Strangely, there seems to be quit a few people on the thread that know the people involved and trust that the money will go where it's supposed to. I don't find it odd at all that the people the money is going to did not set up the fund. From what I've read about them they don't strike me as the kind of people that would do that. They could use the help, but they're not going to go begging for it so somebody stepped up and found a way to get it to them.
Beyond that, I'm pretty sure the pizzeria owners have to know about this by now and if it's a scam I think they'd have said something by now.
You're quick to assume the worst about people you don't know.
The way Internet Scams are ... when a funder says ABSOLUTELY NOTHING on where funds are going and how much will go where — you’ve got a HUGE PROBLEM,
I’m only up to post #132, which I consider to be quite reasonable. I’m interested in seeing, as I read further, if Star Traveler responds to post #132.