Crowdfunding Helps Connecticut Family Pay Medical Bills

January 9, 2013 @ 3:59 am By NBC Connecticut

There is a new kind of fundraising that relies heavily on social media to get results. It’s called crowdfunding and it’s something Gina Fowler had never heard of until her 4-year-old son Drew was diagnosed with a rare medical condition in December.

“He has optic glioma. It’s a tumor growing off his optic nerve and it’s almost where they connect deep in the brain. It’s mostly on the left side,” said Fowler.

That tumor prevents Drew from seeing clearly on his right side. He was diagnosed after he failed a routine eye exam. Doctors say he’ll need chemotherapy once a week for the next year to shrink the tumor.

Reg A - Form 1-A Filings Beta

Beta. Initial Form 1-A only. Target raise is the stated Amount to be Raised, totaled. Compared with the same dates one year earlier.

YTD: Jan 1, 2026 - Nov 5, 2026 vs Jan 1, 2025 - Nov 5, 2025

Number of Filings134Prior 129 +3.9%

Target Raise, Total$3.45BPrior $3.59B -3.8%

	This YTD	Year prior	Change
Filings	134	129	+3.9%
Target raise	$3.45B	$3.59B	-3.8%

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Source: DisclosureQuest. Initial Form 1-A only.

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This display counts initial Form 1-A filings only. It does not represent subsequent filings, including Form 1-A/A amendments or Form 1-A POS post-qualification updates filed by the issuer. Amounts are the stated Amount to be Raised on the initial filing, not capital raised and not amounts revised in later filings.

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