Help Cathy Bell's Family Rebuild Their Lives

My name is Vanessa Ellington and I am a teacher at Lessie Moore Elementary school in Pineville, La. I had the privilege of teaching a young man last year who touched my heart. Not only did he make an impression, his entire family did. I developed a special relationship with his mother, Cathy Bell. Tonight, we received the horrible news that this family of 9 beautiful children and 1 on the way, lost their home and everything in it in a house fire. Everyone made it out safely and they are all physically ok, but the emotional and financial impact will be felt for a long, long time. The staff of our school, Lessie Moore, is dedicated to doing all that we can to taking care of our own precious students in any way that we can, but we know that we are limited in what we can do. We are asking the community to band together and help support this family in this tragic time of need. Any amount will be helpful and tremendously appreciated. The children that Cathy has are amazing. They are respectful and kind, loving and smart, they are future leaders. Please help us show them that, even through tragedy, we can see the best in people.

Thank you in advance.

Vanessa Ellington