All in all, 4/5ths of the counties of West Virginia would declare a state of emergency and the National Guard would be activated to help with recovery efforts. Seen as a once in a 1,000 year storm, flash floods would tear down bridges, severely damage over 500 homes, close 60 roads and sadly kill at least 23 people including one 4 year old boy.
Starting off our list of the most money raised on GoFundMe is the West Virginia Floods of 2016, which was caused by a record amount of rain, 10 inches in under 12 hours. West Virginia Floods $1.3 MilionĪs we will come to find out, 2016 was be a big year for disasters, and also a very large year for the biggest GoFundMe Campaigns. But what have been the biggest campaigns on the site with the most money raised and most impact given? Well, let’s take a look. The site itself has seen a great deal of success, with a reported 1 in 5 people contributing to online fundraising, and much of that through GoFundMe. It can help with education to dealing with national disaster and anything in between.
One of those places, if you’re looking for a replenishment of your faith in humanity, is a site by the name of GoFundMe, which is a platform where people can ask for help and get it from people just like them.
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The world can sometimes be an amazing place, full of beauty, charity and as the founder of the website in question, Rob Solomon puts it tikkun olam (Hebrew for repairing the world).
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