Help for the Family of Mike Drake of Fortune, NL

Mike Drake at the age of 48 from Fortune, NL was among the crew of six on the Chief William Saulis, a scallop dragger, that sank in the Bay of Fundy this past Tuesday, December 15, 2020.  Mike's body was recovered late Tuesday from the frigid waters off the coast of southwestern Nova Scotia.   At this time Mike remains at a funeral home in Nova Scotia while he awaits a flight home to Newfoundland to be returned to his family who are all anxiously awaiting  for his arrival back home to give him a proper burial and hopefully give the family some closure to this great tragedy and loss.   

After speaking directly to a family member, his sister Raelene,  I felt the need to try to do something to hopefully help alleviate even a small portion of the financial burden this will cause his family so this is why I have set up this page as we can all appreciate funerals are very costly when one has no insurance in place and adding the cost of flying his remains home adds even more to that financial burden.

With Christmas very near and being a time for giving and we all know us Newfoundlander's are world known for our kindness and helpfulness to others I kindly ask if you are able to, to please reach into your pockets at this time and give a little help bearing in mind no donation is too small to help assist his grieving family.   I am sure your kindness will never go unnoticed and would be more than greatly appreciated by all of them.    Thank You