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Help the Spear family rebuild from Hennessey fire

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Hello folks,
I'm  Jason, a single dad, 20+ year high school teacher, raising two preteen twin daughters who are in 4-H and just starting middle school this year.  We were living at the South end of Lake Berreyessa until The Hennessey fire/LNU fire burned everything we owned.

We made it out with the pets and a very small handful of belongings before our rental house went up in flames. We did have renters insurance, but in quickly itemizing what needs to be replaced to start again, I realize how grossly under-insured we were.
I'm a little overwhelmed and not sure where to start.
I honestly don't even know how to say everything that I'm feeling...
I'm not looking for a handout but a hand-up with rebuilding our lives. I'm hoping we can return to the area so my girls can continue to experience and learn what good country living does for people. And I hope you can help me make that happen.

What will we use the money for from GoFundMe on?

I'll be using whatever money is raised as a stop-gap between now and when the renters insurance kicks in. This means I'd be focusing on the necessities first: clothing, food, 3 new beds, bedding, toiletries etc. while the bulk of the funds will be used towards first month/last month/security deposit on a new place for us (possibly a trailer if I can find one that will suit our needs) and a reliable (new to me) used car as the one I had utterly failed to work when it was time to leave.

I'm trying to piece back together what once was our lives or even try to piece together something that is going to be our future life....Well I guess that pretty much comes down to hope. We hope that you can find it in your hearts to give even just a little. whether you ultimately decide to contribute or not, either way I truly thank you for taking the time to even consider it and the time that it took you to read all of this.

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    • $100 
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Jason Spear
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Napa, CA

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