Local man wants $500,000 for this ridiculous reason
KELOWNA – A Peachland man with a good sense of humour but a less than life-threatening injury is seeking half a million dollars from the public to help get him through a difficult time.
Jack Klassen filed the tongue-in-cheek post to the fundraising website gofundme.com Thursday morning. He doesn’t have medical bills to pay and he isn’t losing his home to foreclosure. What he has is a stubbed toe.
“After I stubbed my Small toe on the vent I was in Seering Stinging pains I can only compare the pain to the pain of losing a loved one,” are his exact words on the site. “I tryed to sit down but my foot stills stings and now I think my foot is cut inbetween my 2 small toes but I dare not check.” (Again, his exact words.)
Klassen is following in the (painful) footsteps of Zack Brown of Ohio who last year sought to raise $10 to make… a potato salad. He ended up with more than $55,000 after the post went viral.
As of Thursday morning Klassen hasn’t raised any of the $500,000 he is asking for despite his cries of anguish.
"My life is shattered," he says. "Help me I’m in real pain."
If for some reason you want to donate to Klassen's plight, visit his gofundme page.
To contact the reporter for this story, email Adam Proskiw at aproskiw@infotelnews.ca or call 250-718-0428. To contact the editor, email mjones@infotelnews.ca or call 250-718-2724.
Join the Conversation!
Want to share your thoughts, add context, or connect with others in your community?
You must be logged in to post a comment.
14 responses
Sheila Sugden KereliukWhy did you Bury your son that’s weird did he get out?
I buried my son at 34 so grow up!
I hate you.
true leader and visionary.
Lighten up people! Good Lord, can’t you tell this a joke?In times like these we all need some comic relief. Your negative comments reflect on you, enjoy your life instead…it’s easier than poo-pooing on this guys party.
your a bitch.
lol its not like he is the first one to do this and at least his is kinda humorous.you guys are silly it may not be funny to you but at least its not GIVE ME MONEY FOR NO REASON which I have seen multiple times some in the thousands of bucks.
My Pinkie hurts too!
If people donate to his little piggies, we’ll be talking about how silly it was to donate….
I~m insulted anyone would compare this to losing their son – kidding or not STUPID MAN!
Doesn’t he have better things to do with his life…get a life!
People…he was kidding!
Get a grip!I would be rich for every time I stubbed my toes..My good lord.
Deal with it, You have no idea what real pain is..