Hi Everyone -

My friend Esther Russell, her boyfriend and their two children lost all their belongings in a horrible home fire this past week. Esther is originally from Amsterdam so her close network of family is far far from here. We all know how much it means to have our families around in times of adversity. I thought we as the community are her extended family so as they are getting through all the processes and piecing their lives back together, I thought we could come together and give them some income to offset their initial losses of work and also to get some of their basic needs such as clothes and toiletries. Maybe even extra to take them out to eat or go to the movies. Help take their minds off this awful event.

Thankfully they are all safe- as are their pets.

Any little bit will help them out. Please do what you can - thank you again.

Melissa Ralston-Jones