Tag: Colorado Healing Fund
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Club Q survivors, family members call on Colorado Healing Fund to release additional contributions
Survivors and family members of those killed or injured in the Club Q shooting in Colorado Springs say seven months after the violence erupted at the popular LGBTQ+ nightclub on North Academy Boulevard they are still “pleading” to receive funds that have been raised in their name. About 10 of them gathered at City Hall…
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Club Q shooting victims in ‘financial crisis’ call for release of funds
A puckered bullet wound on the underside of Ashtin Gamblin’s bicep leads to a tattoo on her wrist, which says, “I’m fine” — a hideous ode to the physical and psychological injuries experienced in a mass shooting. Gamblin hasn’t worked since she was “bombarded by a gun” while minding the front door of Colorado Springs’ Club…
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Colorado Springs nonprofit prepares to help immigrants who unexpectedly arrived in Denver
Juaquin Mobley, senior vice president of CommunityWorks, a faith-based nonprofit organization, remembers watching his father struggle after the family emigrated from the Dominican Republic to the United States with not much money and few possessions. “It was hard,” Mobley said. While Mobley’s father was able to find placement in the military, many immigrants aren’t able…
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Underwriting ensures 100% of contributions to Colorado Healing Fund go to Club Q victim assistance
Underwriting separate from public donations made to the Colorado Healing Fund will cover most expenses associated with administering the fund to assist victims of the Nov. 19 Club Q shooting in Colorado Springs, officials announced Tuesday. That means “all of the $1.9 million raised to date and all future funds raised for Club Q will…
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Club Q attack: What we know and don’t know
A week and a half after Colorado Springs’ Club Q shooting, many rumors and hundreds of local and national media reports can be confusing. The Colorado Springs and Denver Gazettes have compiled the most up-to-date, factual information on the Nov. 19-20 attack on Club Q. The following information was compiled through police reports, court appearances,…
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Colorado Healing Fund ‘exploring options’ to get more funds to mass casualty victims
The nonprofit Colorado Healing Fund said this week it was looking into options for possibly changing the amount of money it takes from donations received to pay for the organization’s operational costs after mass shooting survivors and victim advocates criticized the charity Sunday. “We are exploring other options right now so we don’t have anything…
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Prominent online fundraisers garner more than $1.6 million for Club Q shooting victims, families
Two prominent online fundraisers have raised more than $1.6 million to benefit victims and their families in the days since the Nov. 19 Club Q mass shooting in Colorado Springs, in addition to donations made through various other in-person and online fundraisers. Five people were killed and 18 others were injured in the violence that…
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Colorado tattoo parlor holds benefit for Club Q victims
When Carl Sanders first heard about Saturday’s mass shooting that left five dead and 18 injured at Club Q in Colorado Springs, his first thought was to reach out to his friends in the LGBTQ community. “Thankfully, they’re all OK,” said Sanders, a tattoo artist at West Side Tattoo on Colorado Avenue. Once he knew…
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Fundraising response for Club Q victims, families described as ‘generous’
People from around the nation are holding in-person and online fundraisers for victims and families of the Club Q mass shooting Saturday night in Colorado Springs. While the state has an official online donation site, the Colorado Healing Fund, a private online drive, also has become one of the largest appeals. Good Judy Garage in…
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Over $470,000 raised for victims of fatal shooting rampage in Denver, Lakewood
After tragedy struck the Denver metro area, people nationwide opened their hearts and wallets to help support the victims of Monday’s deadly shooting rampage. A gunman carried out a series of attacks throughout Denver and Lakewood Monday evening, killing five people and injuring two others. As of 7 p.m. Thursday, $470,930 had been raised for the…