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Help Troy Taylor & American Hauntings Recover from Theft

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Okay, you guys talked me into this...

I'll start with the bad news (which some of you already know) and why I'm reluctantly asking for your help. My official Facebook page -- started in 2012 -- was taken over by foreign hackers, locking me out of it and forcing me to start a new one. That was bad, but things got worse after that.

When the hackers got control of my page, they also got access to my advertising account, my payment information, and my bank account. They drained my bank account, wiping out our small business. I may get some of that back, but not all of it, which has been devastating to us, as you can imagine. The entire business, the podcast, and the American Oddities Museum are all basically self-funded. Without the money from our fall events, we have no idea how long we can continue without help. Believe me, I wouldn't ask for help if the situation wasn't dire.

My hope is that enough of you know me -- and American Hauntings -- and know that I don't ask for help lightly. I have been running my own business for many years, and this is a predicament that I have never found myself in before. And even when asking for your help, I can't do it without offering something in return.

Here's what I can do:

  • If you donate and make sure we have a mailing address, I will promise to send you free passes to the American Oddities Museum. If you live too far away, I'll send you stickers or something. I know it's not much, but I appreciate anyone willing to help.

  • Also, with the email addresses that we have, I want to send all of you a BIG discount code for some future purchase from us -- book, dinner, event, whatever -- to try and make up for the fact that I'm asking for your help at all.

I've appreciated all the support from you already -- the kind comments, the shares, LIKES on the new Facebook page, all of it. I hope you'll be willing to help us raise the money to get us back on our feet. We've made it 31 years thanks to your support and hope we can ask for it once more -- thank you!

Troy Taylor
American Hauntings
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Donations 

  • Kathlene Ennis
    • $50
    • 14 hrs
  • Anonymous
    • $25
    • 2 d
  • Osburn Felisa
    • $100
    • 4 d
  • Arlene OConnor
    • $10
    • 5 d
  • Richard Estep
    • $50
    • 6 d
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Troy Taylor
Organizer
Alton, IL

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