Following a fire that destroyed the home of a local family last week, the community has responded in spades, donating money and household goods to help a woman and her three children.
Within 24 hours of the pre-dawn fire at 1 Crestview Terrace Oct. 24, a GoFundMe page raised more than $20,000. As of mid-day Thursday, nearly $32,000 had been raised. Additionally, the town’s Volunteer Fire Department made its fire rehabilitation trailer available to community members over the weekend to donate any furniture and household items they can spare to help the affected family and a list is circulating with specific needs of the family members.
“My boys and I need heroes, and I am so overwhelmed with gratitude that you all are those heroes,” the woman posted on Facebook through the fundraiser’s organizer.