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From Paying for a Memorial to Competing in a Marathon: Maryland GoFundMe Efforts

The crowdsourcing website allows online readers to pitch in toward fundraising efforts for everything from starting a community Christmas event to fighting ALS.

Looking to share the holiday spirit? Perhaps your perfect gift wouldย give something that can help someone in need, or someone who isย striving to share a dream.

Onย GoFundMe, read about efforts to establish a Christmas event in Aberdeen for the needy, or plans to expand an Annapolis middle school basketball program to serve more kids.

Click on theseย links toย ongoing Maryland GoFundMe projects that you might want to contribute to.

Want to bring anotherย local GoFundMe project to the attention ofย Patch readers? Share the info in comments.

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