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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – The family of a Little Rock Paralympian hoping to make it to Paris for the games got a little boost from a big name.
Just imagine watching your child put in hours, days and years of hard work to make it to the Olympics but when that dream comes true, you are hit with the financial burden of travel to the games. That's the story for the family of Little Rock Paralympic swimmer Olivia Chambers.
Olivia's mother, Alison started a GoFundMe fundraiser to help with travel expenses so dad and Olivia's two siblings can attend.
They received donations from family and friends, but that was just the start.
"I had all these notifications on my phone it said GoFundMe, GoFundMe,” Alison said. “I was like ‘What happened?’”
Rapper and hype man Flavor Flav had shared Olivia's GoFundMe on his X page, boosting donations tremendously.
"The fact that he reposted me and donated is crazy and I'm super thankful," Olivia said.
"I was a teen in the late 80s, so Flavor Flav was my thing," Alison said.
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