Crowdfunding sites set up by friends and families of the Boston bombing victims are giving the world a way to help. And the world is stepping up.
As of this writing, Bucks for Bauman on GoFundMe has raised more than $192,000 in two days for Jeff Bauman, a 27-year-old marathon spectator who lost both legs to the blasts. Bauman also reportedly helped ID the suspects from his hospital bed.
"Medical bills are going to start rolling in, let's get a head start on helping out Bauman and his family! Every dollar counts!!" reads an introduction by Brooke Gibbs, who started the site. It's just one of a number of crowdfunding efforts that have sprung up this week to aid Boston Marathon bombing victims through grassroots campaigns -- and have collectively drawn in more than $1 million in a matter of days.
Another GoFundMe site, the Celeste & Sydney Recovery Fund, has of this writing raised more than $396,000 of its $500,000 goal to aid Celeste Corcoran and teenage daughter Sydney. Celeste lost both legs in the bombing and Sydney suffered severe shrapnel injuries to one of her legs.
"There is a long road ahead -- both physically and emotionally -- and we're hoping to relieve some of the financial burden by raising funds in their name," says Celeste's cousin Alyssa Carter, who started the fund.
The donation page includes updates on the pair; gratefully, a post from yesterday reports that "Celeste and Sydney are gaining strength and improving every day." Pictures include shots of Sydney's hospital visit with Matt Smith, who kneeled to help Sydney stanch the blood after the blast hit, and actor Bradley Cooper, who stopped by the hospital to lend cheer to the blast victims and their loved ones.
Newlyweds Patrick Downes and Jessica Kensky each lost their left leg below the knee in the blasts. Friends of the couple started a crowdfunding campaign through Give Forward to raise money for surgeries and rehabilitation costs. So far, it has raised more than $438,000 toward a $500,000 goal.{Tech-Wolfs}.
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