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<div>My name is Kirsten Hoge. I have created this for my 21 year old sister, Kaitlyn, and her family. It breaks my heart to share that my sister, along with her fiance and their five month old daughter, were residents living at Lavista Walk apartments in Atlanta, GA. This is the complex that has been completely destroyed due to a massive fire that began on November 10th and continued to burn the building down for days following. Lavista Walk notified residents today that the entire complex has now been completely condemned due to the massive fire, water and smoke damage. The building completely caved in two days after the fire was finally put out leaving my sister and her family with nowhere to go, no place to live, no food to carry with them, quite literally - nothing. At the moment, the apartment complex has not offered residents any financial or emotional support, nor have they returned rent, deposit money, emails, or helped in any way at all. The worst part is, my sister and her five month old baby barely escaped in time as the apartment complex had chained off and dead-bolted their fire exit that was at the staircase right below her apartment. As you can imagine, Kaitlyn faced a life or death decision, considering every option of evacuation, including jumping over the balcony. Luckily, she acted quickly and was able to run through the entire building, holding her baby and her stroller, to another staircase through the parking garage. This is easily a 10 minute run. Thankfully, her entire family is safe and evacuated in time, but was then forced to sit outside the building for hours into the next morning, watching the life she and her fiance worked so hard to create for their child, disintegrate before their eyes. Since this tragic event, my sister's young family has been completely displaced. She is 21, her fiance is 22, her baby is freshly five months old. On top of everything, this happened right before the holidays. Not only losing their belongings in their three bedroom home, but the nursery they created for their new born baby, presents and preparations as they had began preparing for the holidays, hundreds of dollars of groceries, formula and diapers they had just bought the day of the fire, and not to mention, the safety of their own home they have spent so long creating.
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<div>If you don't know much about our family, it has been a year of tragedy overall. My sister and I lost our father late last October and the past year has been full of trials and tribulations that we were forced to face and be strong through over and over again. I mention this purely to emphasize this fact: my sister is extremely strong willed and very hard headed. She will not ask for help, so I am doing it for her.
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<div>If you know me, you know my sister is my pride and joy. She has been since she was born. I will do anything I can to help her through this, which is why I'm here asking for your help too. They now face numerous bills to come in attempting to restart and rebuild their life and stability all over again. Anything you donate, even $1, will help support them in doing exactly that.
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<div>Since the fire spread so quickly, the city of Atlanta's fire department has launched an investigation on code violations the building may have had, along with why fire exits were padlocked. If you'd like to know more on the story, you can see more at the link <a href="https://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/atlanta/atlanta-apartment-fire-may-have-exposed-issues-with-citys-fire-codes/WVKDO67YA5FLVCUHNGNWFIDBII/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">here</a>.
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<div>From the bottom of my heart, I thank you for taking the time to read this and showing support for her family, even if just through prayer in this difficult time. Feel free to contact me directly with any questions in the meantime.
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<div>Thank you,
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<div>Kirsten
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<div>Hola a todos,
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<div>Mi nombre es Kirsten Hoge. He creado esto para mi hermana Kaitlyn, de 21 años, y su familia. Me rompe el corazón compartir que mi hermana, junto con su prometido y su hija de cinco meses, eran residentes de los apartamentos Lavista Walk en Atlanta, GA. Este es el complejo que ha quedado completamente destruido debido a un incendio masivo que comenzó el 10 de noviembre y continuó quemando el edificio durante los días siguientes. Lavista Walk notificó hoy a los residentes que todo el complejo ha sido completamente destruido debido a los enormes daños causados ​​por el incendio, el agua y el humo. El edificio se derrumbó por completo dos días después de que finalmente se apagara el incendio, dejando a mi hermana y su familia sin ningún lugar adonde ir, sin lugar donde vivir, sin comida que llevar consigo, literalmente, nada. Por el momento, el complejo de apartamentos no ha ofrecido a los residentes ningún apoyo financiero o emocional, ni ha devuelto el alquiler, el dinero del depósito, los correos electrónicos ni ha ayudado de ninguna manera. La peor parte es que mi hermana y su bebé de cinco meses apenas escaparon a tiempo ya que el complejo de apartamentos había encadenado y cerrado con llave la salida de incendios que estaba en la escalera justo debajo de su apartamento. Como puedes imaginar, Kaitlyn enfrentó una decisión de vida o muerte, considerando todas las opciones de evacuación, incluido saltar por el balcón. Afortunadamente, actuó rápidamente y pudo correr por todo el edificio, sosteniendo a su bebé y su cochecito, hasta otra escalera que atravesaba el estacionamiento. Esta es fácilmente una carrera de 10 minutos. Afortunadamente, toda su familia está a salvo y fue evacuada a tiempo, pero luego se vio obligada a sentarse afuera del edificio durante horas hasta la mañana siguiente, viendo cómo la vida que ella y su prometido trabajaron tan duro para crear para su hijo, se desintegraba ante sus ojos. Desde este trágico suceso, la joven familia de mi hermana ha quedado completamente desplazada. Ella tiene 21 años, su prometido tiene 22 y su bebé acaba de cumplir cinco meses. Para colmo, esto ocurrió justo antes de las vacaciones. No solo perder sus pertenencias en su casa de tres habitaciones, sino también la guardería que crearon para su bebé recién nacido, los regalos y preparativos que habían comenzado a preparar para las fiestas, cientos de dólares en comestibles, fórmula y pañales que acababan de comprar el día de el fuego, y sin mencionar la seguridad de su propio hogar que han dedicado tanto tiempo a crear.
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<div>Si no sabes mucho sobre nuestra familia, ha sido un año de tragedia en general. Mi hermana y yo perdimos a nuestro padre a fines de octubre pasado y el año pasado estuvo lleno de pruebas y tribulaciones que nos vimos obligados a enfrentar y superar una y otra vez. Menciono esto simplemente para enfatizar este hecho: mi hermana tiene una voluntad extremadamente fuerte y es muy testaruda. Ella no pedirá ayuda, así que lo haré por ella.
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<div>Si me conoces, sabrás que mi hermana es mi orgullo y alegría. Lo ha sido desde que nació. Haré todo lo que pueda para ayudarla a superar esto, por eso estoy aquí pidiendo tu ayuda también. Ahora se enfrentan a numerosos proyectos de ley en el intento de reiniciar y reconstruir su vida y su estabilidad de nuevo. Cualquier cosa que dones, incluso $1, les ayudará a hacer exactamente eso.
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<div>Dado que el incendio se propagó tan rápidamente, el departamento de bomberos de la ciudad de Atlanta inició una investigación sobre las violaciones del código que pudo haber tenido el edificio, además de por qué las salidas de incendios estaban cerradas con candado. Si desea saber más sobre la historia, puede ver más en el enlace aquí.
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<div>Desde el fondo de mi corazón, les agradezco por tomarse el tiempo de leer esto y mostrar apoyo a su familia, aunque sea a través de la oración en este momento difícil. Mientras tanto, no dudes en ponerte en contacto conmigo directamente si tienes alguna pregunta.
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<div>Gracias,
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<div>Kirsten
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