By Jim Gold, NBC News
A 19-year-old Rutgers University student who lost her parents in Hurricane Sandy and now must take care of her three younger siblings is getting more than $56,000 raised in less than a day through online donors.
Zoe Everett of Randolph, N.J., told her story on Wishuponahero.com, whose founder Dave Girgenti launched the peer-to-peer aid site from his New Jersey home five years ago.
"This wish was spectacular," Girgenti told NBC News on Thursday. The goal for Zoe Everettt was only $5,000. "The entire country came together to help this girl with her tragedy. Her wish is granted."
A 19-year-old Rutgers University student who lost her parents in Hurricane Sandy and now must take care of her three younger siblings is getting more than $56,000 raised in less than a day through online donors.
Zoe Everett of Randolph, N.J., told her story on Wishuponahero.com, whose founder Dave Girgenti launched the peer-to-peer aid site from his New Jersey home five years ago.
"This wish was spectacular," Girgenti told NBC News on Thursday. The goal for Zoe Everettt was only $5,000. "The entire country came together to help this girl with her tragedy. Her wish is granted."