I’m having a hard time paying my mortgage . The goal is 50,000 became a symbol of more than money. It stood for a boundary between “we might survive this” and “we might not,” a line that many have stood behind with their hands open and their hearts ready to give what they can.

If, after all the generosity, there’s a little left over, they plan to use it to set up a small emergency fund, so a future bill won’t derail everything again. If there isn’t enough, they will still keep going 

1st place - Studio equipment
2nd place - 500 
3rd place - 200