Donations pour in for Bob Saget's favorite charity
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Bob Saget is being honored with donations and offers to help the charity whose board he served on for decades.
Joanne Gold, executive director for the Scleroderma Research Foundation (SRF), shared with CNN on Thursday her gratitude for the support coming in. One of Saget's fellow board members has awarded the charity a $1.5 million gift in the form of a grant that will match every donation made in honor of Saget, Gold said.
"We've received donations from more than 1,500 donors from all over the world, totaling over $90k -- before announcing the match," Gold said in a statement. "Other people inspired by Bob have contacted us about wanting to do fundraisers in his honor."
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