The Brief
- GoFundMe says a fundraiser set up to support 81-year-old Don Johnson, a resident of The Colony, was removed from the platform due to a “violation of our Terms of Service.”
- The company says all donations to the fundraiser have been refunded. As of Thursday morning, the fundraiser had raised over $281,000.
- The Colony resident Erin Howell said she started the fundraiser after seeing Johnson delivering luggage to make ends meet and support his wife’s cancer treatment.
THE COLONY, Texas – A fundraiser aimed at supporting a local elderly couple from The Colony has been taken down.
GoFundMe removed
What we know:
GoFundMe says the fundraiser supporting Don Johnson has been removed from its platform for a violation of its Terms of Service. The organizer account, originally started by Erin Howell, was also terminated.
The company says any donations made to the fundraiser have been refunded.…