businesses leaving 88,000 people displaced. Rob Solomon, GoFundMe CEO, stated: “This fire… Read More

May 9, 2016 @ 11:35 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Seeking to help their Fort McMurray, Alberta fans in need, WWE stars Kevin Owens and Tyler Breeze hit crowdfunding portal GoFundMe to raise funds for the victims of the devastating fires. The fires, which resulted in what’s considered the largest evacuation of residents in Alberta’s history,… Read More

August 27, 2015 @ 3:46 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this week, a group of non-profit organizations has formed a partnership with local businesses to launch a crowdfunding campaign called The California Drought Relief Fund. The campaign was created by the Climate Relief Fund to help support local relief organizations that are assisting families who have… Read More

December 12, 2014 @ 12:10 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Continuing to do whatever it takes to stop the destruction of Ferguson, Missouri businesses, an initiative known as #FergusonRebuild has launched a crowdfunding campaign on GoFundMe to help save many of the town’s shops after multiple riots, due to the jury’s decision to not indict… Read More