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Facebook Fundraiser For Separated Immigrant Families Raises $12 Million In 5 Days
Facebook Fundraiser For Separated Immigrant Families Raises $12 Million In 5 Days
June 20, 20183:05 PM ET
TALIA WIENER
Charlotte and Dave Willner started a Facebook fundraiser, titled "Reunite an immigrant parent with their child," after they saw a viral photo of a 2-year-old Honduran girl looking up and crying as her mother was searched by a Border Patrol agent in southern Texas. They created the page on Saturday, June 16, hoping to raise $1,500. As of Wednesday, more than 300,000 donors have raised more than $12 million. The page is bringing in more than $10,000 a minute, according to organizers.
The Willners say they were motivated to start the fundraiser because the photo reminded them of their own 2-year-old daughter.
"This is the exact face she makes when she's terrified," wrote Charlotte Willner in a Facebook post June 15.
The money will be go to the Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education and Legal Services (RAICES) — a large immigration legal services non-profit organization in Texas. In addition to $12 million on Facebook, the organization has raised at least an additional $4.5 million through its own website. The group's entire budget in recent years has been around around $7 million.
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https://www.npr.org/2018/06/20/621890664/facebook-fundraiser-for-separated-immigrant-families-raises-12-million-in-5-days
June 20, 20183:05 PM ET
TALIA WIENER
Charlotte and Dave Willner started a Facebook fundraiser, titled "Reunite an immigrant parent with their child," after they saw a viral photo of a 2-year-old Honduran girl looking up and crying as her mother was searched by a Border Patrol agent in southern Texas. They created the page on Saturday, June 16, hoping to raise $1,500. As of Wednesday, more than 300,000 donors have raised more than $12 million. The page is bringing in more than $10,000 a minute, according to organizers.
The Willners say they were motivated to start the fundraiser because the photo reminded them of their own 2-year-old daughter.
"This is the exact face she makes when she's terrified," wrote Charlotte Willner in a Facebook post June 15.
The money will be go to the Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education and Legal Services (RAICES) — a large immigration legal services non-profit organization in Texas. In addition to $12 million on Facebook, the organization has raised at least an additional $4.5 million through its own website. The group's entire budget in recent years has been around around $7 million.
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https://www.npr.org/2018/06/20/621890664/facebook-fundraiser-for-separated-immigrant-families-raises-12-million-in-5-days
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