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Get LeAnn Back on the Road

GOFUNDME for local community advocate.

(LeAnn Matthews)

Hope to see you soon to get reliable transportation for LeAnn link for TV interviewhttps://youtube.com/watch?v=zsb-dfYGT74&is=fQLaKF6oTw4dPziG TV interview.
Best place to start I think is to let you read the email I sent to the KRON TV station to try & get some momentum going to get us over the hump on our Go Fund Me campaign because we don't do a lot of social media and we don't have a huge following. If this story resonates with you, you'd be doing a really nice thing for LeAnn if you could share it with other people as caring as you. The link to share is below:**************************

Dear News Team,I am reaching out to share a deeply moving, urgent story about a vital member of our Contra Costa County community who needs our collective help after a devastating incident on Mother's Day.LeAnn is a local leader who serves on the Council on Homelessness for the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors. After experiencing homelessness firsthand—living in a tent in Concord for four years—she recently transitioned into a shelter program at the Premiere Motel and has dedicated her life to helping others, working for the local food rescue organization White Pony Express.On Mother’s Day, while working hard to make ends meet by delivering for DoorDash, LeAnn's life was upended. A drunk driver struck a vehicle in front of her, and in an attempt to flee the scene, put his car in reverse and rammed into LeAnn’s car twice, completely totaling it. To make matters worse, the driver was uninsured, and LeAnn's insurance will not cover the losses because she was driving for a delivery service at the time.LeAnn did everything right—she kept up on her license, registration, and liability insurance while actively working her way out of homelessness. Now, through no fault of her own, she is facing mounting medical bills and has lost the vital transportation she relies on to attend county council meetings and commute to her job rescuing food for others.Her friends and community members have rallied together and launched a GoFundMe campaign, raising an initial $5,000. However, we have hit a plateau and urgently need to reach a $15,000 goal to purchase her a safe, reliable replacement vehicle so she doesn't lose the hard-earned employment that keeps her housed.Given LeAnn's public service to Contra Costa County and her work with White Pony Express, we believe your audience would deeply connect with this story of a local advocate who spends her life helping others, and now needs the community to show up for her.LeAnn and I are both available for interviews (phone, virtual, or in-person in the Concord area) to share her story and speak on the critical importance of keeping our community advocates supported.You can view her full story and the campaign progress here: https://gofund.me/0a1dabb9d

Thank you so much for your time and consideration

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