Attention Members!
PHBA learned today that there is a go fund me page seeking donations for a sick child named Ella. We further learned that this page is seeking donations from the “palomino family” and uses the Palomino logo at the top of the go fund me posting. Some members have received this in their email. Please be advised that PHBA has no knowledge of this go fund me event nor does it have any knowledge of a sick child named Ella. PHBA has not give any individual or outside entity permission to use the PHBA logo. To be clear this is not a PHBA event nor is this go fund me page sanctioned by PHBA. A cease and desist notice has been sent to the source of the email and the Association has undertaken additional actions to protect the Association and its domain. Although PHBA is always happy to do whatever it can to support its members going through particularly difficult times, we believe this to be a scam and would strongly suggest that should any reader of this post choose to engage with this go fund me event that you do so with care and the understanding that this is not an event that we, as an association have any knowledge of or reason to believe it to be anything other than a scam.