GoFundMe

The site is legit and nice to see Betfair Chitchat has donated £25 ... thus far ................

This page has been set up in in support of Asad Shah who was tragically killed outside his shop on Minard Road on Thursday 24 March.  This fundraiser has been launched by myself (Jen) and friends (Lauran, Ellanor & Katie) who are all local residents in Shawlands and regular customers of Asad's.  As a resident of Waverley Garden's for over 2 years, I personally got to know him whilst visiting his shop on almost a daily basis.

Mr Shah was a popular, well respected and much loved member of our commuity and his death has devastated many. He was a warm and friendy man and he always went out of his way to make time to talk to you  -  he was more than just our local shopkeeper.  He was a friend to many.

It quickly became clear to us in the aftermath of this tragedy that the people of Shawlands (and wider) were looking for a way to show their support to Asad's family and we thought this would be a fitting way to do so.

We are raising funds for his family to use in whatever way they see most fitting - whether that be to contribute towards funeral expenses, provide financial security for his family in the coming months, or simply to do something in his memory.  We know money will never make up for his loss but this is our way of showing our support for him, and showing his family how much he was cared for in our commnity.

We are planning to keep the page open over the Easter weekend at which point we will close it down and transfer all funds raised to his family via bank transfer. Police Scotland have been notified of this fundraiser and the officers liaising with the family have our details.

Any donations, and kind words and memories of Asad will be gratefully received.

Thanks
Jen, Ellanor, Lauran & Katie x

Sitting on £29,325 atm.

Would be great if it reached £50k by the time it ends after this w/e.

gofundme.com/supportformrshah

66k and rising

^ some of the condolences are truly heart rendering.

I think the "suspect" goes on trial tomorrow?

WOW!






£2,000
Eurfron Fiona Curtin

0 mins ago

Easily

From the questions link in my OP, while we wait to hear from Jen - who claims Police Scotland are fully aware of this campaign ...

Why does GoFundMe have to charge 5%?


GoFundMe has major operating expenses like any popular internet service including technology, infrastructure, payroll & benefits for our dedicated team of employees. We have purposely created a business model that allows users to sign-up and launch their campaign for free. Visitors to our users' campaigns are greeted with a frustration-free giving experience, void of advertisements and other distractions - helping our users raise even more money.

GoFundMe operates on only a 5% fee deducted from each donation received. Very few organizations can claim they help as many people on such a small percentage of gross payment volume.

In short, GoFundMe is an incredibly efficient and effective way to provide financial support to those you care about most. Not only can donors give in an extremely targeted way, but more money goes directly to the intended recipients than other organizations can claim.

She's done it again ...






£4,000
Eurfron Fiona Curtin

0 mins

£75,705

£76,395 raised, so far ...

Tribute of the day, from what I've seen -

Robert Bennett

2 mins ago

Although the passing of Mr Shah saddens me deeply, I take comfort from the fact that thousands, regardless of ethnicity or religion, have responded in this way. Could the intolerant haters mobilise so many, so quickly? Of course not. They can inflict pain on us, but they can never change us, nor can they win. Mr Shah, you will be in our hearts for a very long time.

The Light shall always destroy the Darkness - unless we keep a lid on our light.

TBF, it will be quite disgraceful if GoFundMe and the 3%ers take more than £3000 out of this.

£79k breached, btw.

I have asked Jen about that and will post her reply once she gets back.

Having read your post at 2.08 It probably is as low a charge as is feasible trilby.
Some nice comments and Mr Shah was obviously a well liked and decent human being.

Visitor Message from Jen Bannerman:

Hi Betfair Chitchat,

Thanks for your message and kind words. We'd originally agreed with the
family that we would run over Easter only, however I can confirm that we've
spoke to the Shah and with their permission we will be extending the
campaign until 4 April. So good news on that front.

Re: the % taken by GoFundMe - sadly this is a standard practice by GFM and
other services of this ilk. I looked around to see if there were other
crowdfunding options before starting the page but they were all much of a
muchness when it comes to the deductions. The total fee is 6.4% and I
believe there's no cap on this. It's disappointing but by using their
facility we've been able to generate much more support than we could ever
have achieved offline.

Thanks
Jen

*eurfron fiona curtin that is

Ah, Fiona Curtin - sorry!

I have no idea mate.

we all need to stand firm against the hatemongers who would incite others to commit such heinous crimes

I concur most wholeheartedly!

I'm going to leave the updates alone now that the £100k was smashed and that the appeal closes on Monday.

RIP to Mr Shah and may his family be safe.