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12-06-2017, 06:55 AM
The internet got together to buy and restore this beautifully decrepit French castle
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Social media can be full of trolls and fake news but this uplifting story shows what happens when people unite their forces for a good cause.*
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Thousands of people have donated to a crowdfunding platform to save Mothe-Chandeniers chateau in Trois-Moutiere, Western France.*
With a contribution of at least €51 (£45; $61) each, a total of 6,500 Internet users have managed to raise €500,000 to buy the 13th century castle.*
The crowdfunding platform Dartagnans.fr (https://dartagnans.fr/fr/projects/et-si-on-adoptait-un-chateau/campaign), which focuses on restoring cultural heritage, organised the campaign along with the cultural organisation "Adopt a Castle".* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2017/12/05/internet-mothe-chandeniers-castle-france-crowdfunding/)
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Social media can be full of trolls and fake news but this uplifting story shows what happens when people unite their forces for a good cause.*
SEE ALSO: You can finally spend Christmas at Hogwarts thanks to Universal's new Harry Potter holiday celebration (http://mashable.com/2017/11/23/christmas-harry-potter-wizarding-world-hollywood-hogwarts/)
Thousands of people have donated to a crowdfunding platform to save Mothe-Chandeniers chateau in Trois-Moutiere, Western France.*
With a contribution of at least €51 (£45; $61) each, a total of 6,500 Internet users have managed to raise €500,000 to buy the 13th century castle.*
The crowdfunding platform Dartagnans.fr (https://dartagnans.fr/fr/projects/et-si-on-adoptait-un-chateau/campaign), which focuses on restoring cultural heritage, organised the campaign along with the cultural organisation "Adopt a Castle".* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2017/12/05/internet-mothe-chandeniers-castle-france-crowdfunding/)
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