Skip to content
HelpBLESS
Join free
Browse needsPeopleFeedDonationsHow it worksPost a needSign in
Bills & expensesFuneral & lossUrgent

Farewell fund for Wyatt: help Megan's family in Auckland

After the sudden passing of Wyatt, the family is asking for help with the funeral home and burial costs.

🇳🇿 New Zealand4,529 views
Megan C. Castillo
Email verifiedPhoto verified
Auckland
Wyatt, my brother, passed away on 24 April after a short illness. He was 42 years old. He was the heart of our family and had no savings or life insurance. The funeral home has given us a quote of $4,450 and the cemetery needs payment before the burial date of 15 May. I have already used what I had for the hospital bills. My family is scattered, and many of us are out of work. We want Wyatt to have a dignified farewell. Any help at all means a lot, and so do your prayers. Anything left over after the funeral will be donated to a local food bank. Where the $4,450 goes: • Funeral home services and casket: $2,700 • Cemetery plot and burial fees: $1,200 • Transport of the deceased: $360 • Memorial gathering for the family: $190 Ask me anything below before you decide. I'd rather you were sure. - Megan
#funeral#bereavement#family

Updates from Megan

  1. Update from Auckland: I made the first payment toward memorial gathering for the family. We're at 55% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.

  2. We're at 50% thanks to 46 of you. the first invoice got paid this week. More news soon.

  3. Good news. Because of your gifts ($1,455 in total) the plan for funeral home services and casket is now scheduled. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.

Donations

RecentTop gifts
  • Otávio Rodrigo Almeida 🇧🇷 · $5
  • Eugene K. Sanchez 🇦🇺 · $10
  • Ganesh D. Yadav 🇮🇳 · $10
  • Adjoa Janet Addo 🇬🇭 · $100
  • Rosa S. Macías 🇺🇸 · $25

    “Good luck. Only $25 but hope it helps. - Savannah”

  • Mateo J. Medina 🇺🇸 · $79.50

    “Take care of yourselves. Been where you're, it gets better. - St. Louis”

  • Nikom Anan Chaiyasit 🇹🇭 · $10
  • Manoj L. Negi 🇮🇳 · $50
  • Seema N. Saxena 🇮🇳 · $70
  • Ramesh Suresh Adhikari 🇳🇵 · $25
  • Jorge Luís Bezerra 🇧🇷 · $25

    “Hope this helps. Hope the July deadline works out. - Caruaru”

  • Anonymous 🇪🇸 · $20

    “Happy to help. I'm in Bilbao, thinking of you. - Bilbao”

  • Francisca Giovana Tavares 🇧🇷 · $10
  • Samuel Adewale Nwachukwu 🇳🇬 · $10
  • Ravi W. Iyengar 🇮🇳 · $25
  • Otávio Murilo Dias 🇧🇷 · $10
  • Joseph T. Lane 🇺🇸 · $20

    “You got this. My cousin told me about this one. - Worcester”

  • Nilesh D. Sawant 🇮🇳 · $10
  • Anonymous 🇺🇸 · $20
  • Glenroy R. Francis 🇯🇲 · $25

    “Happy to help. Hope the July deadline works out. - Kingston”

Reviews

Only people who gave to this need, or whose offer to help was accepted, can review it.

No reviews yet.

Questions & comments

Ask before you give. Email-verified members can comment and ask questions - no donation needed.

Sign in or create a free account to join the conversation.

  • Mateo T. Berry

    Thanks for sharing this, Megan. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it.

    • Antonio N. Moreno

      Thinking of you, Megan. Hope this works out for you. I'm in engineering myself and wanted you to know we're cheering for you.

      • Tayyaba Humaira Mirza

        Thinking of you. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. It's not much but it's yours. Greetings from Jeddah.

        • Emilia G. Vazquez

          Gave what I could, wish it was more. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it. Thinking of Auckland

          • Byaruhanga Githinji Kipchoge

            You're not alone, Megan. Hope this works out for you. Greetings from Leeds.

            • Busaba Busaba SaelimPhoto verified

              Best of luck, Megan. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. God bless

              $4,726.50 raised of $4,450

              Give

              More people who need help