WARRINGTON, Pa. – Greater than $150,000 raised for former Lehigh College Coach Andy Coen was caught in a PayPal account for over a month, however after 69 Information requested questions on it Tuesday, the corporate known as and advised us the account has now been unlocked.
Coen has Alzheimer’s illness and is receiving therapy on the Bristol Home Reminiscence Care facility.
PayPal advised us it has reached a “optimistic decision” with Bob Lewis, Coen’s good friend who organized the fundraiser, and the cash is now accessible. The corporate didn’t elaborate additional on why the cash had been locked within the first place. We known as Lewis and he stated he had not spoken with PayPal, however he confirmed the cash is now accessible.
This all dates again to the fundraiser Lewis organized on February 18, when lots of got here out to the Wooden Eating Room at Lehigh College to assist Coen, the winningest soccer coach at school historical past.
“The occasion was well-attended. Over 250 folks,” stated Lewis.
Bristol Home Reminiscence Care
We met Lewis at Bristol Home Reminiscence Care the place Coen now lives.
“Medical insurance coverage does not cowl it, and relying on how a lot care he wants, it may be wherever between $8,000 and $10,000 a month simply to remain at this facility,” stated Lewis.
By means of the occasions, web site, and a GoFundMe, Lewis and others have raised lots of of hundreds of {dollars} for Coen and his household. That features the greater than $150,000 within the PayPal account, however for greater than a month Lewis could not entry the cash.
“There was over 500 those that donated cash into that PayPal account for Coach Coen that anticipated the cash to go to the household, to not be held in PayPal’s account,” stated Lewis.
Lewis stated he known as the corporate 5 instances over the previous month, offered his driver’s license for identification, however then he stated PayPal crossed a line.
“After leaping by way of all of the hoops, PayPal has requested for six months of my private financial institution statements, and Ed Shepp and I, who was the opposite organizer, stated you recognize what they’re actually simply asking for an excessive amount of at this level,” stated Lewis.
After regaining entry to the account, Lewis advised us he obtained a message from the corporate saying partly “Your account has been restored. We have now reviewed the knowledge you offered and have eliminated the limitation positioned. You may now have the ability to entry any characteristic that was restricted earlier than. We admire your endurance in serving to us resolve this difficulty.”