GoFundMe Will Donate Extra $10,000 To Largest Fundraiser For Flint
- 8 years ago
Crowdfunding site GoFundMe just gave people an extra incentive to raise money for the Flint water crisis.
The campaign that raises the most money to supply clean drinking water to Flint, Michigan, residents between Friday, Jan. 22 and Friday, Jan. 29 will receive an additional $10,000 from GoFundMe.
GoFundMe CEO Rob Solomon urged uniting for a common goal in a press release.
“We hope that this challenge will inspire a friendly competition between these wonderful campaign organizers, with the overall goal of raising as much money as possible for those affected by this terrible crisis," he said.
So far, people from Michigan and around the country have created 60 campaigns to raise over $170,000 for Flint residents.
The campaign that raises the most money to supply clean drinking water to Flint, Michigan, residents between Friday, Jan. 22 and Friday, Jan. 29 will receive an additional $10,000 from GoFundMe.
GoFundMe CEO Rob Solomon urged uniting for a common goal in a press release.
“We hope that this challenge will inspire a friendly competition between these wonderful campaign organizers, with the overall goal of raising as much money as possible for those affected by this terrible crisis," he said.
So far, people from Michigan and around the country have created 60 campaigns to raise over $170,000 for Flint residents.