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Chandler asks on GoFundMe vary widely BY CECILIA CHAN AND KEN SAIN Arizonan Staff Writers
NEWS................................ 3 Tempe Union board member Andres Barraza slams rift.
BUSINESS..................... 28 Couple aims to help senior citizens stay in their homes.
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hristmas isn’t the only season for giving and spreading kindness. For crowdfunding platforms, it’s a year-long activity – as it is for the largest and better-known GoFundMe. com. In Chandler alone, more than 1,000 people and groups have set up an account on that platform with requests for a broad range of activies, needs and wants. Since its launch in 2010, the California-based GoFundMe has become the go-to online fundraising tool for chari-
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ties and just about anybody who wants the public to help bankroll an expense. Within minutes, someone can set up a money request on the global site. To date, the site has helped individuals and charities around the world to raise more than $25 billion, according to GoFundMe, which did not respond to questions for the story. The requests for donations run the gamut from classroom supplies and Girl Scout projects to relief efforts for crisis events such as Hurricane Ian in The Chandler Outlaws 7-and-under football team had little success on GoFundMe.com with its plea for $15,000 to get see GOFUNDME page 18 to the Florida Nationals. It raised only $140. (GoFundMe.com)
Air quality curbs could throttle Valley growth BY PAUL MARYNIAK Arizonan Executive Editor
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January 22, 2023
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he Phoenix Metro region could lose more than $100 million in economic growth if it fails to meet upgraded federal air quality standards for ozone levels by August 2024, a Valley environmental official warned this month. And those losses would steadily increase over the next 20 years to as much as $848 million if the Valley’s ozone levels are not brought under control, Tim Franquist, environmental policy director for the
Maricopa Association of Governments told Phoenix City Council Jan. 4. Though he was addressing a Phoenix City Council subcommittee, Franquist’s assessment naturally applies to the entire Valley. And it wasn’t very encouraging. He said the controls necessary to meet more stringent federal air quality controls will carry a substantial cost to taxpayers. “That’s going to be a big issue for this area,” he continued. “We really
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Chopper lesson
Yuna Buhrman helped Rhett Howard, 5, create a helicopter from markers and a plastic cup at the 2023 Chandler Multicultural Festival on Jan. 14. The festival at Dr. A.J. Chandler Park drew hundreds of people who celebrated the city’s diversity. (David Minton/Arizonan Staff Photographer)
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