Robert Garland, co-founder and CEO of Fun the First, on how his organization is supporting first responders.
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Brian thanks Ainsley,
unbelievable whats, going on on
college campuses,
rallying behind the LOS Angeles
deputies, who were shot in an
ambush attack.
The New York police officer,
offering support, through his
crowd founding group, called fund
the first
already raising more than
twenty thousand dollars for the deputys
families,
man. They are going to need some
help
here with more on his mission to
help his Nypd detective and CEO
of Fund, the first himself, Robert
Garland
Robert. When you heard about
this over the weekend, what did
you do?
Hi good morning?
I was frustrated. Obviously
we want to be there to support
everybody. Thats going through a
time need
what happened over. There is a
senseless act of violence,
and I personally was in touch
with chief of l, DOT, a
l dot, a sheriffs department, Chief
Hasslerick. She came on the
platform and trusted our
platform in full and started a
campaign for her deputies
overnight. That campaign raised
twenty thousand dollars.
Brian, I mean one shot in the
head,
the other shot in the face.
They go into the emergency room.
Obviously, you guys have great
benefits, but after that is when
the help is needed right,
correct,
correct.
There is loss of wages and loss
of work
its not about the money that
comes
in its the outpouring of
support.
We are a nation. We have our law
enforcement community,
our first responder community,
our military community.
We all want to be together as
one and help and support one
another
thats. What our platform is all
about
its not just about the money
that comes
in, not the support system, it
creates
Brian, unbelievable. Your dad was
a police officer for a while.
You are following in his
footsteps
in your life that you have seen
even talking to your dad. Have
you ever seen, police more
disrespected than we are seeing
right now across the country
right now? We want to make
sure we are here for each other.
Dont want to worry about. The
disrespect
worry about us come together as
a group in full
thats. What we are here for
all first responders and
military alike.
We want to support one another
as law enforcement, ourself im
here, for you guys.
I want to make sure
we are all here:
we are a family
Brian. You talk about fund the
first,
the platform.
You say, people in your community
can count on. Why
so fund the first is the
nations only crowd funding
platform for first responders
and military?
We have a partnership with
that ensures trust and verified
means for our first responders
and military to go to
verified beneficiary and raise
money
people donated and contributed
to campaigns.
They dont have to worry about
anything because they know its
going to a verified and trusted
source.
So we launched on July 22nd and
incredible experience of giving
back
almost fifty platforms on the
campaign to dated raising over
two hundred and fifty thousand dollars
and again its not about the
money raised
its about the overwhelming
support system that our platform
provides for everyone,
Brian. If we go there now, it
goes right to the l dot, a sheriffs
office now
so fund, the first dot com bring
to you a landing page.
There is the l dot a sheriffs
department campaign on our
platform,
but it does redirect where you
can contribute to now. If you
click on that link,
Brian all right,
we see whats going on across
the country
and were glad you are there
Robert Garland thanks so much.
Thank you guys,
Brian for more information go
to fund the first dot com and donate
to the fund to the l dot, a deputies
which I know you want to do.
Transcript generated on 2020-09-15.