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Beware of fraudulent fundraisers for mass shooting victims
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) It s already a difficult time for close family and friends who lost loved ones during a mass shooting in Colorado Springs Sunday, but now scammers are making it an even more turbulent time. It is already a hard time for the entire family and the add-on of the scammers that are trying to benefit from such a tragedy is just tremendous and it is infuriating. I just want to make sure that everybody that wants to donate and help the family, that they can make sure that their money is going to the right place, said Alisha Morales, a close friend of Mayra Perez, one of the victims of the shooting.
Colorado Healing Fund activated following mass shooting at Colorado Springs birthday party
Colorado Healing Fund activated following mass shooting at Colorado Springs birthday party
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) For the second time in two months, the Colorado Healing Fund has been activated following a mass shooting at a birthday party in Colorado Springs.
On May 9 - Mother s Day- a man, believed to be the boyfriend of one of the victims, walked into a birthday party and killed six people before turning the gun on himself.
This shooting comes a little more than a month after a man entered a Boulder King Soopers and began shooting, killing ten people.
“The Colorado Healing Fund stands ready to accept the public’s donations and will work with local agencies and organizations in Colorado Springs to identify and respond to the immediate and long-term needs of those impacted,” said CHF Board President Cynthia Coffman in a news release.
Here’s how to donate to the Colorado Healing Fund:
Online by visiting ColoradoHealingFund.org;
Donate through Colorado Gives and direct the donation to the Colorado Springs Canterbury Community Shooting;
Checks and in-person donations will be accepted at Colorado-based FirstBank (1STBank) locations. Donors should make checks out to “Colorado Healing Fund and write CO Springs in the memo. When depositing the check with bank tellers, please designate donations for the Colorado Healing Fund’s “victim account”.