Yesterday, SantaCruz.com reported on a successful fundraiser on behalf of Bryan Stow, the local paramedic who was beaten unconscious at Dodgers Stadium last week for wearing a Giants shirt. What we didn’t know then was how successful the fundraiser really was.
Yesterday, SantaCruz.com reported on a successful fundraiser.html on behalf of Bryan Stow, the local paramedic who was beaten unconscious at Dodgers Stadium last week for wearing a Giants shirt. What we didn’t know then was how successful the fundraiser really was.
The total amount raised was a staggering $140,000. Money came from the sale of food and autographed items donated not only by the Giants, but also by the San Jose Sharks. Santa Cruz pizza chain, Pizza My Heart, donated $20,000 to the Bryan Stow Fund at the event.
We reported that more than 2,500 people showed up at the event, which included a barbecue, bake sale, and silent auction. Now Gil Glass, a General Manager at American Medical Responses and one of the event’s organizers, says that between 3,000 and 4,000 people showed up. “It was just an amazing outpouring from the community,” he said. “Everyone was just incredibly blown away by the show of support.
And the charity goes on: the San Jose Giants, a single-A farm team for the San Francisco Giants, is dedicating the month of April in honor of Stow and will collect donations for his fund starting with the team’s season opener on April 14.
Stow is still in an induced coma, though he is reported to be in stable condition. With the money from Thursday’s event and more expected to be raised at Monday’s SF Giants game, at least his family has one less thing to worry about.
Read more at CBS 5.
