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<div>From Tann: "This is not my jam at all, but I need you. As some of you may know, I have been diagnosed with acute myeloid Leukemia (AML - Cancer). It's serious, as I will be hospitalized for some time, followed by outpatient treatment. The treatment is chemo. There will be hair loss amongst other side effects. I'm asking for your help because this recovery will be a long one, coupled with my leg issues, which kicked all of this off in June.


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<div>Today, tragedy struck in Charlotte, North Carolina, as a routine warrant service by a team of US Marshals from the Fugitive Task Force turned into a devastating mass shooting. What began as an attempt to apprehend a convicted felon in possession of a firearm quickly spiraled into chaos when the suspect opened fire on the Marshals and local Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Officers. The initial suspect was swiftly neutralized, but another individual within the residence seized the weapon and continued the barrage of gunfire on the officers, resulting in a harrowing exchange of bullets.
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<font color="#333333">Hi , we are the family of Char’Dae Nunes of Buffalo NY. Who tragically died on February 8 2024 due to a “UBER incident”. We have just got word that her death will be ruled as a “accident” which is not correct. It is not fair to her .. we believe that this was a trafficking incident gone wrong… we want answers , we want to know what REALLY happened. We believe this Uber driver NEEDS to be held accountable and we will not stop until he is. We want a further investigation &amp; we want her story to be heard !! We understand this will not be cheap if you can help in anyway we really appreciate it.. if you have not heard her story please look into it we have never had to go through this we accept advice suggestions anything .. We need to protect each other and come together as a community… #ForeverInaDaes #JusticeforCharDae </font>

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<div>League 42 tries to embody the spirit of Jackie Robinson, our namesake, who was born on this day, Jan. 31, 105 years ago. In 2021, we erected a lifesize statue of Jackie at our baseball complex inside McAdams Park in Wichita, Kansas. Recently, that statue was cut off just above Jackie's shoe tops and stolen from its rightful place. It was found in disrepair and cannot be repaired As law enforcement searches for the culprits of this crime, we remain devoted to our mission of providing low-cost baseball and education opportunities for our 600 kids, ages 5-14. They are as heartbroken over this theft as any of us and we are determined to replace the statue. We also use donated funds to operate our facilities and education initiatives, which include Bright Lights, Passion Project, Bats and Badges and Full Count. We are devoted to helping our 600 kids in any way we can. We also are working to install better security around the statue area and new lights and artificial turf for two of our playing fields. Your donation will go toward a great cause. Thanks so much. — Bob Lutz
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<div>My name is Ashley Carr-Thomas and I’m raising funds to continue my mother’s legacy, and to lay her to rest.  She was gunned down in a heinous crime on august 27,2023 in Jacksonville Fl in what’s being called a race crime. She was a beautiful woman and I want to start her dream of helping other families who have suffered at the hands of death. Thank you for your donation and may God bless you. 
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<div>We are asking for your support in any way possible. Every little bit helps. Your generosity will make a difference in Shetori's life and her children's lives. Let's rally together to help this amazing mother and friend.
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<div>On Friday, June 2, 2023, Ajike "Aj" Owens, a devoted and loving mother of four, was tragically and unjustifiably murdered in an attempt to protect her children from racism and violence. Her mother is now left to raise her grandchildren. AJ's story is chronicled in the Netflix documentary The Perfect Neighbor.  
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<div><strong>Justice for AJ and So Many Others: The Fight to End Stand Your Ground: </strong>
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<div>In 2023, we witnessed the shooting of Ralph Yarl and the killing of Kaylin Gillis as instances where the Stand Your Ground doctrine has emboldened individuals to use unnecessary violent force in the name of self-defense. This is yet another instance where the law could potentially come into play and erode justice.
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<div><strong>Supporting Emine Yilmaz: Resilience, Recovery, and Creativity (March 14th, 2026)</strong>
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<div>See how Emine's art has changed. The image on the top, titled <strong>'Self-portrait in pandemic' </strong>is one of her art pieces from before the attack. The image below, titled <strong>'My Emotional Support' </strong>is from after, reflecting her art now.
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<div><strong><em>The New York Times (March 16, 2026)</em></strong>
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<div>My name is RowVaughn Wells. I am the mother of Tyre Nichols. My son, Tyre Nichols, was pulled over for suspected “reckless driving” on January 7, 2023. There is no evidence to substantiate this claim. Further, police claim that my son left the scene on foot. It turns out that he was just trying to get to my house for safety -- which was only a few blocks away from where the incident happened. My baby was just trying to make it home to be safe in my arms. Tyre was unarmed, nonthreatening, and respectful to police during the entire encounter!
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<div><strong>BRUTALLY BEATEN BEYOND RECOGNITION</strong>
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<div>During my son's interaction with the police, they beat him beyond recognition until he became unconscious. He was then taken to a hospital and immediately placed on life support. He died 3 days later, but I believe that my son died on January 7th, the moment those 5 Black Memphis Police Officers pulled Tyre over and beat him to death for no good reason. His cousin who saw him in the hospital, swollen and disfigured, like “he was a scary monster.”
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<div><strong>WHERE THE INVESTIGATION STANDS</strong>
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<div>All 5 Officers have been fired, and charges ranging from Murder 2 to Kidnapping, have been filed against them. The video of Tyre's murder is set to be released any day now. I would like to warn everyone that the contents of the video are "horrific." However, I am asking people to protest in peace after its release. I don’t want us burning up our cities, and tearing up the streets because that’s not what my son stood for.
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<div><strong>ABOUT TYRE</strong>
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<div>Tyre Nichols was loved by his community and was known to be gentle, kind, and joyful. He loved skating and was originally from the Bay Area in California. He was known as someone “you know when he comes through the door he wants to give you a hug” and that “he wouldn’t hurt a fly.”
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<div>He had never been in trouble with the law, not even a parking ticket. He was an honest man, a wonderful son, and kind to everyone. He was quirky and true to himself, and his loss will be felt nationally.
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<div><strong>WE ARE SEEKING SUPPORT FOR OUR FAMILY AND TYRE'S MEMORIAL</strong>
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<div>My husband and I have had our entire world turned upside down by what happened to our son. We are two hardworking, loving parents, that now have to turn our full-time attention to seeking proper justice for our son, Tyre Nichols. In addition, we have yet to have the proper space to begin our grieving process, which will be long and burdensome. This fundraiser will help cover the costs of our mental health services. It will also cover time off from our 9-5 jobs because we do not have unlimited PTO. Additionally, we want to build a memorial skate park for Tyre, in honor of his love for skating and sunsets. &lt;3
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<div><strong>Note:</strong> Thank you to COMMUNITYx, a social network for change, and its CEO Chloe Sledd, who have helped our family create this fundraiser and bring greater justice to this issue.
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Tyre Nichols Memorial Fund

<div><strong>UPDATE: 3/27/2023: </strong>We wanted everyone to know that we've JUST launched another fundraiser for the victims and survivors of the shooting at the Covenant school in Nashville, TN where three adults and three 9 year-old children were murdered.
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<div>You can access that fundraiser here: <a href="https://www.gofundme.com/f/covenant-nashville-shooting-fund" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><a href="https://www.gofundme.com/f/covenant-nashville-shooting-fund" target="_blank" class="" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://www.gofundme.com/f/covenant-nashville-shooting-fund</a></a>
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<div>Every share and donation makes a difference. Thank you so much for helping.
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<div><strong>UPDATE Sept. 26, 2022: </strong>Thank you to everyone who contributed to this GoFundMe for the Uvalde, TX school shooting victims and survivors. We so appreciate your compassion and kindness. Donations came from corporations, from students and teachers across the country, and from caring individuals.
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<div>We are now closing the GoFundMe.
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<div>We have collected $7,586,258.62 (to date) from both online and offline donations and we are transferring the full amount, every penny collected, to the National Compassion Fund which is administering the Uvalde Together We Rise Fund. 100% -- every penny -- of what we collected will go Directly to the victims.
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<div>We have also been helping victims’ families of the deceased, those wounded, injured and those who survived both in the line of fire and present with direct, financial aid. We have also helped those victims/survivors with other needed resources.
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<div>We have and will continue to help those who were directly impacted by the mass shooting in Uvalde as our General Victims’ Fund allows.
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<div>Thank you for donating, and please always ask questions to make sure that 100% of every dollar you donate goes Directly to victims. You can rest assured that VictimsFirst always will. We put VictimsFirst. Always.
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<div>If you have donations that have yet to be donated, you can send to us via Zelle at <a href="https://victimsfirst.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">[email redacted]</a> or by check at: 4195 Chino Hills Parkway #593 Chino Hills, CA 91709 (Please designate your donation). We will be accepting Donations only until Oct. 10th.
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<div><a href="https://nationalcompassion.org/fund/uvalde/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">The National Compassion Fund</a> closes for donations on Oct. 20.
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<div>From our mass shooting families who comprise VictimsFirst, a big thank you for all of your generosity. We hope and pray, each time, that we will never have to start another victims' fund again.
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<div><strong>UPDATE, Sept. 3, 2022: </strong>We still expect some more offline donations to come in the next couple of weeks, but we wanted to share some news: Today, we officially collected over $7.5M (including interest accrued) -- specifically, $7,500,322.33 -- for the victims of Uvalde. 100%, every penny will go directly to the victims.
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<div>We are grateful to everyone who donated. This is the kind of financial help many of us never received after mass shootings when generous Americans gave, thinking 100% of their donation was going directly to us. It rarely did, and in some states, it is STILL not happening as donations are held back from families, diverted to other causes and nonprofits, and/or co-mingled with community funds.
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<div>We will continue to advocate for mass shooting victims and the establishment of a centralized fund where every penny collected goes Directly to victims as donors intend and victims/survivors need.
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<div>Thank you, all.
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<div><strong>UPDATE August 18, 2022: </strong>We just wanted to give you an update. Thank you to everyone who donated. You are all angels.
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<div>We have now collected a total of $7,254,041.52 from this GoFundMe and offline donations. We are expecting a few more offline donations as well.
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<div>We will stop collecting on GoFundMe after August 31 and transfer whatever amount we have into the National Compassion Fund for the Uvalde Together We Rise Fund. We will also give everyone a final update on what that amount will be.
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<div>The Final Protocol for the Uvalde Together We Rise Fund is expected to be published on the <a href="https://www.nationalcompassionfund.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">www.nationalcompassionfund.org</a> website tomorrow, August 19.
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<div>We thank everyone who has donated. Your generosity has been incredible. Every penny of what we have collected and may continue to collect for the Uvalde Fund will go directly to the centralized fund for victims.
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<div>VictimsFirst will continue to provide resources and financial assistance to Uvalde families from our General Victims Fund, which is separate and apart from our Uvalde Victims Fund.
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<div>After this GoFundMe collection stops for the Uvalde Victims Fund, we will continue to provide updates on our website: <a href="https://www.victimsfirst.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">www.victimsfirst.org.</a>
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<div><strong>UPDATE:</strong> Thank you all for your generous donations. We have now collected a total of 7,016,258.20 from GoFundMe and offline donations. Every penny of what we've collected will go directly to victims.
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<div>As families of previous mass shootings who have been re-victimized when nonprofits say they are collecting donations for victims but do not actually give donations directly to victims, our philosophy is very different. We believe in full transparency, honoring donor intent and providing the victims the opportunity to choose for themselves how to spend your generous financial gifts meant for them. We will update you again when we close this GoFundMe and grant the total amount to the National Compassion Fund for direct-to-victim distribution.
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<div>Our hearts are breaking for the victims and survivors of the mass shooting at the Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, TX where two adults and 19 children were murdered and many others wounded, some critically.
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<div>We, VictimsFirst (a network of families of the deceased and survivors from over two decades of previous mass shootings) have started this fund to make sure that 100% of what is collected goes DIRECTLY to the victim base so the victims’ families and those wounded/injured are protected from fraud and exploitation. You can read more about what we do and who we are at <a href="https://www.victimsfirst.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">www.victimsfirst.org.</a>
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<div>We do this because our own families have been re-victimized in the past by non-profits that collect funds for themselves after a mass shooting saying they will “support” the families, which is usually the legal verbiage used when donations do not go directly to victims/survivors themselves.
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<div>We vowed this would never happen again, so families of the deceased from Columbine, VaTech, Northern Illinois University, the Aurora theater shooting, the Oak Creek Sikh Temple shooting, and Newtown (Sandy Hook Elementary School) joined together to help establish the National Compassion Fund with the National Center of Victims of Crime. Since then, families from across the nation from other mass shootings including Tucson, Vegas, Alturas, Santa Barbara (Isla Vista), Roseburg, and Orlando Pulse, Boulder and others have endorsed the National Compassion Fund.
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<div>We hope The National Compassion Fund will be brought in to handle these funds in Uvalde for the sake of those directly impacted.
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<div>The funds collected will go to the families in cash payments with no strings attached, thereby fulfilling the full intent of the donors (you).
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<div>Nuestros corazones están rotos por las víctimas y sobrevivientes del tiroteo masivo en la escuela primaria Robb en Uvalde, TX en donde dos adultos y 19 niños fueron asesinados y muchos otros heridos, algunos de gravedad. 
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<div>Nosotros, VictimsFirst (una red de familias de los fallecidos y sobrevivientes de más de dos décadas de tiroteos masivos previos) hemos comenzado este fondo para asegurarnos que el 100% de lo que sea colectado vaya DIRECTAMENTE a las víctimas para que sus familias y esos heridos/lesionados sean protegidos de fraude y explotación. Puede leer más sobre lo que hacemos y quienes somos en <a href="https://www.victimsfirst.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">www.victimsfirst.org.</a>
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<div>Nosotros hacemos esto porque nuestras propias familias han sido re-victimizadas en el pasado por organizaciones sin fines de lucro que recolectan fondos para ellos mismos después de un tiroteo masivo diciendo que van a “apoyar” a las familias, lo que usualmente es el lenguaje legal utilizado cuando las donaciones no van directamente a las víctimas y los sobrevivientes. 
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<div>Nosotros prometimos que esto nunca sucedería de nuevo, así que las familias de los fallecidos de Columbine, VaTech, Northern Illinois University, el tiroteo en el cine de Aurora, el tiroteo en Oak Creek Sikh Temple y Newtown (Escuela Primaria Sandy Hook) nos unimos para ayudar a establecer el Fondo Nacional de Compasión o National Compassion Fund en inglés con el Centro Nacional de Víctimas del Crimen. Desde ese entonces, familias de todo el país de otros tiroteos masivos incluyendo Tucson, Vegas, Alturas, Santa Barbara (Isla Vista), Roseburg, Orlando Pulse, Boulder y otras han respaldado el Fondo Nacional de Compasión. 
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<div>Los fondos recolectados irán a las familias en pagos en efectivo sin compromisos, de este modo cumpliendo con la intención de los donantes (usted). 
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<div>Dependiendo de cómo la Ciudad de Uvalde decide proceder, nosotros nos uniremos con ellos, con el Fondo Nacional de Compasión o nosotros los distribuiremos directamente para que sus donaciones financieras generosas vayan directamente a las víctimas. 
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Texas Elementary School Shooting Victims Fund

On May 14, 2022, the Buffalo community suffered a devastating act of violence when a<br />gunman opened fire at the Tops Friendly Market on Jefferson Avenue, killing ten people<br />and wounding three. Many have asked how to help.<br /><br />In partnership with Tops, the National Compassion Fund has established the Buffalo<br />5/14 Survivors Fund to provide direct financial assistance to the survivors of the<br />deceased and those directly affected by this tragedy.<br /><br />One hundred percent of the contributions donated to this fund will go directly to victims<br />and survivors of this atrocity. Qualifying charitable donations to this fund are tax<br />deductible.<br /><br />The National Compassion Fund is the leading authority on financial assistance to<br />victims of mass casualty events. It is a subsidiary of the National Center for Victims of<br />Crime, the nation’s leading resource and advocacy center for victims of all types of<br />crime.

Buffalo 5-14 Survivors Fund

On Sunday, August 9th, this precious angel was playing outside with his siblings when he was murdered. He was merely doing what he would do any other day and that’s playing with his sisters, riding his bike, doing what kids do and all of the innocence that comes with being a child. This family has faced unimaginable pain because of this senseless act of violence. We are asking for your donations to assist with anything that may be needed for expenses related to his services.  We offer our sincerest appreciation in this extremely difficult time. #justice for Cannon<br /><br />***This go fund me was established with permission from both parents*** I am Cannons grandmother. Any other pages in relation to Cannon that are currently accepting donations are not approved by his family!

Justice for Cannon

On Sunday, April 12, Sylvia Leroy, a pregnant nurse, positive with COVID19 suffered a cardiac arrest at Mt. Sinai hospital after successfully coming off a ventilator 7 days prior.  Her premature daughter was delivered at 30 weeks and is in the NICU.  The arrest lasted 8 minutes and has left her with anoxic brain injury due to lack of oxygen and presently she’s awake but minimally conscious, not able to respond to sounds, touch or commands. <br /><br />Sylvia will need significant long-term acute cognitive and physical therapy to help give her a fighting chance for her baby Esther and her 3 year old toddler Jay.  Sylvia’s union insurance unfortunately covers only 30 days of acute rehabilitation - at centers like Kessler in NJ, Moss Rehab in PA and TIRR Memorial in Texas - a handful across the country that specialize in recovery for people suffering from severe disorders of consciousness due to lack of oxygen to the brain like Sylvia.<br /><br />Sylvia’s family has been fighting early on to get her the best care possible, from transferring her to Mt. Sinai hospital and getting her into an acute rehabilitation center.  Please help Sylvia get the care she needs to be there for her family. <br /><br />About Sylvia:<br /><br />Sylvia is 35, a nurse at Brookdale Hospital, wife and mother of 2 young children.  Sylvia is truly loved by her friends &amp; family for her warmth, dedication to people who are underserved and love for God.  Sylvia sadly contracted COVID19 while working to help other sick patients and now she and her children need your support. Your generous donation will go to Sylvia’s medical expenses and care for her children.  We thank you and cherish your gift of love.

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