Milton has lengthy been identified for its giving spirit, and now has the nationwide rating to show it.
Immediately, GoFundMe introduced its top-20 Canada-wide checklist for many beneficiant communities – with Milton taking the quantity 5 spot for 2024.
The city had greater than 7,600 GoFundMe donors this previous yr contributing to 204 campaigns, which with a inhabitants of practically 133,000 works out to a per capita donor fee of 5,75 per cent. In complete, a whopping $1,489,494.
The largest and arguably most heartwarming native marketing campaign of 2024 was the one for Muhammad Saleem, a 55-year-old husband and father of three who was killed in an eight-vehicle collision on the town on Sept. 20.
Over 1,700 donors got here ahead to help his household – chipping in wherever from $5 to $3,000 every for a grand complete of $124,678. The purpose was initially set at $50,000, however was raised 4 instances to regulate for the unimaginable assist.
Milton was the highest Ontario GoFundMe group, whereas Brampton and Thunder Bay had been shut behind at sixth and eighth respectively.
Victoria ranked first for the second straight yr with 19,500 donors, for a per capita donation fee of 21,3 per cent.
“From small acts of kindness to major community efforts, Canadians are consistently committed to leading a helping hand,” mentioned GoFundMe CEO Tim Cadogan.
