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Wife of man killed in Buckman Bridge crash says she wants him to be remembered as a man of faith, love

Read full article: Wife of man killed in Buckman Bridge crash says she wants him to be remembered as a man of faith, love

The wife of a man killed in a crash on the Buckman Bridge earlier this week said she wants her husband to be remembered as a man of faith and love.

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12 hours ago

‘It’s about legacy’: Veteran raising funds to restore fallen Marine’s truck, give it to his son for his 15th birthday

Read full article: ‘It’s about legacy’: Veteran raising funds to restore fallen Marine’s truck, give it to his son for his 15th birthday

A Marine Corps veteran launched a fundraiser to restore the truck of a fellow Marine who was killed while serving the country 15 years ago.

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GoFundMe is refurbishing a lesser-known financial tool in a bid to supercharge everyday giving

Read full article: GoFundMe is refurbishing a lesser-known financial tool in a bid to supercharge everyday giving

Giving Funds is GoFundMe’s latest in a flurry of product rollouts with the purported goal of moving stagnant U.S. charitable contributions beyond the 2% GDP mark where totals have long hovered.

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‘Surreal experience’: DoorDash driver meets woman who started GoFundMe that has garnered over $21K after viral video

Read full article: ‘Surreal experience’: DoorDash driver meets woman who started GoFundMe that has garnered over $21K after viral video

Interacting with delivery drivers is usually a one-time thing, but for one Duval County woman, her recent food delivery turned into a chance to lend a helping hand.

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How a Duval County woman turned a DoorDash delivery into a chance to lend a helping hand

Read full article: How a Duval County woman turned a DoorDash delivery into a chance to lend a helping hand

Interacting with delivery drivers is usually a one time thing, but for one Duval County woman, her recent food delivery turned into a chance to lend a helping hand.

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Rally for Randall raises funds for 12-year-old battling advanced liver disease

Read full article: Rally for Randall raises funds for 12-year-old battling advanced liver disease

A fundraiser was held Saturday for a 12-year-old boy who is battling advanced-stage liver disease and needs a liver and bone marrow transplant.

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7-year-old escaped, alerted neighbor to call 911 as deadly fire consumed Putnam County home, sheriff’s office says

Read full article: 7-year-old escaped, alerted neighbor to call 911 as deadly fire consumed Putnam County home, sheriff’s office says

One day after a residential fire in Putnam County killed three people and consumed their home, the sheriff’s office provided an update on the condition of the other people who were inside.

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Mother shares 'indescribable heartbreak' at losing family in deadly boat accident on St. Johns River

Read full article: Mother shares 'indescribable heartbreak' at losing family in deadly boat accident on St. Johns River

Searchers continue to look for a child who remains unaccounted for nearly 60 hours after a vessel capsized on the St. Johns River near the Dames Point Bridge, sending eight people into the water.

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‘A brave young soul’: Community raising money for family of 9-year-old killed in Mandarin house fire

Read full article: ‘A brave young soul’: Community raising money for family of 9-year-old killed in Mandarin house fire

A grieving family is asking for support from the community after a 9-year-old passed away after a house caught fire in Jacksonville’s Mandarin neighborhood.

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Relief, 21st-century style: As wildfires burn, GoFundMe becomes a repository of harrowing stories

Read full article: Relief, 21st-century style: As wildfires burn, GoFundMe becomes a repository of harrowing stories

As California’s massive wildfires burn, thousands of GoFundMe campaigns for victims have become an outlet for onlookers transfixed by the blazes and eager to do something to help.

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‘A very long road’: Mother of 14-year-old driver involved in rollover crash seeks help for teen’s medical expenses

Read full article: ‘A very long road’: Mother of 14-year-old driver involved in rollover crash seeks help for teen’s medical expenses

Andrew Gandy's mother setup a GoFundMe to help with the mounting medical costs associated with his care.

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‘I’ve had enough’: Die-hard Jags fan raises nearly $2,000 for billboard asking team to fire GM Trent Baalke

Read full article: ‘I’ve had enough’: Die-hard Jags fan raises nearly $2,000 for billboard asking team to fire GM Trent Baalke

It's been a frustrating season for the Jaguars, but it's been equally as frustrating for the fans to watch. A die-hard fan says he's organizing a GoFundMe to place a billboard in Jacksonville asking the team to end the fanbase's frustrations by firing general manager Trent Baalke.

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9-year-old struck by car on way to bus stop brought ‘back to life’ by bus driver who performed CPR, mom says

Read full article: 9-year-old struck by car on way to bus stop brought ‘back to life’ by bus driver who performed CPR, mom says

A 9-year-old child was struck by a car when the child walked on the road in front of the vehicle, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

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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 relief

Former 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.

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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.

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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 home

A 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.

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‘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-10

Family and friends are remembering a young man who died being a good Samaritan on Interstate 10 over Memorial Day weekend.

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GoFundMe expands into Mexico as part of for-profit crowdfunding platform's international growth

Read full article: GoFundMe expands into Mexico as part of for-profit crowdfunding platform's international growth

GoFundMe is expanding into Mexico, the company announced Tuesday.

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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 cancer

Owners 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.

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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 platforms

GoFundMe crowdfunding campaigns have generated $30 billion since 2010, the fundraising platform announced Tuesday, as younger generations look beyond institutions to make their donations.

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‘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 fire

A 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.

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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.

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‘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 says

The 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.

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How — and when — is best to donate to those affected by the Maui wildfires?

Read full article: How — and when — is best to donate to those affected by the Maui wildfires?

The destruction and suffering caused by the Maui wildfires in Hawaii prompted many to immediately look for ways to help.

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Bills' Hamlin will put the millions raised into his charity

Read full article: Bills' Hamlin will put the millions raised into his charity

Buffalo 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.

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Georgia teen in ICU after apparent hazing incident

Read full article: Georgia teen in ICU after apparent hazing incident

The teen was dropped off unconscious at the emergency room on Tuesday. Investigators said he had a mixture of drugs and alcohol in his system.

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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 fire

A house fire in the Bartram Park neighborhood has devastated a local woman and her 93-year-old mother who lived there.

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Local woman raising money for Ukraine to help refugees escape to Poland

Read full article: Local woman raising money for Ukraine to help refugees escape to Poland

A local woman is raising money to support Ukrainians running away from the war.

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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 Florida

Two 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.

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Local lawyer sets up GoFundMe for Joe Exotic to ‘pay that b---- Carole Baskin’

Read full article: Local lawyer sets up GoFundMe for Joe Exotic to ‘pay that b---- Carole Baskin’

Joe Exotic now has an official GoFundMe account to “pay @$&#!%! Carole Baskin back.”

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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 down

Two online fundraisers for William “Roddie” Bryan have been shut down, including a GoFundMe page.

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'Glue me back together': Online pleas to aid parade victims

Read full article: 'Glue me back together': Online pleas to aid parade victims

Friends 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.

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2 children die in Columbia County house fire

Read full article: 2 children die in Columbia County house fire

Two children are dead after a house caught fire Sunday night in Lake City, according to the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office.

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Community raising funds for Lake City officer diagnosed with cancer

Read full article: Community raising funds for Lake City officer diagnosed with cancer

A 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.

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St. Augustine teacher builds skate ramp for community kids

Read full article: St. Augustine teacher builds skate ramp for community kids

The project has raised more than $12,000 for material and labor, while additional funds for a staircase, ladders, fans and lights are still needed.

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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.

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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 her

JACKSONVILLE, 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.

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Family launches fundraiser to recover from shrimp boat fire

Read full article: Family launches fundraiser to recover from shrimp boat fire

JACKSONVILLE, 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.

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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 Home

A 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

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Memorial mural planned for Dayton shooting

Read full article: Memorial mural planned for Dayton shooting

A GoFundMe page has been started to create a memorial mural in the Oregon District of Dayton, Ohio, where nine people were killed a mass shooting.

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Pa. duo faked birth, death for GoFundMe

Read full article: Pa. duo faked birth, death for GoFundMe

The 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.

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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 abuse

The 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.

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Be careful about donating through crowdfunding

Read full article: Be careful about donating through crowdfunding

A 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.

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