Love endures all things: turning the Covington nightmare into a gift

This is just great: 

A GoFundMe account redirected the attention given the harassment of a family with ties to Covington Catholic toward charitable giving.

The account creator, John Andrew Hodge, writes that he is Michael Hodge’s brother. Michael Hodge and his family were harassed after the Covington Catholic student was misidentified as Nick Sandmann.

The account has raised more than $18,000 for the Mary Rose Mission, a Catholic organization that serves low-income families and individuals in Northern Kentucky.

The nonprofit provides meals to food-insecure individuals.

“Michael has volunteered cooking and serving there,” wrote John Andrew Hodge, “and I think it’s an excellent way to recognize him and have some good come out of such a bad experience.”

The GoFundMe page explains:

I’m Andrew Hodge the older brother of Michael (pictured on the left), the Covington Catholic High School student and aspiring chef who was falsely identified and then doxxed, harassed, and threatened by a social media mob. Michael wasn’t at the Lincoln Memorial. He was 500 miles away participating in the wedding of our brother, Alex.

My family and I have received a great deal of support after I made that information known in a series of tweets. Many people even offered financial support. We’re already blessed in that regard, but there are many others in our Northern Kentucky community who are not so fortunate.

That’s why I’m starting this Go Fund Me Campaign to support the Mary Rose Mission. This non-profit charity serves the needy of Northern Kentucky with hearty and healthy hot meals six evenings per week.  Michael has volunteered cooking and serving there, and I think it’s an excellent way to recognize him and have some good come out of such a bad experience.

Our goal is to raise $15,000 to support this charity. 100% of all the funds collected will be distributed to them.

Thank you!

Thank YOU.