More than $900,000 raised to rebuild fire-ravaged Texas mosque
Source: Reuters
Mon Jan 30, 2017 | 6:08pm EST
More than $900,000 raised to rebuild fire-ravaged Texas mosque
By Curtis Skinner
More than $900,000 has been raised in an online fundraiser for a south Texas mosque destroyed by fire over the weekend, exceeding the amount needed to rebuild the place of worship, according to the fundraising page on Monday.
The GoFundMe page for the Victoria Islamic Center received donations from more than 19,000 people in the two days after the mosque, about 125 miles (200 km) southwest of Houston, was gutted by flames early on Saturday.
The blaze has been classified as "suspicious," said Victoria city spokesman O.C. Garza.
"Our hearts are filled with gratitude for the tremendous support we've received," mosque leaders said in a statement on the online fundraising page. "The outpouring of love, kind words, hugs, helping hands and the financial contributions are examples of the true American Spirit."
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I donated to them 
Wonderful news!!
Made me feel good.
And volunteered to help them rebuild. About 30 min's later, i got a response from them:
"Bless you! Thank you thank you! We will keep everyone posted with needs. Again thank you brother!"
Looks like i may be going to Victoria soon 
