GoFundMe appeals raise half a million dollars in under 24 hours for DC plane crash victims' families As of Friday, the fundraiser hub had almost totaled half a million dollars for victims of the DC plane crash.
The page collates separate appeals for plane crash victims, and so far includes Casey Crafton, Wendy Jo Shaffer, Mikey Stovall, Justyna Beyer, and her daughter Brielle.
In Charlotte, North Carolina, Nathan, husband and father to “two beautiful boys aged three and one”, now mourns the loss of his wife, Wendy Jo Shaffer, who was on board the American Eagles plane.
A statement on behalf of the Shaffer family read: “[Wendy’s] love, kindness, and unwavering spirit touched everyone who knew her, and her absence leaves a void that can never be filled.
Funds raised on the hub for the family have totaled $242,593 and will go towards “funeral expenses, childcare, education, and the day-to-day needs of the family as they adjust to life without their beloved wife and mother”, the page read.
