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On November 20, five people were killed and 18 were injured at an LGBTQ club shooting in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
Hours after the shooting, Faith Haug, co-owner of auto shop Good Judy Garage in a nearby town called Sheridan, tried to find out how to donate money to ClubQ. She co-owns the shop with her partner CC Haug, the lead mechanic who runs daily operations.
« We heard about the shooting Sunday morning and went to make a donation. We couldn’t find anywhere to donate to, » Haug told Insider. « Some of our employees have been to ClubQ, so it made sense for us to start a fund. »
Haug created a GoFundMe page for the victims of the ClubQ shooting. She shared the campaign on her Good Judy Garage’s Instagram page, which, at the time, had less than 4,000 followers. « Our social media following took off with it, » she says.
In just two hours, donors raised $25,000. An hour later, donations totaled $50,515. « I’m crying in a coffee shop. This community is unrivaled, » Haug wrote in an Instagram caption.
She then began raising the campaign goal in $50,000 and $100,000 increments. « We are nearing 400k in funds — this is incredible and so appreciated, » wrote Haug in a GoFundMe update posted on Monday, November 21.
