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Team Jimbo completes town hero's home
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CROWLEY, La (KLFY)--Crowley community gathered together to renovate a hometown hero's house and now celebrate its completion.
Last year, the story of Jimbo, a Crowley town hero, went viral when a Facebook post of his living conditions was shared. This led Toney Cradeur, Team Jimbo's organizer, to rally as many people as possible to help renovate Jimbo's home. One of the people and organizations that answered the call was Gerard Morgan with The Way Training Center.
Now, following months of fundraising and construction, the team who rallied behind Jimbo has completed the renovations and is ready to move him and his family back in. Morgan said there was a lot of work leading up to the start date of construction which was Nov. 5. 2024 that included "tree cutting, hauling, and getting stuff away from the property."
From July to November, Cradeur and Morgan say fundraising for Team Jimbo proved beneficial and challenging. Cradeur said rumors begin circulating that #TeamJimbo was a scam.
"The rumors were that I was scamming. I was raising money to try to take it to live off of it." Cradeur said "Unfortunately, those rumors are still sticking, but I'm hoping that this can finally stop it," and by this, Cradeur meant the completion of Jimbo's home
However, with Jimbo's home finally complete, Cradeur and Morgan said helping Jimbo and his family needed to be done. Both men thank everyone involved in getting the home completed, while Jimbo says he's excited and beyond grateful to have a support system as loving and as strong as Team Jimbo.
"It's awesome and I Thank God for what they did for me. Thank you in Jesus name!"