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(82,333 posts)
Tue Aug 23, 2016, 08:19 PM Aug 2016

Children's home denies donation from atheist group; group starts GoFundMe to raise additional funds

6:58 PM, Aug 23, 2016

MUSKOGEE, Okla. -- A group has started a GoFundMe page for a Muskogee children's home after a man's donation was allegedly denied.

Matt Wilbourn says his donation was denied by the Murrow Indian Children's Home after he asked that that the home put the donation in the name of the Muskogee Atheist Community.

Wilbourn says that he made a $100 donation, but was later contacted by someone from the home.

The employee told Wilbourn he would need to change the name on the donation in order for the home to accept the money, Wilbourn refused, and the employee said the money would be returned.

http://www.kjrh.com/news/local-news/muskogee/childrens-home-denies-donation-from-athiest-group-group-starts-gofundme-to-raise-money

https://www.gofundme.com/2zc57tpg

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Children's home denies donation from atheist group; group starts GoFundMe to raise additional funds (Original Post) rug Aug 2016 OP
How very... 3catwoman3 Aug 2016 #1
The GoFundMe total is now over $5,000 muriel_volestrangler Aug 2016 #2
They need every penny of it. Ten years ago their annual budget was $350,000. rug Aug 2016 #3
Update: $18,000+ raised; $18,000+ rejected. rug Aug 2016 #4

muriel_volestrangler

(101,306 posts)
2. The GoFundMe total is now over $5,000
Wed Aug 24, 2016, 11:31 AM
Aug 2016

I notice from the URL that someone at KJRH couldn't spell "atheist".

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