{"id":38289,"date":"2025-09-13T22:23:30","date_gmt":"2025-09-13T22:23:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=38289"},"modified":"2025-09-13T22:23:30","modified_gmt":"2025-09-13T22:23:30","slug":"nearly-3m-raised-for-charlie-kirks-family-following-assassination-as-turning-point-usa-sees-upward-of-18000-new-chapter-requests-overnight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=38289","title":{"rendered":"Nearly $3M raised for Charlie Kirk\u2019s family following assassination \u2014 as Turning Point USA sees upward of 18,000 new chapter requests overnight"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Millions in charitable donations have been raised for the family of Charlie Kirk \u2014 who\u2019s Turning Point USA received 18,000 new chapter requests in less than 24 hours after his widow, Erika, spoke out about the assassination of her husband and vowed to continue his work.<\/p>\n

More than $2.8 million has been collected for Erika Kirk and her two young children via platform\u00a0GiveSendGo<\/a>, according to Fox News Digital.<\/p>\n

\u201cGiveSendGo has always been a place where people can immediately respond to crises. Within hours of Charlie\u2019s tragic death, friends and supporters had set up a campaign. The fact that it took off so quickly shows just how deeply his life impacted people and how urgent the desire was to support his family,\u201d GiveSendGo co-founder and co-CEO Heather Wilson told\u00a0the outlet.<\/p>\n

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Americans have donated millions of dollars through online fundraisers to support Charlie Kirk\u2019s family following his death.AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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GiveSendGo confirmed that one of the campaigns on its platform set a record for raising the most money in the shortest period of time.AP<\/p>\n

<\/span><\/span>\u201cWhat we\u2019re seeing is that people want to respond quickly when tragedy strikes, and crowdfunding has become one of the primary ways they do that.\u201d<\/p>\n

Thousands of others are honoring Kirk\u2019s memory and\u00a0his widow\u2019s\u00a0call to action by trying to form their own chapters of his grassroots organization Turning Point USA\u00a0.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe fact that it took off so quickly shows just how deeply his life impacted people and how urgent the desire was to support his family,\u201d GiveSendGo co-founder and co-CEO Heather Wilson said about the fundraiser for Kirk.REUTERS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Turning Point organizers claimed 18,000 new chapter requests came following the widow\u2019s remarks, a screenshot of texts\u00a0published onto X<\/a>\u00a0by Minnesota State Rep. Elliont Engen<\/p>\n

The group boasted an already beefy 9,000 college chapters before the surge.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is the Turning Point,\u201d Matt TPUSA shared in that text exchange.<\/p>\n

The surge came after Erika Kirk forcefully promised to expand the legacy of her slain husband \u2014 vowing during the speech Friday to continue his planned college tour this fall, during which he was assassinated.<\/p>\n

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Campaigns have been started to support Kirk\u2019s wife and children.Instagram\/mrserikakirk<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Kirk, the founder of Turning Point USA,\u00a0was shot at Utah Valley University\u00a0while speaking at an event on campus on Wednesday.AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Kirk\u2019s body was transported back to his home in Arizona on Thursday, escorted by Vice President Vance on Air Force Two.<\/p>\n

The funeral, which will be attended by President Donald Trump, is scheduled for Sunday,\u00a0Sept. 21, the family announced on Saturday.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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