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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsThere is a GoFundMe page set up for Tina Johnson
the Roy Moore accuser whose house was burned down.
https://www.gofundme.com/helptinajohnson
Please help if you can.
On Edit: to allay some of your concerns, GoFundMe guarantees that the funds will go to Tina Johnson.
https://www.gofundme.com/guarantee-refund-policy
Funds go to the right place.
Every day, thousands of people get the help they need from generous donors. Our team of specialists work night and day to make sure that funds get to the intended recipient, every time.
If funds arent delivered to the right person, we will donate the missing amount.
Second Edit: This page was set up by a former Obama Staffer, Katie Jacobs Stanton, per another post.
Cha
(298,049 posts)Hop 2018 finds you well!
Eliot Rosewater
(31,137 posts)Wait, this person doing the fund does not know Tina, I am gonna hold off for something better, but thanks .
charlyvi
(6,537 posts)Eliot Rosewater
(31,137 posts)I totally get that you are trying to help so please dont misunderstand what I am doing here.
charlyvi
(6,537 posts)GoFundMe guarantees that the funds will go to Tina Johnson.
Funds go to the right place.
Every day, thousands of people get the help they need from generous donors. Our team of specialists work night and day to make sure that funds get to the intended recipient, every time.
If funds arent delivered to the right person, we will donate the missing amount.
https://www.gofundme.com/guarantee-refund-policy
So I feel secure in donating. If you don't, fine, I understand as I said, but in view of this guarantee, I don't think a warning in my op is warranted. Thanks for the input.
Eliot Rosewater
(31,137 posts)sarah FAILIN
(2,857 posts)There will be one by someone local
klook
(12,174 posts)Great!
Poor lady, and her husband & grand-daughter. I hope this helps restore their sense of hope.
CaliforniaPeggy
(149,804 posts)Motley13
(3,867 posts)convince me I am wrong please
Eliot Rosewater
(31,137 posts)but at this time it is too early to trust it.
I think she will open her own at some point, I am waiting for that.
The person who started this thread is just trying to help I am sure.
Puzzledtraveller
(5,937 posts)but if there was, my money is on a winger.
demmiblue
(36,915 posts)Kirk Lover
(3,608 posts)Lisa0825
(14,487 posts)they contact local media about it, so even if no one who knows her sees it, they will find her and let her know.
charlyvi
(6,537 posts)in three hours.
demmiblue
(36,915 posts)Mr.Bill
(24,368 posts)is set at only 20K. That's not going to replace a house.
BobTheSubgenius
(11,580 posts)That could also be why there might be no insurance. The GFM page might be restore just the contents of the house. If they owned the home and didn't have fire insurance, they were very reckless.
mountain grammy
(26,668 posts)goal is $20,000. After 2 hours over $10,000 had been collected. This is a brave woman who touched a lot of people. I think she'll be surprised at how many.
Takket
(21,703 posts)$25,461 of $20,000 goal
Raised by 780 people in 4 hours
I wonder how they came up with $20000? That's not enough to replace a burned out home. Assume they must have homeowners insurance and the 20k is for food/hotels/new clothes etc to get over the hump?
I only ask because I'd like to see something like a 200k-ish goal to fund a full rebuild/repair of her property.
lunatica
(53,410 posts)Kirk Lover
(3,608 posts)Stonepounder
(4,033 posts)but if you can afford even $5 or $10, please donate. Let Tina know that there are lots of folk everywhere who support her and her brave stand against Roy Moore.
BadGimp
(4,024 posts)Wwcd
(6,288 posts)Hope they find who did it
charlyvi
(6,537 posts)Good news - Tina and I are now in touch and will speak in the coming days about our next steps. She's extremely moved by the response - thank you again to everyone who has been so eager to help.
We'll keep Tina's campaign open and increase the goal a few more times because only time will tell what she'll need to get back on her feet. We'd also like to share a campaign working to support and empower women faced with sexual harassment in general. Please check out TIME'S UP Legal Defense Fund here: https://www.gofundme.com/timesup
https://www.gofundme.com/helptinajohnson
The total now is $51506!
demmiblue
(36,915 posts)tblue37
(65,547 posts)$100,000 already!
tblue37
(65,547 posts)helped in Alabama, and doing so can be dangerous when one is surrounded by deplorables.
lunatica
(53,410 posts)tblue37
(65,547 posts)tblue37
(65,547 posts)$100,588 as of this moment.
tblue37
(65,547 posts)lunatica
(53,410 posts)My dyslexia kicks in at the most inopportune moments!