The drive had aimed to raise $2,500 for a day\u002Dcare centre run by his mother
Screenshot of Damar Hamlin’s GoFundMe page for a daycare centre.
And many came with messages of hope for a 24-year-old player in his second season, sedated in a Cincinnati hospital, listed in critical condition and with some teammates unwilling to return to Buffalo just so they could remain close to him. The messages poured in from different fan bases, many of the donors letting the world know that they support other teams. One came with a hashtag that read, “we are all Bills fans.”Hamlin started the GoFundMe in December 2020. He was just wrapping up his college career and getting ready for the NFL draft process.
He pulled the first event off with about 10 days of planning. Gifts poured in, some of it clothing donated by Pitt, where he had just finished playing. Hamlin’s upbringing was far from easy: He lost three friends to gun violence while growing up and saw his father incarcerated for about 3 1/2 years for selling drugs. But as soon as he was able, Hamlin wanted to help others.Article contentSo, he started the toy drive. And on Monday, the world finally noticed.
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