Comic Brad Williams' fundraising efforts have paid off abundantly, with $300,000 pledged to send bullied Australian boy Quaden Bayles to Disneyland.
Williams shared the story on Twitter on Wednesday with the caption: “This makes me sick. I’ve been trying to get in touch with this family. If any of my Austrialian fans know this family. Please tell this wonderful boy that he has me and an army of friends all over the world that support him.”with the hope of raising $10,000. By Friday morning, more than 13,000 people had pledged more than $290,000 and counting.
“I’m setting up this GoFundMe to let Quaden know that bullying will not be tolerated, and that he is a wonderful human being who deserves joy,” Williams wrote on the website. “This isn’t just for Quaden, this is for anyone who has been bullied in their lives and told they weren’t good enough. Let’s show Quaden and others, that there is good in the world and they are worthy of it.”The funds will cover costs of travel, hotel, food and tickets to Disneyland in Anaheim.
But there’s more: Quaden has also been offered bully-proofing martial arts training, including a trip to Singapore, from Chatri Sityodtong, an entrepreneur who owns a chain of martial arts academies in Asia. The aboriginal Australian boy has also been invited to lead the Indigenous All-Stars onto the field in their rugby league clash with the Maori All-Stars in Queensland on Saturday.
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