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Help Joanne rebuild her home after fire

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At approximately 1:45 am Feb 14th, 2021, the apartment building that Joanne lived in suddenly started on fire.  The fire claimed the entire 3rd floor and caused irreversible damage to the first and second floor .  Thankfully all 200 residents were able to evacuate.  So far, only one pet, Joanne's cat Squeek, has not been located.  The building is a complete write off.  Joanne, and most of the residents of the building left with only the pajamas they were wearing and a handful of personal documents.

Joanne is lucky, she does have a place to move into on March 6th, and she does have some personal items in storage that will help her rebuild her home life.  

Our running community has asked "how can we help"?  I have set up this page for our community to donate financially to help Joanne rebuild her life. She will need to take time off work so she can deal with this transitional time in her life.  Additionally, there will no doubt be many unforeseen expenses.

Alleviating some of the financial stress will give Joanne more freedom to focus on healing and rebuilding after this devastating lose.   Your donations are greatly appreciated, no matter the amount.

Organizer and beneficiary

Rhonda Fransoo
Organizer
Abbotsford, BC
Joanne Howitz
Beneficiary

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