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Mar. 16, 2025

Community Raises Funds for 48-Year-Old Woman With Masters Degree Who's Been Homeless Since 2017

Romana Peet has had a difficult past few years and is looking for a little help to get back on her feet. The 48-year-old from California, who holds a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics and a Master of Science in Industrial Engineering, has been homeless since December 2017 when the house she rented went up in flames in theThomas Fire, according to aGoFundMecampaign she started Peet said her boyfriend, Dan, unexpectedly died a few months later.

Mar. 16, 2025

Community Raises Over $75K for Longtime McDonald's Employee, 85, After His Wife Dies Suddenly

Photo: GoFundMe A donation campaign hasraised thousands of dollarsfor a Wendall Gill, an 85-year-old man who was left to care for his two grandsons who have special needs after his wife died while visiting the McDonald’s restaurant where he works. “Wendall is devastated; lost; totally empty now. Nothing is left,” Oldfield wrote on the donation page. “Wendall has to keep working right there in the store, walking past this restroom, cleaning it daily.

Mar. 16, 2025

Community Raises Thousands After Burglars Target Teachers' Home: 'It Is Energizing Us'

Karen Pollard and Rick Gott.Photo:Gofundme Gofundme A California community is pitching in to help a couple whose home was robbed when they were away on a school trip. According to Pollard, the burglars, who struck the home on Oct. 8, made off with such items as clothes, electronics and Gott’s two guitars. “That doesn’t include the teacups, it doesn’t include the tax returns, all of our identity stuff,” she told the station.

Mar. 16, 2025

Community Raises Thousands for Family Mariachi Band Given Eviction Notice During Pandemic

Photo: GoFundMe Cielito Lindo — amariachi band made up of sevenchildrenfrom the Lucero family of Chicago — has been hit hard over the last year, according to CBS affiliateWBBM. Because the group primarily makes income from their shows, the family fell $18,000 behind on their rent as live events were put on hold due to safety guidelines meant to curb the spread of the virus. “In early 2020, their schedules were booked and the family was looking forward to their best year yet.

Mar. 16, 2025

Community Rallies Around 2-Year-Old Allegedly Shot in Face by Dad: 'Tearing at Your Heartstrings'

Support is pouring in from people all over the country for the2-year-old Michigan boywho was critically wounded after his father allegedly shot him in the face with a shotgun on purpose last week during an explosive argument with the child’s mother. The child, named Ryker, had celebrated his 2nd birthday just days beforethe April 16 shooting, during which the boy’s father, Michael Glance, 32, of Blackman Township, was allegedly arguing with his mother, Nicole McCarthy, Mlive.