Tag: GoFundMe

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How You A Letter From Your Dog Can Make One Little Girl’s Living Wish Come True

7-Year-Old Emma Martens says a letter from your dog brings her comfort. Dear dog parents–a letter from your dog can work some magic in the heart of one special little girl in Wisconsin. 7-year-old Emma Martens has an inoperable brain tumor. Her family says Emma loves dogs and gets comfort from seeing them and thinking about them. So, they’re asking you to send Emma a letter or email from your dog. Thousands of dog lovers are already showering Emma with

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Comedian Patton Oswalt helps raise funds for a man who attacked him on Twitter after he discovered the man has severe health challenges.
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Comedian Patton Oswalt Raises Money For Trump Supporter Who Attacked Him On Twitter

Oswalt finds common ground in man’s health crisis Comedian Patton Oswalt put down his Twitter sword for a moment to find a man who attacked him on Twitter was also a Vietnam veteran who was suffering with severe health challenges. Oswalt decided to pivot from someone with different political beliefs to a man who had the ability to help another man out. Aw, man. This dude just attacked me on Twitter and I joked back but then I looked at

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Waffle House Hero, James Shaw Jr., Has Raised Over $227,000 For Other Shooting Victims

Can James Shaw Jr. be any more incredible? Just hours after he stopped a deadly shooter at a Waffle House in Tennessee, he set up a GoFundMe page to help raise money for other victims of the shooting. Four people lost their lives and others are in the hospital. The New York Times was able to shadow Shaw as he visited with some of those victims and their families. Here he is with his daughter, Brooklyn, at a vigil for

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How to help Las Vegas.
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How To Help Las Vegas

With Las Vegas becoming the scene of the largest mass shooting in US history, the country is in mourning. Many are posting their feelings on social media. Some feel it’s time to get politically active. Wherever your politics fall, if you really feel like making a difference, like doing something not just feeling something, here are some ways you can make an impact. Give Blood The line to donate blood is out the door at United Blood Service. People have

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Portland stabbing victims did not die alone.
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Portland Stabbing Hero Did Not Die Alone

Folks in Portland, Oregon are rallying around the families of three men who stood up to hate. 16-year-old Destinee Magnum and her friend were riding a city train on Friday when they confronted shocking hate. A man started yelling at Destinee and her friend who was wearing a hijab. “He told us to go back to Saudi Arabia and he told us we shouldn’t be here, to get out of his country,” Mangum told KPTV. “He was just telling us

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