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Fundraisers for the Matching Donation Challenge!

Thanks to the flurry of TNKR fans, volunteers and donors who set up fundraisers this week to support our Matching Donation Challenge!

1+1 Matching Donation Challenge (Casey Lartigue)


자선 단체를 위한 기부 캠페인에 함께 참여해주세요 (Shi Yong Choi)

Give the Gift of Education to North Korean refugees (Nadia)

1+1 Matching Donation Campaign (Eunhee Park)


Empower North Korean Refugees (Joanne)

21st Birthday Matching Donation Challenge for TNKR (Brooke Chong)

Raising Money For a Cause I Care About (Eben Appleton)

소현's Birthday Fundraiser (Cherie)


1+1 기부 TNKR 캠페인 (Casey Lartigue)

Help North Korean Refugees to find their voices

Happy birthday to Sharon's daughter! (Casey Lartigue)

Birthday Fundraiser for North Korean Defectors (Beth Eunhee Hong)
Let's help North Korean refugees to have a better life^~^/ (Anna Toth)


Free Education for North Korean Refugees! (Jane Park)

Birthday Fundraiser for Teach North Korean Refugees (Kim Goldsmith)

Raising Money For a Cause I Care About (Nandita Kothari)

Raising Money For Teach North Korean Refugees (Abby Kotar)

TNKR in the Time of COVID-19 (Michael)

Help an amazing organization empower North Korean refugees! (Frances May)

Help NK refugees build their future (Nina)

Raising Money For a Cause I Care About (Pam Davidson)


Raising Money For a Cause I Care About (Eben Appleton)

Let's Teach North Korean Refugees! (Aaron)

A cause I care about needs help (Guangxinyang Deng)



COMPLETED

Michael's Birthday Fundraiser

자선 단체를 위한 기부 캠페인에 함께 참여해주세요 (Eunhee Park)

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Have you set up a fundraiser yet to support TNKR's incredible Matching Donation Challenge?

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/donate/1162114567472943/ (click the green button on computers and "More" on mobile devices.




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More donation options if you don't want to fundraise:

* US bank account: https://lovetnkr.org/donate/


Check for other options here, and for tax deductions in Korea (Korean bank account, Korean CMS). http://www.lovetnkr.org/donate


Note to our fundraisers: After someone donates to your fundraiser, please please please send me the donor's name, email, and donation amount. I am trying to keep an accurate record of every donation.

* To keep it transparent for the Matching Donor and team.
* I don't know how Facebook or GoFundMe will handle donation receipts at the end of the year. I would like for donors to be able to request an end of the year donation statement from us.

I won't add the donors to any email lists or do anything other than show the Matching donor our broad range of grassroots support and to keep every donation transparent for him.


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