I heard from Marinewife tonight...

*blondiem* · December 2009

She is local to me.

I am wondering if anyone knows anything about setting up a Red Cross fund, or some other fund that doesn't require paypal soliciations? I personally am not comfortable with a paypal type deal.

She sounded well, but she is overwhelmed as is to be expected.

My husband works at a bank, and we are thinking about trying to get a fund set up for donations.

I really want to help her!! If anyone has ideas, send them my way!

lisaroo · December 2009

I def. want to help too

BetchySprout · December 2009

What is going on? I must have missed something.

LittleApple · December 2009

Pattypoundcake:
What is going on? I must have missed something.

Me too. What happened??

philosoraptor · December 2009

Call the Red Cross or Salvation Army (or have a bank representative do it) and they'll help y'all with the fund account. They can also help you set up a donation site/time. There was a huge house fire here that actually resulted in several other houses in the neighborhood catching on fire (f^cking shake-single roof!) and that's what happened with those people. The Salvation Army has a large presence here - they even have one of those apartment complexes for temporary shelter.

BetchySprout · December 2009

Now I remember, her house burned down, right?

Awful. Keep us posted on donations.

GRKaters · December 2009

*saving for later*

102503Natalie · December 2009

LittleApple:
Pattypoundcake:
What is going on? I must have missed something.
Me too. What happened??

MarineWife's house burned down over the Thanksgiving holiday. They lost everything.

LittleApple · December 2009

102503Natalie:
LittleApple:
Pattypoundcake:
What is going on? I must have missed something.
Me too. What happened??
MarineWife's house burned down over the Thanksgiving holiday. They lost everything.

OMG. How horrible.

*blondiem* · December 2009

GRKaters:
*saving for later*

I just emailed you

HoleyStory · December 2009

From what I understand, Red Cross does not give all the money received to the family.

carolinag · December 2009

i left a message about this earlier. i def want to help out. i think we should get people from other boards involved as well. i know that a lot of people were helpful when books4brooke had her fire, i imagine people would want to help marinewife as well.

thank you so much for getting in touch with her and trying to help arrange something. please let me know if there is anything at all i can do to help.

BlessedMommy723 · December 2009

Can your husband set up an account at his bank for her? I can't remember the specifics but when I worked at a bank a few years ago there was an account set up to help a local family after they had been through something devestating.

It wasn't in that person's name, but some type of group name or something like that. I wish I could remember...

Anyway, it was on the news and people came in for weeks to make deposits in the account. Others who don't have a local branch of whatever bank your DH works at would be able to mail a check to the bank and indicate they want it deposited in that account.

Just a thought. Good luck.

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