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Mixed reactions to $1,500 raised for wooden shelters at Belle Park

July 24, 2020July 24, 2020 Samantha Butler-Hassan 0 Comments Artillery Park, Belle Park, Belle Park homeless encampment, building structures for the homeless at Belle Park, City of Kingston, Councillor Mary Rita Holland, fundraiser, GoFundMe, Home Base Housing, homelessness, Integrated Care Hub, Kingston City Council, Mary Rita Holland, shelter

Two Kingston residents have raised $1,500 for lumber and building supplies for the campers at Belle Park, despite the looming

Missing 20 year-old man confirmed deceased

July 6, 2020July 6, 2020 Samantha Butler-Hassan 0 Comments Battery Park, deceased male, fundraiser, GoFundMe, Kingston, Kingston Police, missing man, missing person

A 20 year-old Kingston man who was reported missing on June 27, 2020, has been found sadly deceased. Police located

Two local servers launch Kingston Restaurant Workers Relief Fund

March 30, 2020March 30, 2020 Tori Stafford 3 Comments bartenders, Bri Gordanier, coronavirus, COVID-19, dishwashers, GoFundMe, hostesses, Kingston, Kingston Restaurant Workers Relief Fund, lay-offs, le Chien Noir, Maleeha Ghani, restaurants, servers

When Maleeha Ghani, a bartender and server at Le Chien Noir, was laid off due to the current COVID-19 pandemic,

Resident rallies community support for Martha’s Table during pandemic

March 16, 2020March 16, 2020 Tori Stafford 0 Comments 2019 novel coronavirus, Al Babcock, community centre, COVID-19, fundraiser, GoFundMe, Kingston, Martha's Table, meals for those in need

As the situation concerning the spread of coronavirus COVID-19 continues to affect the day-to-day lives of Kingstonians, many are looking

GoFundMe campaign set up for injured former Fronts therapist

December 12, 2019December 12, 2019 Tim Cunningham 1 Comment accident, athletic therapist, Belleville Bulls, GoFundMe, injuriy, Intensive Care Unit (ICU), Justin Chenier, Kingston, Kingston Frontenacs, Queen's Athletics, Queen's University, Ryan Bennett, sports therapist

Sports therapists are the backbone of every team and Ryan Bennett has been in that role for a number of

Kingston family left homeless after house fire

December 1, 2019December 12, 2019 Cris Vilela 19 Comments donations, family of five, fire, GoFundMe, Grass Creek Park, Highway 2, house destroyed by fire, house fire, Kingston, pregnant mother

A family with three young children and another child on the way has been left homeless following a house fire

GoFundMe campaign helps local family after losing ‘all physical belongings’

July 5, 2019July 5, 2019 Michelle Allan 0 Comments fire, GoFundMe, Greenfield Road, house destroyed by fire, house fire, Kingston, lost house, McGillivray family, raising funds for family

After losing all of their physical possessions in a devastating house fire, a local family’s GoFundMe exceeded the $5,000 fundraising