Thieves hack sick girl's online charity and empty the account she used to donate thousands of dollars worth of toys to a children's hospital
- Noelle Gregoire, 10, from Haverhill, Massachusetts, suffers from dysplastic spondylolisthesis, a rare spinal condition
- Physical activity causes her pain, but she can swim
- Her charity 'Laps 4 Backs' raises money for Tufts Floating Hospital, Boston
- The account was recently hacked and wiped
- Noelle has now set up a GoFundMe account to recuperate the money
By DAILYMAIL.COM REPORTER PUBLISHED: 08:51 EST, 5 August 2015 | UPDATED: 16:13 EST, 5 August 2015
A 10-year-old in Massachusetts left devastated when hackers raided an account she had set up to help sick children has vowed not to let the robbery stop her from raising money.Noelle Gregoire suffers from dysplastic spondylolisthesis, a rare and debilitating spinal condition that requires her to wear a neck brace and makes most physical activity difficult.Regularly undergoing procedures at Tufts Floating Hospital in Boston, she is often taken to the 'toy closet' at the hospital to make her feel better.Two years ago, Noelle decided she wanted to do what she could to donate toys to the closet herself so that other children are as fortunate as she is.
Not giving up: Noelle Gregoire had a charity account she set up to help sick kids wiped by online thieves, but is now raising more money to make up for it
Charity: Noelle swims laps of this New Hampshire lake to raise money for her charity, Laps 4 Backs
Support: Famiyl and friends gather to watch Noelle swim and raise money for her charity
'She knows what it feels like to be that kid, to get that toy,' Noelle's mother, Danielle Gregoire, told My Fox Boston.'And she has that compassion and empathy that most kids don't because of what she's been through.'Since swimming is the only activity that doesn't cause Noelle intense pain, she started a charity, Laps 4 Backs, and would swim laps across a New Hampshire lake to raise money.Since starting the charity, Noelle has donated 'several thousand dollars worth of toys to Tufts', according to her mother.
Photos of Noelle put on her GoFundMe page show the thousands of dollars worth of toys she has donated
According to her mother, Noelle has donated up to $4,000 worth of toys to the hospital at a time
This photo shows Noelle donated $2,000 worth of toys to the hospital after packing them in the family car
However when Noelle and her mom went to go on another shopping spree recently, they were aghast to realize the money in the account - about $200 - was gone.Thieves had taken it and gone on an Amazon shopping spree.
'There was seven dollars left, there was nothing left,' Danielle said. 'The look on her face - that was the worst part - to see the devastation on her face that it was gone.' But Noelle has refused to give up on Laps 4 Backs.
For almost two years, Noelle has raised money for her charity Laps 4 Backs to buy toys for kids at the Floating Hospital for Children at Tufts Medical Center in Boston
She has now filed for fraud protection and started a GoFundMe account to recuperate the money.The page shared pictures of Noelle's donations, and how she has delivered up to $4,000 worth of toys to the hospital at a time.With a goal set for $5,000, she had raised almost $6,000 as of Tuesday.
'I don't think I could ever understand her spirit, because it doesn't matter what it is, nothing defeats her,' Danielle Gregoire said.
A 10-year-old in Massachusetts left devastated when hackers raided an account she had set up to help sick children has vowed not to let the robbery stop her from raising money.Noelle Gregoire suffers from dysplastic spondylolisthesis, a rare and debilitating spinal condition that requires her to wear a neck brace and makes most physical activity difficult.Regularly undergoing procedures at Tufts Floating Hospital in Boston, she is often taken to the 'toy closet' at the hospital to make her feel better.Two years ago, Noelle decided she wanted to do what she could to donate toys to the closet herself so that other children are as fortunate as she is.
Not giving up: Noelle Gregoire had a charity account she set up to help sick kids wiped by online thieves, but is now raising more money to make up for it
Charity: Noelle swims laps of this New Hampshire lake to raise money for her charity, Laps 4 Backs
'She knows what it feels like to be that kid, to get that toy,' Noelle's mother, Danielle Gregoire, told My Fox Boston.'And she has that compassion and empathy that most kids don't because of what she's been through.'Since swimming is the only activity that doesn't cause Noelle intense pain, she started a charity, Laps 4 Backs, and would swim laps across a New Hampshire lake to raise money.Since starting the charity, Noelle has donated 'several thousand dollars worth of toys to Tufts', according to her mother.
This photo shows Noelle donated $2,000 worth of toys to the hospital after packing them in the family car
However when Noelle and her mom went to go on another shopping spree recently, they were aghast to realize the money in the account - about $200 - was gone.Thieves had taken it and gone on an Amazon shopping spree.
'There was seven dollars left, there was nothing left,' Danielle said. 'The look on her face - that was the worst part - to see the devastation on her face that it was gone.' But Noelle has refused to give up on Laps 4 Backs.
For almost two years, Noelle has raised money for her charity Laps 4 Backs to buy toys for kids at the Floating Hospital for Children at Tufts Medical Center in Boston
She has now filed for fraud protection and started a GoFundMe account to recuperate the money.The page shared pictures of Noelle's donations, and how she has delivered up to $4,000 worth of toys to the hospital at a time.With a goal set for $5,000, she had raised almost $6,000 as of Tuesday.
'I don't think I could ever understand her spirit, because it doesn't matter what it is, nothing defeats her,' Danielle Gregoire said.
