IMO, it's a scam
eta: this isn't anything against you in any way, manybooks.
I *totally* understand - as a matter of fact the reason I posted the comment under the link is because i *know* of reasons why the site owner is not trustworthy, and it makes me sad that she (who was a stranger to Kayleah's family) has gained their trust, and ANGRY that she is possibly now blatantly soliciting funds in kayleah's name.
I believe that she is partially legitimately, honestly acting in empathy and wanting to help. But I *know* (and this information is partly from personal experience, and partly from things that are public record - do some basic sluething) she should NOT be trusted with money! I wish I knew how to deal with this! I don't feel that I can just call up Kayleah's family and warn them about her... and she honestly IS giving her time and energy toward helping in the search for Kayleah... AND maybe (i HOPE) that she is not dealing with the money. Given her history, if she has entirely honest and selfless intentions to help Kayleah and her family, she (the site owner) should step back completely from the finances. And given the name of the website, it does not appear that way to me. :furious: