Hello, my name is John Cruz from the Cruz family. We are a family of six with a college student and two high school students. This friday night a fire started from the porch of our childhood home and burned the entire house within 5 minutes. We couldn't extinguish the fire and the firefighters weren't able to come in time. We lost many of our items that we've collected for over 20 years including clothes, furniture, kitchen appliances, electronics, food, documents, and pictures. We also lost our pet kittens that were trapped when the fire started. Although we were able to escape, my father ended up with severe burns on his hand. We hope to raise funds to support our parents during this transitional period since our house was uninsured. We also hope to help support our youngest brother Rutben who lost all of his hard earn items and is still in high school with no home or internet. We would be grateful and blessed to receive any help possible.