Crowdfunding pages for skaters/teams in the 2017-18 Olympic season

[Sylvia]

Starting a new thread:

I can't find the general gofundme thread anymore (should we start a new one?),
but Hubbell/Donohue just updated their gofundme page
https://www.gofundme.com/gwne485g

Madison also opened an etsy shop with her mom to fund their skating
https://www.etsy.com/ca/shop/AndAllThruTheHouse?ref=shop_sugg

Brazil's Isadora Williams: https://www.gofundme.com/isadoras-olympic-dream

Belgium's Jorik and Loena Hendrickx in singles: http://www.belgianfigureskaters.com/support-us

Malaysia's Julian Yee: https://www.gofundme.com/x42k55c4

New German pair of Annika Hocke/Ruben Blommaert: https://www.fairplaid.org/#!eiskunstlauf-olympiasaison

 

[nimi]

A couple of teams that won't be at the Olys...

Here's Marissa & Mervin (hasn't been updated in a while, but looks like it's still active): https://www.gofundme.com/castelli-tran-com

Zoe Jones & Chris Boyadji didn't get the spot in Nebelhorn but I hope they'll skate @ Europeans & Worlds this season: https://www.gofundme.com/JonesBoyadji

 

[aemeraldrainc]

There's an auction website to raise money for all Spanish team skaters except Javi Fernandez. Skaters have donated personal items and the like to be auctioned. Javi has donated an autographed Spanish logo T-shirt, for example.

http://subastas.doctorpatin.com/


If you just want to straight up donate, you can do so here:

http://subastas.doctorpatin.com/donar/

There's an English version of the website and you can use PayPal.

 

[GREGORY]

Christina Carreira & Anthony Ponomarenko

 

[kwanfan1818]

Mueller/Dieck:
https://www.gofundme.com/Kathi-Tim

 

[Aceon6]

Julian Yee just picked up a sponsor, Samsung Malaysia. https://www.instagram.com/p/Bdhatgvgizs/

 

[Sylvia]

All 3 U.S. ladies are trying to raise funds for family members to go to the Olympics and support them in person:

Bradie Tennell: https://www.gofundme.com/help-bradie-tennells-brothers

Karen Chen: https://www.gofundme.com/our-olympic-dream

Mirai Nagasu: https://www.youcaring.com/mirainagasu-1066185

 

[topaz]

Madison Hubbell : https://www.gofundme.com/get-keiffer-to-the-games

 

[spiral9509]

Korea's Yura Min & Alexander Gamelin in Ice Dance:
https://www.gofundme.com/mingamelinkorea#%ED%8F%89

 

[Lil Sarah]

Help send Michael Marinaro’s parents to the Olympics to watch him and Kirsten Moore-Towers compete! The community is trying to raise $25,000 in order to buy his mom a first class ticket as she broke her pelvis a few weeks ago.

A link to the news article : http://blackburnnews.com/sarnia/sarnia-news/2018/01/19/olympic-fundraiser-figure-skaters-parents/

A direct link to the go fund me: https://www.gofundme.com/send-marinaros-to-olympics

 

[Sylvia]

A friend of Keegan Messing's mother has set up a GoFundMe to help with the Messing family's expenses: https://www.gofundme.com/messing-family-olympic-expenses

ETA that his mom spoke very emotionally to the media upon arrival at the Anchorage airport:

Local Anchorage NBC news story on Keegan Messing as he and his mom arrived at the airport in Alaska on Monday: http://www.ktuu.com/content/news/Local-figure-skating-community-welcomes-Messing--469640913.html

 

[livetoskate]

A friend of Keegan Messing's mother has set up a GoFundMe to help with the Messing family's expenses: https://www.gofundme.com/messing-family-olympic-expenses

ETA that his mom spoke very emotionally to the media upon arrival at the Anchorage airport:

What a great celebration for Keegan and his local skating community. His mom looks Native Alaskan. Could he be the 1st Native Alaskan to compete at the Winter Olympics too?

 

[Sylvia]

What a great celebration for Keegan and his local skating community. His mom looks Native Alaskan.

I read an article that said Keegan's mother is from Ontario, Canada, and that "his great-great grandfather was one of the country's first Japanese immigrants."

 

[livetoskate]

I read an article that said Keegan's mother is from Ontario, Canada, and that "his great-great grandfather was one of the country's first Japanese immigrants."

Wow that is very interesting!

 

[Sylvia]

"For: Adam Rippon's Brothers and Sisters":

All of Adam’s siblings are full-time students: two in Grad school, two in college, and his youngest brother still in high school.
Brady, sometimes referred to as the “Bonus Rippon” is my good friend, former classmate, and [second] younger brother to Adam. Now that Adam made the team, I want to do all I can to get a few “Bonus Rippons” to Korea so that Adam has a solid support system in place to join his mother in PyeongChang. ... I am asking for your help in sending some of his brothers and sisters to Korea!

Link: https://www.youcaring.com/adamripponsbrothersandsisters-1072955

 

[Sylvia]

Isadora Williams (Brazil) - "My father was unable to watch me compete in Sochi and I would love to have him come this time around." https://www.gofundme.com/help-get-my-dad-to-the-olympics

 

[Sylvia]

TV news story on Larkyn Austman's out of the blue "angel investor" for this past season (re-posting from the Canadian Ladies news thread):

Wouldnt it be a perfect world if every amateur athlete received this kind of support! How amazing is this!

https://globalnews.ca/news/3977608/...winter-olympics-thanks-to-total-stranger/amp/

 

[Bellanca]

How did this thread escape me?! Nevermind...

 

[Sylvia]

Adam just tweeted this link himself today: https://twitter.com/Adaripp/status/955197376657960960
"People from my hometown have put this together and it’s so overwhelmingly kind. I can’t thank everyone enough for helping my fam get to Korea #NEPAProud "

"For: Adam Rippon's Brothers and Sisters":

Link: https://www.youcaring.com/adamripponsbrothersandsisters-1072955

GREAT to see that both Mirai and Madi Hubbell have reached/exceeded their fundraiser goals for Pyeongchang!

 

[morqet]

Loena and Jorik are also selling t-shirts to raise funds: https://synchrophotomerchandise.com/

 

[nimi]

News story about Joshua's brain injury and crowdfunder that made me tear up a bit: http://www.krdo.com/news/local-figure-skater-brings-awareness-to-traumatic-brain-injury/683743822

Erin Farris saw firsthand the battle her son was fighting. ( ... )

"Concussions are a silent epidemic." Through a GoFundMe account that initially was set up to help with his therapy fund and medical expenses, “There are a lot of people suffering from it."

Josh is now using the left over donations to give back to the community.
"We are going to start a foundation for TBI victims and concussion victims in Josh's name."

https://www.gofundme.com/joshs-eye-and-brain-therapy-fund

 

[Seerek]

I do hope Donovan Carrillo gets a crowdfund page set up in the lead up to Beijing (should he still be competing by then).

It's disappointing to read that he's pretty much had to pay his way to Taipei City for this week's Four Continents, save for some minor raffle fundraising. Kudos to coach Gregorio Nunez to not ask for any salary in all these years of coaching Donovan.

 

[Barbara Manatee]

A nice break for the Tennell family -

Bradie Tennell‏ Verified account @bradie_tennell

Had an amazing birthday surprise from @United today! They are flying my mom and brothers to South Korea to watch me compete in the 2018 Winter Olympic Games! #teamunited#teamusa #grateful

It's cool that United is picking up the slack for someone who popped up too late to get any sponsor attention. I hope they'll help a few more families, too.
https://twitter.com/hashtag/grateful?src=hash

 

[aemeraldrainc]

I do hope Donovan Carrillo gets a crowdfund page set up in the lead up to Beijing (should he still be competing by then).

It's disappointing to read that he's pretty much had to pay his way to Taipei City for this week's Four Continents, save for some minor raffle fundraising. Kudos to coach Gregorio Nunez to not ask for any salary in all these years of coaching Donovan.

Wow. Definitely kudos to his coach. According to the article, the National Commission of Physical Culture and Sport said they would help him and then he never heard from them.
I would definitely donate if he sets up a crowdfund page.

 

[mysticchic]

Little update on Madi Hubbell's fundraising. They figured out a way so her dad can also be there for their skate!

 

[Seerek]

Wow. Definitely kudos to his coach. According to the article, the National Commission of Physical Culture and Sport said they would help him and then he never heard from them.
I would definitely donate if he sets up a crowdfund page.

Donovan Carrillo is likely to be doing more out of country training like he did this past summer at John Zimmerman's rink in Coral Gables, Florida while preparing for Nebelhorn. In other words, expenses aren't getting cheaper. But in the case of a skater like Julian Yee (a somewhat comparable case to Donovan), a complete move to a full time facility like Mariposa in Ontario helped him get to the Olympics.

On the bright side: there is at least some positive buzz and momentum: Donovan Carrillo's Four Continents long program video has 2.5 Million views in Facebook since it was uploaded this week. Should he maintain this form and make top 20 at Junior Worlds, surely some media or sports entity will get the ball rolling on something.

 

[nimi]

Loena and Jorik are also selling t-shirts to raise funds: https://synchrophotomerchandise.com/

They recently set up a crowdfunder to fly their Mum to Pyeongchang:
http://www.worldofcrowdfunding.com/help-fulfil-our-…-and-our-mum’s-olympic-dream

Costs make it impossible for our parents to accompany us. Our parents have never seen us perform live in any major competition (except my Mum in the European championships in 2011!) Our Mum’s biggest dream is to see us perform live at the Olympics in Pyeongchang … and ours to have her with us for once!

 

[nimi]

They recently set up a crowdfunder to fly their Mum to Pyeongchang:
http://www.worldofcrowdfunding.com/help-fulfil-our-…-and-our-mum’s-olympic-dream

3 days to go and they are aaaalmost there! Still need 630€ to reach the goal

Jorik & Loena themselves are leaving for Korea today: https://www.instagram.com/p/Be5eHWAhD6f/

 

[kwanfan1818]

Keegan Messing's gofundme is now closed, having raised $8875 of the $10K goal.

I tried to donate through the Hendricks' worldofcrowdfunding website, and it kept removing my contribution from the shopping cart. I went directly to their website and used PayPal:
http://www.belgianfigureskaters.com/support-us#dontate

 

[kwanfan1818]

Jorik Hendrickx just tweeted:

More exciting news! Our mom is flying on Monday to Korea! Thanks to everyone who made this possible! Incredible... https://fb.me/86noSug8B

They raised 4490 of the 5000 Euros asked, with three days remaining.