In praise of American charity
Here’s a bittersweet headline to warm your heart this holiday season: “Woman set up GoFundMe that raised over $1 million for her children before she died.” And another: “GoFundMe benefiting pregnant wife of Matthew Gaudreau has raised over $500K.” And one more for good measure: “GoFundMe raises over $26K for Massachusetts State Police trooper’s family.” I see stories like these weekly — and what’s remarkable about them is not so much that people are willing to help neighbors enduring tragedy, but how so many people are willing to go above and beyond what is being asked. The first fundraiser, for instance, was set up by a single mother from Utah dying of cancer to raise $5,000 for her own funeral expenses and a little money for the kids she left behind.
