Strangers give $90K to send gay valedictorian to college after parents reject him
What began as a community GoFundMe page to send a gay valedictorian rejected by his parents to college has exploded, multiplying by thousands of dollars a day.
The story of Jacksonville, Fla. student Seth Owen, 18, has prompted thousands to give.
The original goal was to raise $20,000, the tuition bill for Georgetown University, where Owen is headed in the fall. He'd originally had a financial aid package, but it was contingent on parental support.
In the single day since NBC News reported about Owen's parents kicking him out of his home and his Georgetown University scholarship being threatened, his GoFundMe page has soared to more than $90,000. It continues to grow.
Read more: https://www.rgj.com/story/life/allthemoms/2018/08/01/donors-raise-over-90-thousand-online-send-gay-valedictorian-college/879895002/
Cross-posted in the LGBT Group.
The GoFundMe page is closing in on $125,000 as of this post.
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I wonder how his parents are taking this news.
