Word on the Street » Johnny Greene http://blog.thenewstribune.com/street The latest news in and around Tacoma, Pierce County and South Puget Sound Sat, 18 May 2013 00:54:14 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Brightly dressed Tacoma Mall icon may get help from anonymous online fundraising campaign http://blog.thenewstribune.com/street/2013/02/06/brightly-dressed-tacoma-mall-icon-may-get-help-from-anonymous-online-fundraising-campaign/ http://blog.thenewstribune.com/street/2013/02/06/brightly-dressed-tacoma-mall-icon-may-get-help-from-anonymous-online-fundraising-campaign/#comments Thu, 07 Feb 2013 02:04:47 +0000 Alexis Krell http://blog.thenewstribune.com/street/?p=13826

A Tacoma Mall fixture might be getting some help from the community who has for years known him for his brightly-colored suits.

An online fundraising campaign started this afternoon on the crowdfunding website gofundme.com has raised $476 in four hours, which the creator says will go to help Johnny Greene through difficult times, though that has not been verified by the News Tribune. The listed goal is $5,000.

Greene has for years offered advice to mall-goers and, when approached, has used the shopping center as an unofficial ministry.

It’s not clear who started the campaign, but the description on …

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