Heart-breaking appeal

Ryan Hill, who founded and runs KIPP in NJ, just sent me this heart-breaking appeal. I just donated $250. Please do what you can – they're still $10,000 short of what they need:

 

Hi Whitney,

 

We need your help.

 

One of our 8-year-olds was brutally murdered alongside her family on Saturday. The remaining family members (grandmother and aunt) really need financial support.  Any chance you could email this out?

 

https://www.gofundme.com/whitehurst-family-support-fund/donate

 

Here's an article about it:

 

http://www.nj.com/essex/index.ssf/2016/11/schools_aim_to_raise_25k_for_family_of_slain_kids.html#incart_river_home

 

The details are worse than what's been reported. This is the worst thing I've encountered in all my years working in Newark and NYC.