Cheryl Strayed, author of the #1 New York Times bestseller, "Wild."
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Portland author Cheryl Strayed helped raise $1 million for Syrian refugees this week.
The author of "Wild" joined a group of other writers to create the Compassion Collective.
The group’s goal was to gather a million dollars of assistance for the refugee crisis, while limiting donation amounts to no more than $25.
"Today’s refugee crisis is the worst humanitarian emergency the world has seen since World War II. Just as the Greatest Generation’s response to the holocaust defined them, so will our response define us," the group states on its website.
Strayed announced on her Facebook page Tuesday that the group hit its goal in just over 30 hours. She thanked donors and wrote, “On the darkest days of the year — light won.”
When the world is dark, we must be the light. On the darkest days of the year- LIGHT WON. Thank you, thank you, thank...
Posted by Cheryl Strayed on Tuesday, December 22, 2015
Other members of the Compassion Collective group include “Eat, Pray, Love” author Elizabeth Gilbert, and “Love Wins” writer Rob Bell.
The Compassion Collective states on its website that 100 percent of the donations will go to aid for refugees in Europe.