John McDevitt is crowdfunding
Weʼre raising £35,000 to To help the family of 12 year old Keaton Slater who was killed in a hit and run on the Radford Road, Coventry on 14th June
- Coventry
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On Friday 14th June there was a road traffic incident on the Radford Road, Coventry, tragically as a direct result of this terrible incident 12 year old Keaton Slater lost his life, NO parent should ever have to deal with the trauma of losing a child so young In such terrible circumstances.
Keaton’s family know about this Just Giving page and are very grateful that it is being done as they try and deal this nightmare, they have found themselves in
This fundraiser will help the parents / family with funeral expenses and all other living costs at this terrible time.
All funds raised will give them some time to begin processing and mourn the loss of their son / brother without having the extra burden of worrying about paying for a funeral, bills and going to work etc.....
ALL the money raised will go direct to the parents and screen shots will be provided of transfers via my Facebook and shared in all the local Facebook groups that I shared the JustGiving appeal.
For the benefit of doubt, the money raised can be used by the family however they decide to do so, this could be towards funeral costs or any other financial help the family may need like household bills or allow them to take time off work or even pay for specialist counselling etc...
From my experience of sadly arranging a very similar fundraiser a couple of years ago the fact people will be donating and leaving comments will be of great comfort to the family as it shows they are not alone in there darkest hours.
The original target was £5000 but that was smashed within an one hour, I then set it to £10k and that was reached in 4 hours and the first day total amount just kept on going up and up and before I knew it we were at £30000 just before midnight, I actually could not believe it but the sense of grief being shared not only in Coventry but near and far was very evident, the fund has had donations come in from the rest of the UK, America, Australia, Thailand, Dubai and other places from around the globe.
So here I am on the morning of day 5 and we have raised over £45000, HOW AMAZING IS THAT
THANK YOU
JMD
RIP Keaton 🥲🙏
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- 2 days ago
John McDevitt
2 days agoThe Just Giving fundraiser just hit £53000. How amazing is that, we still have a few events happening this week and many local businesses are still collecting money so it will still rise further. Thank You to everyone who has donated so far you will make a huge difference to a family that are in the middle of a living 24/7 nightmare. 🙏🩵
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- 2 days ago
John McDevitt
2 days agoA fantastic donation of £1000 has just been sent to the Just Giving fundraiser courtesy of Purdys Pet Shop on Cheveral Ave who have been taking in cash collections for the past 9 days. Thank you to Purdys for arranging and organising this and a big Thank You to everyone who dropped off cash to them. 🙏🩵
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- 5 days ago
John McDevitt
5 days agoThis fundraising Just Giving page was started one week ago today and here we are currently sat at £51182 🩵🩵🩵 I had high hopes when I started it but the total raised so far is way beyond my wildest expectations. You have all been amazing. Thank You 🙏 🩵 JMD
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Brandon House nursing home
Jun 27, 2024
Thinking of family and friends at this sad time
£50.00
Ashley
Jun 26, 2024
🩵🩵🩵
£20.00
Adele & Ray
Jun 26, 2024
£10.00
Michael Slater, Zoe Slater and boys x
Jun 26, 2024
R.I.P Keaton our thoughts are with your family at this sad a very difficult time, love from a Football mad family x
£5.00
Anonymous
Jun 26, 2024
£5.00
Anonymous
Jun 25, 2024
£31.00
Nicola Rewhorn and family
Jun 25, 2024
Keaton passing is truly heartbreaking. Love to all Keaton’s family and friends. The love you all had for Keaton - the memories you shared with him priceless💙🩵💙🩵
£10.00
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