Dollar for Dollar Matching Gift Fundraiser

May 3, 2015
|In Uncategorized
|By Admin

Josh Burns has now been in jail 46 days for a crime he never committed. His wrongful conviction and imprisonment have further separated him from his wife and continue to separate him from his precious daughter whom he has not seen, held, touched, played with or spoken to for over one year. He is being forced to pay for his own unjust incarceration, adding more to his outstanding legal debt.

We have not forgotten Josh as he continues his fight from jail! A generous donor who wishes to remain anonymous recently approached TornFamily.com with a matching gift offer to help quickly and efficiently raise needed funds for the Josh Burns Benevolence Fund. We are excited to announce that this donor has offered to give up to $5000 in matching funds raised by TornFamily.com. This means that every dollar you give toward the Burns’ defense will automatically be doubled. If you give $10 it will automatically become $20! If you give $50 it will automatically become $100! This is a great way to make your donation dollar stretch further. The matching gift fundraiser starts today and will end in a short 30 days on May 31. Double your donation TODAY by donating any amount, large or small!

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As we have stated in the past, these fund will be used to:

  • Paying off Brenda and Josh’s existing legal debts and legal expenses associated with his upcoming parental termination hearing.
  • Josh’s appeal.
  • Help Brenda permanently end DHS’s illegal supervision over her relationship with Naomi, and work towards removing Brenda’s name from the Michigan Central Child Abuse Registry.

A recent PBS special on the issue of misdiagnosed child abuse like Shaken Baby Syndrome, highlights how surprisingly prevalent the Burns story actually is. Other families, including some right here in the Detroit area, are currently fighting this same battle. Each matching fund donation not only helps the Burns continue their fight but it will help them continue to bring awareness to this problem so other families will not be torn apart by misdiagnosis and wrongful conviction.