Tami Brunette isn’t just my best friend’s mother. She’s worked her ENTIRE LIFE helping others. It was her career; it’s what she loved to do.

Over the last year, this poor woman has experienced some of the worst sequential luck, not even just in her life, but out of everyone I’ve ever known.

Starting with some major cognitive changes, her medical situation has spiraled into a complete collapse of a normal life. Living in largely-rural Vermont, she has not received any of the state support she should have been getting. This is detailed more accurately at the gofundme link below, written by my best friend Lindsey, her daughter, who is trying to manage this disaster from afar, while working a full time job as an occupational therapist AND going to school simultaneously to further her career. She has tried to manage this on her own for so long, and has run out of options.

Without assistance, Tami will soon lose her home. A woman who has worked so much of her life for others, who was recently diagnosed with Parkinson’s, has gone blind in one eye, and has had memory and major cognitive issues since last year on top of all this.

If you have questions about her story, please let me know and I’m happy to get them answered. Lindsey isn’t on Reddit herself and, as a person who grew up on the interwebs, I’m trying to help her reach the goal set to help her mom, so I’m happy to pass questions or any messages along.

Again, more information is available on the gofundme page. Lindsey does an awesome job of succinctly explaining the actual nightmare that has been the last year or so of her mom’s life.

All of my friends have donated, I donated, our extended families have donated, but it’s not enough to reach their goal alone. She is experiencing both crushing medical debt and bill backup as a result of her medical issues making it impossible for her to work.

Thank you in advance for your consideration. I’m happy to provide documentation or anything that’s needed. Any help is appreciated, but not expected. We’re just trying to stop Tami from losing her only home and way of life. She deserves the support.

https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-tami-rebuild-her-life-after-health-crises

I’ve never done anything like this before, so please let me know if there’s something I should change or that I missed in my post 🙏

An alleged (even though we know he was and admitted it to the responding officers) drunk driver who lives across the street from us crashed his car right into our next door neighbors home on 11/26/24.

They will he displaced from their home for possibly up to 10 months. They have 3 young children.

Please consider helping out, any little bit will help them during this difficult time.

https://www.gofundme.com/f/Support-the-Ragnos?attribution_id=sl:15847860-0bec-42c3-8ad5-f5ab5a67bcf8&utm_campaign=fp_sharesheet&utm_medium=customer&utm_source=copy_link

In times of disaster, it's not uncommon for many good people to try to fundraise for relief efforts, supplies and reconstruction costs. But you should be aware that unless it's someone you personally know and trust, it's also not uncommon for bad people to use the opportunity to make money for themselves.

Before you give, you should ask:

1. Is the donation link directly to a relief agency or is it to a middleman? There's no easy transparency when it comes to the spending of funds in a crisis, which makes it easier for funds to not reach the people it's intended to help, so by avoiding middlemen, you can reduce this possibility.
2. Have you checked the background of the relief agency or organization you're considering? Some spend money more effectively than others meaning that less overhead makes for more money being spent on victims vs administration costs.
3. Is the agency or organization a registered non-profit or NGO? These kinds of entities have strict reporting rules to follow to show how their funds are being spent.
4. Is the agency or organization providing a receipt? If so, you can often use it for a deduction on taxes for the current year. If not, the agency or organization is likely not a registered non profit.

GoFundMe will show that a campaign is benefiting a non-profit charity organization if it is created using their IRS EIN or charity registration number.

Even Paypal donation accounts will show they're owned by a non-profit charity organization, and generate a receipt.

While not every individual doing fundraising is attempting to defraud you of your money, you can give with more confidence by giving directly to a relief charity of your own choosing via their own web pages.

I met my friend Sammi when we both worked at DQ together. Her son, Wyatt, is the same age as my daughter. I would babysit him while she worked and vice versa. Just this past November, she married the man she has been with for the past 4 years. On Thanksgiving, there was a firework accident where a firework went off in his hand and blew it off, left his other hand hardly functioning, caused severe trauma to his abdomen, and multiple fractures in his face. He’s undergone surgery and will need more, Sammi and her two sons are now without her husband. He won’t be around for Christmas this year. He’s fighting for his life every day. The care unit he’s in is hours away from the town we live in. Please help us raise enough money to help them get through this difficult time.

Hey Reddit,

I’m reaching out because I’m going through a really tough time right now. I recently lost my mom, and it’s been an emotional and financial burden. The funeral expenses and other costs have hit me hard. To make matters worse, I had to put my dog down, which came with high vet bills as well. It’s been overwhelming, to say the least.

But I’m trying not to get stuck in all the sadness and stress. I’m still pretty young, and I’ve realized that I don’t want my life to just be filled with debt and grief. I want to experience joy and really take some time for myself. I’m hoping to go on a proper vacation, something to recharge and get some perspective on life.

So, I’ve started a GoFundMe. If anyone is able to help – even just a small amount or by sharing my page – it would mean the world to me. I know many of us are going through our own struggles, but any support would help me get back on my feet and hopefully find some happiness again.

Thanks so much for reading, and for any support you can give. I truly appreciate it!

heres my Link: https://gofund.me/795e9448

Hi, I just wanted to share this gofundme link for my mother Leslie Mccray that was tragedy attacked and died from a pitbull dog attack on September 22, 2024. We are still trying to raise up the funds to pay for her funeral expenses.

I, Lakindra, is a mother of 3 kids and my sister, Lynn, is a mother of 7 kids. With the holidays around the corner it is very tough on us at this time to pay her funeral expenses.

So we come to all of you with broken hearts over our mother if you can donate it doesn't matter if it is just $1 we will take anything that could most definitely help us to pay on her funeral expenses. Also if you can please share around and spread this story I tried going to the news media with it but no one contacted me back.

Please say a prayer for us and please share around to family, friends, etc. Thank you so much ❤ https://gofund.me/af10b4ab

Also I wanted to post these so you can have a look at it. Previous posts that I have made reaching out to everyone I can about what happened to my mother. I also made a youtube video too. Thanks so much for your generosity and please pray 🙏 for us.

https://www.reddit.com/r/BanPitBulls/s/9NAGrbKTpl

https://www.reddit.com/r/BanPitBulls/s/oytnC698XA

https://www.reddit.com/r/BanPitBulls/s/n0kmRRNe4b

https://youtu.be/w7D30yMoXmk?si=_fKmTJ9rKlEiGvVf

Hey everyone - I am not new to Reddit but new to gofundme. A day before Thanksgiving, my sister lost her husband unexpectedly. It’s been incredibly hard for her and her 3 boys. And the rest of the family. Nobody saw this coming and it’s just been really really hard. She has a laundry list a mile long of stuff she needs to do and I just wanted to do something for her to help. She’s so worried about how she’s going to pay her bills and is just in a bad place. Not to mention the 3 boys losing their dad. It’s been hard. I wanted to share this link to the fundraiser I started for her and appreciate people taking a look. If you care to leave a small donation, myself and her would appreciate it so much. Just trying to help my sister. Thanks everyone for reading this and looking through the link - appreciate y’all.

https://gofund.me/9773ebc7

Welcome to /r/gofundme!

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In an effort to make your crowdfunding efforts more successful here on Reddit, some background first:

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Credibility, Community, and You

AKA, Why Do We Have Account Requirements?

In many of the gifting and fundraising subs, you'll notice that without a certain amount "karma" and an account that's old enough, you'll garner down votes or worse, your posts and comments get automatically removed.

Why?

To many Redditors, this place is a community built on activity. The "coin" of the land here is your account, and how much you've contributed to the Reddit community at large reflected in post and comment karma.

As a general rule, Redditors dislike the creation of accounts specifically to fund raise or to make requests. It makes it seem like these people simply treat Reddit as some sort of magical internet wallet, and that doesn't win many friends.

The other reason why new accounts are so disliked is that they're often alternate accounts of established users, in order to hide their activity from people they know. While we do sympathize with those of you who have valid reasons, this privilege is often abused by those who create disposable accounts to scam people for a quick buck.

So if you're new to Reddit, welcome! Spend some time and look around for something that catches your interest and chat it up with others and become part of the community!

However if you're here for the sole reason of making requests in a hurry, please be aware your pleas for help will likely be ignored.

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**REMEMBER, CREDIBILITY AND COMMUNITY IS EVERYTHING!**

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For this reason, the mods will not post anything on behalf of any user that does not meet account requirements.

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Account Requirements

All accounts must meet BOTH of the following:

1. Account age of 90 days or older.
2. *Comment* karma of 250 or greater.

NOTE: We are specifically looking for *COMMENT* karma. The karma value you are probably looking at is a COMBINED value, consisting of both Link/Post karma plus Comment karma.

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To view your karma breakdown:

• Mouse-hover over your username on desktop. This works for both the old and redesigned web site.
• On the official Reddit app for iOS, view your profile, then tap the karma value shown.
• On the official Reddit app for Android, view your profile, then tap the karma value shown.
• On the unofficial Reddit App for Android, RIF (Formerly known as Reddit is Fun), your breakdown is listed on your profile screen.

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The following circumventions will result in a ban, and get you added to the r/UniversalScammerList**:**

• Using a karma farming subreddit, such as Karma4You. Also posts and comments asking for karma or complaining that you don't have enough karma counts as karma farming.
• Unsolicited private messaging to push your campaign.
• Posting your campaign on someone else's post. (EVEN ON THIS ONE!)

Comment Karma is directly correlated to how many comments you leave plus/minus any points as people upvote a popular comment or downvote an unpopular comment.

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Rules

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1. Posts must be more than just a link to your campaign. Be descriptive! Be prepared to show evidence if needed. If the mods find it lacking, it may be removed.
2. Please Flair your posts, once created. If you don't know how, just let the mods know and we'll do it for you.
3. Only 1 GoFundMe per user. We want you have some personal connection to the campaign, and not submit multiple GFMs simply because they were in the news.
4. Reposts are allowed once a week. If a repost comes up too early, the newest one(s) will be removed.
5. Crowdfunding sites only. No crypto currency, direct PayPal, cash transfers, trading or loans. Our scope is only GoFundMe and other crowd sourced funding sites.
6. Don't PM people to make requests. If you receive an unsolicited private message, please let us know!
7. Do not post politically-related campaigns. They're just too divisive. Also, they're too often used to scam people (remember the campaign to fund Trump's wall?).
8. Trolling will not be tolerated and offending users will be banned.
9. Don't bug the mods for an exception to the account requirements. None will be given. If you attempt to circumvent the requirement by karma farming or by commenting on someone else's post, your account will be banned.
10. No posting for other Redditors. No Alts. This is viewed as a circumvention of the requirements and the accounts in question will be banned. (New Oct 22, 2020)
11. No referral links. A referral link like that isn't likely to solve anyone's financial problems in the time frame they need. (New March 16, 2024)

Any referral links posted here will be flagged as spam, and may trigger your account to be added to Reddit's site-wide spammer list.

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Supporting Information Requested

We aren't the government. We aren't a court of law. We definitely don't want you to give out information that could lead to identity theft. However, some campaigns are more successful when they have additional documentation.

This includes:

- Pet related requests: Photos of your pet in question, with your username on a handwritten note in the picture. This helps show you actually own the pet in question.

- Education related requests: Documentation showing enrollment or acceptance if you are asking for assistance for school.

- Redacted bills showing your situation. In some cases, a donor may prefer to pay a creditor directly on your behalf, so be prepared and find out if that is available to you.

- If you are sharing a campaign for a registered certified non-profit organization (such as a 501c3 or NGO), you should say so in the post, and it should list that status on the campaign page/web site.

- Or other relevant documentation that can help establish credibility.

- At minimum, an unobstructed selfie photo of yourself(the submitter) holding a handwritten note of your username is required if none of the above apply.

Low effort posts that simply say to the effect of, "everything is listed in the GoFundMe" (or less!) will be removed.

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Advice On Making Your Campaign Go Further

Not all crowdfunding campaigns are the same, but here are some suggestions.

• Make sure your campaign has been shared among your Facebook friends! You might think it's embarrassing, however your friends and family are more likely to care than internet strangers.
• Show that you've exhausted all the other possibilities. A lot of potential donors don't like to give money when it seems like the requester's first and only solution is to simply throw someone else's money at the problem. Nobody is going to take your word when you literally only say, "but I've done everything!", when the actual reality is probably closer to "I've done everything I can think of", which arguably is NOT everything.
• Show that there's a plan to use the money wisely. Often people have campaigns for their business ideas, but it doesn't really seem like they thought it all the way through. Tell people what steps you've taken so far, and what you're going to do next.
• Be open to critics. If there's something that people ask about, you should not be dismissive. Provide more detail. There's a possibility that they know something you don't, or they have something different about their own experience that might be useful to you. If you simply brush off your critics, it shows objectively that you're not doing everything possible.
• Review your own campaign with the mindset of a potential donor. Ask yourself, "Would I give money to this?" Or get a friend to review it for you.

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Questions?

Please don't hesitate to ask the mods!

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... Unless you're trying to ask for an exception to the account requirements.

Hi my name is Kaleb and I’m a Baltimore based musician and I’m trying to jumpstart the progression of getting my album done for my project Fuchsia Casual . The money will directly go towards paying off studio time / paying studio musicians and getting the masters done. https://gofund.me/9c2558c0

I’m reaching out to ask for your help in supporting my friend, Nemo, who’s going through a tough time right now. His friends, including myself, are coming together to help him, even though he doesn’t always know how to ask for it. Here’s how the funds will be used:

1. Safe Shelter: The majority of the donations will go toward securing temporary housing while Nemo works on finding a more stable living situation. He’s applied for a housing program through his health insurance (HRSN), which has a much shorter waitlist than other affordable housing programs. The initial funds will help him stay in cheap motels until he gets approved.

2. Food and Essentials: Any extra funds will go toward basic groceries, hygiene products, warm clothing, and other essentials. When Nemo left his previous living situation, he was able to take very little with him.

https://gofund.me/6c206a6a https://imgur.com/a/bQ0PeZQ

Hello new users!

As we have requirements spelled out in Rule 1 on including some sort of evidence in your posts, we've created this post for those of you who need help with that.

Rule 1 states:

Posts must be more than just a link to your campaign. Be descriptive! Show evidence!

This includes:

* If this is for your pet, photos of your pet in question, with your username on a handwritten note in the picture.

* School documentation showing enrollment if you are asking for assistance for school.

* Redacted bills showing your situation.

* Or other relevant documentation that can help establish credibility.

* At minimum, please attach an unobstructed selfie photo of yourself(the submitter) with and a handwritten note of your username.

* Low effort posts that simply say to the effect of, "everything is listed in the GoFundMe" will be removed.

Generally these are provided as photos or screencaps. Because Reddit doesn't allow an image upload with text, we generally suggest the following:

1. Upload the photo(s) to Imgur.com or other image hosting site.
2. Copy URL or Link to the photo(s)
3. In the body of your post here, make sure to include the link that you've copied. It usually starts with http:// or https://.

And that's it!

Hello everyone my name is Jacob and I’ve been living in a shelter for a few months now and it has quite possibly been the worst experience I’ve ever had (sharing bathrooms/ not allowed to bring cooked food upstairs/not allowed to buy certain food cause this place has a rodent infestation/people quite literally beating each other/ thieves/ drug abusers/ and case workers that do little to nothing to help you in your situation) in my time being here I applied for every lottery and home that even took me seriously. after a few months of trial and error I finally got accepted to a home but the timing couldn’t possibly be worse. I recently was let go from my seasonal job since it was a summer job and have been living on my savings to pay my phone bill, buy food , and pay for my storage and other expenses like clothes laundry and medical. This month I was applying for houses and I thought theres no harm In trying to apply for this place cause you never know and surprise surprise they accepted me and want me there. they’re asking for first months rent and security which comes out to $1898.45 but I don’t even have anywhere near that amount I asked them to give me some time and they extended it by 2 weeks now I’m running everywhere I can to help get me this place and none of my caseworkers have been any help I’m reaching out to here because I’m really desperate to get out of here I wanna move away from all this and start fresh I can’t do this alone and would really appreciate any help I can’t get. Thank you for your time and anything else you may offer. https://gofund.me/583faa43

Hi everyone, Im Chelsea, 26 year old female living in Malaysia.

I'm homeless now living in my car, I got kicked out of my room because I haven't been able to pay my rent for almost a month and I am having a panic attack I haven't been getting much sleep since they cut off my power over a week ago and today they terminated my contract and forced me to leave.

Please help god please I have never been homeless before I don't even know what to do.

I haven't been able to pay rent because all my money went to the car. I spent so much on my car to maintain it, its a horrible 2011 car that i got on a loan out of desperation and on top of that I live or lived now in a horrible neighborhood some people are messing with me. They cracked my windscreen, stole car parts and one day I am going to work and I see someone had punctured my tire. The street is mostly men and they always stare at me up and down.

I'm already struggling with my mental health to get out of bed every single day. My car was a scam and it eats up a lot of my earnings and some people I don't even know are trying to hurt me??? Like why would you do that?? I'm a person too with feelings!! I dont even know anyone in the whole street personally. I have literally got no family or friends. Not a single person to even talk to.

Why is this happening to me?? I am not hurting anyone I'm literally just doing Uber. I just want to live a normal life. I'm already terrified I'll die early because of the brain abscess I had before and I'm always overthinking what if it comes back. I just I want to have a good life and have a family one day. I only have this one life. But maybe it's not meant to be. Sorry for the rant... I needed to let it out

I've been looking for places online and the fact is most of them require a deposit but that's not even an option for me. Even without the deposit I don't even have the money. I'm just praying for a miracle. I have found a place that accept zero deposit but it will cost me exactly $440 (RM 1948 local currency) for the moving in fees (contract and 1 month advance rental).

I'm not gonna ask for food or money to fix my windscreen. I will make the money, I just pray I just don't want to be out in the street after midnight as a woman it's terrifying. I have almost $27 with me but I can't spend it on a hotel room, what about tomorrow it's not sustainable. I can't even work since all my belongings are in the car.

Please lord help me... and I'm sorry if I made this long

For PayPal, please DM me as it's not allowed. GoFundMe: https://goget.fund/4eZr24P (pictures/evidence are all there, if it matters)

My mother-in-law has been living with a terminal cancer for the last 12 months.

She has been undergoing chemotherapy, but the cancer is incurable and inoperable. Without further treatment, she has been giving a prognosis of "6 - 12 months", and we are hoping to prolong that as much as possible.

There are alternative treatments that can be explored that will hopefully prolong her life by a little, as well as make her more comfortable. Unfortunately these treatments are incredibly expensive, and not covered by our NHS.

My partner and I are due to be married mid way through next year (so that her mother can be there to see it) and we are desperate to ensure that this remains possible.

I always feel incredibly uncomfortable sharing fundraisers, for some reason. However I could not, in good conscience, not share this as far as I could.

If anyone who sees this is in a position to donate, even £1 or $1, my gratitude would be immeasurable.

https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-to-fund-cancer-treatments-buy-me-some-more-time

my cousins need financial help and I would appreciate if you can share their gofundme or help out. it would mean a lot to them to get them back on their feet. they are currently on food stamps, one of them is disabled and they have not heard anything for months regarding SSI. if you have any questions, feel free to ask.

https://gofund.me/fa941567

I'm not sure which flair to put, a few different ones seemed relevant, but since the primary goal is getting back to michigan and the hopeful goal is getting a car, I went with transportation.

Most of the more specific details are in the gofundme, but the short version here is:

I’ve had a real bad run of things. Always poor, always on the brink of homelessness, and not because of drugs or alcohol or wasting money…. Just by never getting enough to survive or get ahead… I am soon to be properly homeless, and I think the situation will provide more opportunity to try yet again to “get a life”. The money I ask for will go towards making things easier and facilitate my ability to try and build back up.

The money, depending on how much comes in, would afford me:

1: travel back to my home state with areas and people I know, making things easier. 2: a tent, which is self explanatory 3: a means to reliably keep my phone charged (A couple hundred dollars, but the independence it provides would be perhaps the greatest help.) 4: anything beyond those, would be saved and used to keep my phone on for as long as possible while I try to find a job. 5: If by a miracle of the universe, your generosity donates a few thousand, I will by a cheap car (or preferably van) to live in, giving me much greater freedom and opportunity to try and build back up.

I'm a special education teacher. I'm raising money to continue my education and become an even better educator for my students.

Your donation will help me pay for tuition, books, and other educational expenses. Every little bit helps, so thank you for considering supporting my educational journey.

https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-nicholas-whiteheads-special-ed-journey?attribution_id=sl:7741fb35-a9e8-4c0a-90d5-4935a601ffcd

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gkQHnfYwlDk

Hi all, I'm Rose. Earlier this year the vehicle I did have ended up being scrapped for lack of better term due to needing a new engine. I was without a vehicle for 4 months, and at the beginning of November I finally had enough money saved up for a cash car purchase! I ended up going with a 2006 Suzuki Forenza wagon. It had been in the prior owners storage unit for a few years, but it ran pretty well. He recommended I go ahead and have the timing belt assembly replaced just in case as it was 6-7 years old and had around 60,000 miles on it.

I found a mechanic that works on Suzukis AND has a warranty on their work too! They quoted me originally $900 for parts and labor. I am needing assistance to get this part replaced because this is the most major repair I have to do. Everything else is replacements that can be done at home. Ideally I'd like this done ASAP as this is my only way to and from work currently. I've done other smaller work on it and will continue to do so but as the timing belt is a sensitive thing, I'd much rather get it done by someone who knows what they're doing.

I work security at a local hospital and I also really love this little wagon. He's all mine and I wanna keep him running as long as possible. Thank you!

https://gofund.me/2ab696c5

Donate here: https://gofund.me/950de65c

Help Joel Recover from a Life-Threatening Medical Crisis

Joel recently underwent emergency surgery for a ruptured aortic aneurysm and the removal of necrotized intestines. He's intubated and facing a challenging road to recovery.

We’re raising funds to cover his medical bills, rehabilitation, and support for his family during this time. Every donation, big or small, helps. If you can’t donate, sharing this campaign makes a huge difference.

Let’s rally together to support Joel’s journey to healing.