Want to help after KC’s Super Bowl rally shooting? Here are 4 verified GoFundMe accounts
Following the mass shooting at Union Station after the Chiefs’ Super Bowl rally Wednesday where 23 were shot and one was killed, donation sites have been created to help the victims.
GoFundMe says it has verified four fundraisers that people can donate to in support of the victims. Here’s how you can help donate to those affected by the shooting.
Elizabeth Lopez-Galvan Memorial
This GoFundMe is for the family of Lisa Lopez-Galvan, a 43-year-old Johnson County mother who died on the grounds of Union Station soon after she was hit by gunfire at the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl celebration.
As of 2 p.m. Sunday, the fundraiser had reached its goal of $75,000, receiving over $355,000 for Lopez-Galvan’s family. Superstar singer Taylor Swift donated $100,000 to the fundraiser.
You can donate to the fundraiser on GoFundMe’s website.
Helping one family at a time KC Parade Tragedy
The GoFundMe was started by Justin Gandy, the owner of Olathe-based repair shop Appliance 911, as a way to help the victims of the shooting. In the description, Gandy says that every dollar donated will go to help the families affected by the shootings, including a Leavenworth family who were all shot at the parade.
As of 2 p.m. Sunday, the fundraiser had raised $7,818 of its $20,000 goal.
You can donate to the fundraiser on GoFundMe’s website.
Kansas City Parade Victims Fund
The GoFundMe was started by Cristian Martinez, a Kansas City native and student at the University of Missouri-Kansas City, as a way to help the victims of the shooting.
“While I have no direct relationship with those impacted by this event, I live by the value of helping out others when they are in need,” Martinez said on the GoFundMe description. “Kansas City taught me that. I feel the moral obligation to lend a hand to the victims.”
Martinez said he is working with GoFundMe to make sure 100% of the donations go to the victims.
As of 2 p.m. Sunday, the fundraiser had raised $2,064 of its $20,000 goal. You can donate to the fundraiser on GoFundMe’s website.
Reyes Family Fund
The GoFundMe benefits the children of Erika Reyes, a cousin of Lopez-Galvan. Reyes’ two daughters were each shot in the leg during the violence that broke out after the rally.
Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes and his wife, Brittany, visited the girls at Children’s Mercy after the shooting. On Friday night, Kelce’s charity, the Eighty-Seven & Running Foundation, made a pair of $50,000 donations to the GoFundMe for the Reyes girls.
As of 2 p.m. Sunday, the fundraiser hit its goal of $100,000 and has raised over $196,000. You can donate to the fundraiser on GoFundMe’s website.
This story was originally published February 16, 2024 at 11:27 AM.
