Community Corner
Go Fund Them: Help Family Who Lost Home in Christmas Eve Fire
Local Go Fund Me campaigns ask you to help those in need.
People across Long Island are doing what they can to raise money for important causes.
Whether it's helping a family who lost their home in a fire or supporting a bike safety campaign, there have been a number of Go Fund Me campaigns started to raise money for those in need.
Here's a look at some featured stories throughout Long Island:
- Go Fund Me Effort Aims to Help Blue Point Family: A GoFundMe campaign to help out a Blue Point family that lost its home in an electrical fire on Christmas Eve is nearly halfway to its goal of raising $5,000.
- Helping Dog Hit by Car Goal of Ronkonkoma Campaign: A Ronkonkoma GoFundMe campaign is trying to help a dog hit by a car on Dec. 29 get the surgical treatment he needs.
- Tragic Loss of Son Prompts Stony Brook Man to Start Bike Safety Campaign: When a head on collision took the life of a Stony Brook man’s only child, he bravely said he wanted to make a positive out of a negative and with the help of the local community and others, he is doing just that.
- Man Trying to Become Paramedic Seeks Help: Michael Bakal wants to be a paramedic. The 32-year-old from Baldwin has worked as a volunteer firefighter and earned his Emergency Medical Technician certification three years ago.
- Go Fund Me Campaign Raises $9,365 in Fire Relief Fund: An online campaign dedicated to raising money for a couple displaced by a Dec. 28 fire in their Sea Cliff home is close to nearing its $10,000 goal.
- Go Fund Me Effort Aimed at Helping West Islip Family Cheer on Olympic-Bound Son: An online fundraising effort is underway to help a West Islip family travel to the Winter Olympics to see their 19-year-old son participate in the Mens Luge Team event.
- Local Man Seeks Funding for Animal Shelter: Dennis Kanyuk of Freeport has started an online campaign to raise money for Bobbi & The Strays, a dog and cat shelter with locations in Queens and Freeport.
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