Ali Schulz
Editor-in-Chief
Science teacher Collin Todd woke up on Nov. 5, to a flooded basement due to excessive rainfall. Students decided to raise money to help.
According to the GoFundMe page, Todd “has lost access to heat, hot water, air conditioning and a car.”
Todd had just moved into the house and was “only in possession of $2,000 out of the $12,000 needed for repairs after insurance,” the GoFundMe added.
So, a GoFundMe was started by “students in Mx. Todd’s Physics class,” according to an Instagram set up to help spread the word about the fundraiser.
“As a teacher they struggle to handle this payment and just sunk all their money into the house moving recently,” the Instagram page added as one of their reasons for getting involved.
However, the school paused the fundraiser on Nov. 8, according to the Instagram. “The school has shut us down. It shouldn’t be, but we have made it clear we’re not connected to the school, just students trying to help,” the page said.
Principal Matt Irvin said the reason the administration paused the fundraiser was because the school’s questions had not been answered. The administration wanted to make sure that there were no impediments, and it wanted to make sure it was clear where the money was going.
However, “we have addressed these concerns and things are moving forward,” Irvin said.
On Nov. 19, a faculty member took over the GoFundMe, and donations were resumed. All previous donations were still valid, and the goal of raising $13,000 remained the same. The GoFundMe has currently raised $8,355.
To donate, people can visit the GoFundMe page, and search “Collin Todd” to find the donation page. The GoFundMe is titled, “Help Collin Todd recover from flood damage.”
“It would be greatly appreciated if we could help our fellow community member and teacher recover so they can pursue the career they love,” the GoFundMe said.
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Ali Schulz- Editor-in-ChiefThis will be Ali Schulz’s third year on ECHO Staff. She also made several contributions while taking journalism class her freshman year. She was opinion/news editor her first year on staff |
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