This go fund me is to help support the business owners and employees affected by the devastating shopping center fire in Nederland. I am a local realtor in Nederland and the business owners and staff are very close to me and everyone in Nederland. Funds will be distributed through a non profit and disbursed directly to business owners on an equal basis for them to distribute or use as needed to help them and their employees weather the storm until things can be rebuilt. The funds will be used to reopen businesses, cover living expenses for owners and staff and to ensure that those affected can survive until the shopping center can reopen.