‘Amazing Race’ Runner-Up Joel Raises $50k For Garrett’s Daughter
The Amazing Race season finale aired this week crowning Greg and John Franklin the winners. However, the two men that finished in second are working towards a new goal. Keep reading to get the scoop.
Amazing Race runners-up start a fundraiser
Another dynamic season of The Amazing Race has come to an end. As previously mentioned, brothers Greg and John took home the win and the money. However, self-proclaimed underdogs, Joel Strasser and Garrett Smith, ended up coming in second after fighting hard all season long.
On the show, Garrett revealed he had a daughter with special needs. He said that if we won the show, he would buy her a service dog.
Apparently, fans have taken this very seriously and want to ensure she gets her service dog, even though her dad came second place. Joel posted on Instagram sharing more on the situation, and what everyone can do to help her get her dog.
“Hundreds of people have been asking if they could contribute to getting a service dog for Garrett’s daughter,” he starts the caption. He then says that there is a fundraiser setup so everyone can give to the cause. “The fundraiser is now live and linked in my bio. Thank you for donating and sharing. It means so much! The love we’ve seen has made the tears flow!”
The sweet photo shared by Joel is of Garrett and his daughter smiling for the camera.
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Excited to donate
Needless to say, several fans sounded off in Joel’s comments. It seems most are excited to be able to get Garrett’s daughter a dog. Others just let him know how much they loved them on the show.
- “Donated!! So thankful this was set up”
- “I am so happy for this opportunity! I was cheering so hard for you guys at the end.”
- “I’m so happy for this! I loved watching you guys on the amazing race!!”
- “thank you for organizing this!! you guys are the best & i hope we can pull this off for smyth and his family 🤍”
- “Yall are such a pair! My wife and I absolutely loved you both and enjoyed seeing your bond and friendship throughout the race. 🤟🤟🤟”
The campaign was set at a $60,000 goal however, it has already reached $50,000 just three days after the Instagram post went up. It seems that they will be able to raise the remaining $10,000 in no time.
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