Logan Krispy Kreme donated 100% of their proceeds to local family
When Logan Krispy Kreme general manager Taylor Mayer heard about a 14-year-old boy’s all-terrain vehicle (ATV) accident, he wanted to help out in whatever way he could. So he decided to donate 100 percent of the donut shop’s proceeds to the Stark family.
“All of the local staff were passionate to help Mason out, and there wasn’t any other business rising up to help out or doing anything for him, so we got in touch with the family and brainstormed some ideas for the fundraiser,” said Brian Spongberg said, Krispy Kreme’s head of marketing.
Mason Stark’s accident happened while on vacation with his family in Idaho. Stark was turning on a wet trail, causing the ATV to flip multiple times. His accident caused injury to his ribs, gallbladder, kidneys, spleen, heart and liver. He had been wearing a helmet, so there weren’t any injuries to his head.
Stark was immediately taken to the Primary Children’s Hospital in Salt Lake City, where he received a liver transplant. Doctors also removed his gallbladder and spleen, and they ran his kidneys through dialysis. Stark is due for heart surgery in a few weeks.
Krispy Kreme owners heard about the accident and decided to help by giving 100% of donations to the family to aid with the medical bills. The event will take place September 28, 2019 from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.
Taylor Mayer, the general manager of Krispy Kreme, said, “When there is a story that really touches our heart, we try to reach out as much as possible.”
In conjunction with the fundraiser at Krispy Kreme, a GoFundMe page was started, and just shy of $3,000 have been raised.
“It’s hard to put a number on it. We hope to raise as much as possible. If we raised a couple thousand dollars, that would be amazing. If we could double the GoFundMe page, we would be really happy,” Spongberg said.
“We had awesome people come, and a ton of people donated even more than the cost of their donuts. tThe people that didn’t know about the event that came in were like, “Oh my gosh for sure, we will donate lots,’” Mayer said.
The Stark family wasn’t able to attend, but the event was still held, and Krispy Kreme was able to raise as much as they could.
“We wanted to raise funds for him and his family. We helped out the community as much as we possibly could,” Mayer said.
Lani Stark, Mason’s mother, said, “It means a lot! There is not even words. Thanks to me does not feel like enough, and I am so thankful that I live in such a great community. Right now, every penny counts. Thank you so much and we are so grateful from the bottom of our hearts. We can’t thank everyone enough!”