How to donate to victims’ families of mass shooting at Colorado Springs birthday party
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) -- For the second time in two months, the Colorado Healing Fund has been activated following a mass shooting at a birthday party in Colorado Springs.
On May 9 - Mother's Day- a man, believed to be the boyfriend of one of the victims, walked into a birthday party and killed six people before turning the gun on himself.
This shooting comes a little more than a month after a man entered a Boulder King Soopers and began shooting, killing ten people.
Following that tragedy, Coloradans and others across the country came together to support the victim's families and the survivors through several fundraisers, including the Colorado Healing Fund.
Now, the Colorado Healing Fund is once again accepting donations in response to the Colorado Springs shooting.
“This is the second time the Colorado Healing Fund has been activated in less than two months, which is heartbreaking and hard to comprehend. While we will continue to respond to the Boulder Supermarket Tragedy, we are also officially collecting donations designated to support the victims, their families, and the impacted community of Sunday’s tragic events,” said Jordan Finegan, Executive Director of CHF.
The CHF was established in 2018 and is led by Coloradans with experience dealing with mass violence, including former Columbine principal Frank DeAngelis.
“With tragedies like this where parents are taken from their children too soon, we must think of how we can continue to support the children years from now, as they continue to grow,” said Frank DeAngelis. “As I said all too recently, recovery from a mass shooting is a marathon, not a sprint. I’m so thankful that CHF can help address the emotional needs that come out of a tragedy like this.”
The CHF provides one of the safest ways for people to donate in times of mass criminal tragedy in Colorado, ensuring funds go directly to the people affected.
“The Colorado Healing Fund stands ready to accept the public’s donations and will work with local agencies and organizations in Colorado Springs to identify and respond to the immediate and long-term needs of those impacted,” said CHF Board President Cynthia Coffman.
People can donate through a variety of options:
- Online through the Colorado Healing Fund website
- Through Colorado Gives and direct the donation to the Colorado Springs Canterbury Community Shooting
- Checks and in-person donations will be accepted at Colorado-based FirstBank (1STBank) locations. Donors should make checks out to "Colorado Healing Fund" and write CO Springs in the memo. When depositing the check with bank tellers, please designate donations for the Colorado Healing Fund's "victim account."
These are the names of all six victims:
- Melvin Perez, 30
- Mayra Ibarra de Perez, 33
- Joana Cruz, 52
- Jose Gutierrez, 21
- Sandra Ibarra-Perez, 28
- Jose Ibarra, 26
