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College Freshman Raises Funds to Help Feed Frontline Workers by Selling “Thank You” Lawn Signs
Liam Marshall from Georgetown University had the idea of selling “Thank You” lawn signs to help raise funds. One of his neighbors inspired him to do so. Through the banner, his neighbor thanked local first responders for their hard work in battling the coronavirus.
Marshall explained in an interview on “Fox & Friends” that his neighbor’s sign and his desire to give back to local medical workers ignited the idea.
“So, I came home that night, mocked up a lawn sign idea, kind of brainstormed with my parents, [and] realized that I could donate these funds to ‘Feed the Frontline' which is a local nonprofit organization run by a neighbor, Lillian Walsh,” Marshall said.
“‘Feed the Frontline' donates meals and supplies to Jersey Shore Medical Center in Monmouth County. And, I ordered my first 75 and we were just off from the beginning,” he then mentioned.
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Marshall has sold around 1,700 “Thank You” lawn signs at $15 per piece and has raised over $15,000.
“I originally started it thinking that it would be a small-ish thing in my town and the surrounding area,” Marshall said. “I was just excited to do anything that I could to help out. We got a lot of orders in the local area. Someone had shared that post with Gov. Murphy and he mentioned it in one of his press conferences. It got pretty big, pretty fast and it was awesome,” he then added. He further stated that it continued to grow bigger ever since.
NJ.com reported that Marshall has only sold signs locally to Point Pleasant, Manasquan, Brielle, Wall, Sea Girt, Spring Lake, Lake Como, and Belmar. The report added that, while he didn't have plans to expand, he still took the time to help others start.
“Even though I can’t expand my individual fundraiser too far beyond local towns near me,” he said. Marshall then mentioned that others can surely do this project from where they are. He then added: “it’s easy to get it off the ground because there isn’t too much involved in it.”
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