Posted on 01/26/2022 9:02:30 PM PST by SeekAndFind
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GoFundMe is withholding millions of dollars raised by a trucker convoy protesting the COVID-19 vaccine mandate, due to a lack of transparency as to how the funds will be used, a spokesperson confirmed.
The Freedom Convoy 2022, a huge group of truck drivers from across Canada, left Vancouver, northern British Columbia on Sunday where they began the long drive to the city of Ottawa.
Once in Ottawa, truck drivers from every province will come together under a group called Canada Unity and form a large demonstration against the mandate on Jan. 29.
Ahead of the demonstration, organizers of the convoy have raised over $5 million from more than 65,0000 donations and have been inundated with thousands of messages of support from people across the globe.
However, a spokesperson for GoFundMe has confirmed that the funds raised by the truckers are being temporarily held by the crowdfunding platform due to a lack of transparency as to how they will be used.
“We require that fundraisers be transparent about the flow of funds and have a clear plan for how those funds will be spent. In this case, we are in touch with the organizer to verify that information,” Rachel Hollis, a spokeswoman for the crowdfunding platform, said in an emailed statement to The Toronto Star.
Is GF going to refund this account interest earned, as well??
It’s pretty obvious that GoFundMe is an organized theft operation. When will the Feds intervene?
Nevermind.
Use GiveSendGo isntead
I thought it was or at least had the potential of becoming a scam.......more and more people claiming fake hardship.
Vancouver is in southwestern British Columbia.
Conservatives aren’t big on boycotts. This has been well known for a long time. Boycotting requires collectivism which we don’t have. To some extent the failure of boycotts is a good feature and not a bad one.
FWIW, I don’t use it.
Sounds like they need to hear from the attorneys of the Canadian truckers — on paper. A little incentive, perhaps? Just to get them off their lazy duffs and quit withholding funds.
They’ve done the same thing to a FReeper who is in dire need. Stupid GoFu**Me.
180 MILES of truckers isn’t enough evidence?????
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