An online fundraising effort for Rhode Island musician Paul Geremia has reached 60 percent of its $20,000 goal after less than two days. Geremia, 70, suffered a serious stroke in June.
PROVIDENCE JOURNAL October 3, 2014
By Andy Smith
An online fundraising effort for Rhode Island musician Paul Geremia has reached 60 percent of its $20,000 goal after less than two days. Geremia, 70, suffered a serious stroke in June.
As of 6:23 a.m. Friday, the fund had raised $12,725 on youcaring.com. (To donate, go to youcaring.com/paulgeremia.)
The acclaimed country blues guitarist and singer is staying in Rhode Island with a friend, Janet Isserlis.
“We’re moved and stunned and grateful beyond words,” she said.
Isserlis said the money is needed for caregivers and for medical costs not covered by insurance.
“People keep asking ‘what can we do?’ ” she said. “We’ve heard about people trying to organize benefits, but not everybody can get to those. So we thought it was important for people to have a way to donate online.”
Isserlis said donations have been coming in from all over the world. She said she’s not sure what will happen once the $20,000 goal is reached.
“It never occurred to me that it would come in this fast,” she said.