Trending on GoFundMe: $330k Raised for 89-Year-Old Popsicle Vendor, A New Minivan for Miniature Therapy Horse, 9-Year-Old Donates Hair and Raises Money for Cancer Research, Midwife Funds Way to Turkey to Help Refugees, and more

REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Sept. 14, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Welcome to the latest edition of Trending on GoFundMe, a weekly round-up of what's new on the world's largest fundraising platform. If anything catches your eye, please don't hesitate to contact us for additional information or interviews at [email protected].

Kind Stranger Starts Campaign for 89-Year-Old Popsicle Vendor, Raises $330k
Chicago, IL
$331,675 raised by 15,218 people in 4 days

After buying $50 worth of popsicles from an 89-year-old paleta cart vendor, Joel Cervantes Macias posted a photo on Facebook that went viral. Macias then decided to do something to help the hard-working man retire and started a GoFundMe campaign.

Fidencio the paleta man's story has now touched people across the world, and donors from 52 countries have raised over $330,000 so far.

A New Minivan for Raleigh, the Miniature Therapy Horse
Scottsdale, AZ
$5,915 raised by 15 people in 28 days

Five years ago, Raleigh the miniature horse was rescued. Since then, he's made over 500 visits to children overcoming severe trauma and other community members in need of animal therapy. Raleigh's outreach came to a screeching halt when his minivan broke down in the Arizona heat.

Thanks to donors' generosity, Raleigh can keep trotting to his visits with a repaired van and a new minibus on the way.

Wendy's Customer Sticks Up for Senior Workers Mrs. Fran and Mrs. Laverne
Osseo, MN
$3,545 of raised by 107 people in 12 days

When Taya was at her local Wendy's, she was saddened to watch a middle-aged couple behave rudely to Mrs. Fran, an 88-year-old employee. Realizing that this couldn't be the only time Mrs. Fran and her fellow 88-year-old worker Mrs. Laverne received disrespectful treatment, Taya started this campaign to give back to the cheerful ladies who always brighten her day.

9-Year-Old Chloë Donates Hair, Raises Money for Cancer in Honor of Family Friend
New York City, NY
$3,575 raised by 71 people in 3 days

When 9-year-old Chloë saw her family friend Ms. Woda go through chemotherapy to fight cancer, she knew she wanted to do something. First, this generous young girl donated her hair to make wigs for children going through chemotherapy. Then she started this GoFundMe campaign to raise money for a cancer non-profit in honor of Ms. Woda.

Chloë's bravery and generosity have been garnering attention, including from Kim Kardashian West, who featured the campaign on her blog.

American Midwife Fundraises Her Way to Turkey to Help Refugees
Gainesville, FL
$8,080 of raised by 96 people in 1 month

Like many of us, Cindy Nelly has been following news of the refugee crisis. But unlike most, she's doing something about it. A midwife by profession, she has raised enough money through her GoFundMe campaign to get to a refugee camp in Turkey where she will help provide midwifery and basic primary care to those in desperate need.

Cindy is currently on her way to Turkey and will keep her supporters updated on her volunteer work there.

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