Stand with Andrew: From Ashes to Hope

Hi my name is Chris and I'm starting this gofundme for my cousin Andrew who woke up at 7AM on 4th of July to his entire house burning to the ground. He had mere minutes to wake his wife and grab his 9 month old dog (who was just casted from breaking her arm) and ensure they were safe.

Everything was lost in this fire, including all of his belongings that he's accumulated in his 33 years of living and his entire business. Since Andrew was a child, he always had huge dreams and pushed to make his goals into his reality. That dream being a very successful pokemon/tcg business. He's spent countless hours, and every penny in order to get his business off the ground. Needless to say, this house fire has taken his dreams and made it a nightmare. His inventory of over 6 figures gone in minutes..

Those of you who know him well, know that he's always welcoming hoards of people into his house to have fun and get together. He loves to host events and is always willing to go the extra mile to ensure his friends are having the time of their lives. Whenever he goes out to eat with friends, he always pays first without asking. When going out to events, he's the first to grab the bill. When it comes to business, he does his best to support his piers and fellow colleagues. Andrew is incredibly well known throughout his community and in this time of need could use any and all help that is offered.

I'm setting the goal at 100k in an attempt to help him recover from this loss. We can't change the past and go back in time to save his house or his business.. but maybe with our efforts, we can help him get back on his feet so that he doesn't have to start back at square one.

Life happens in the blink of an eye, and you never think that it can happen to you.

Thank you for any and all donations. If you know him, please reach out as he really needs his friends at this time of need.

7/6/24 Update:

Thank you all so much to those who have donated and also to those who have reached out to lend a helping hand. Andrew and his wife Janelle would not be able to go through such a devastating event without the support of all you friends and family.

We are already almost 1/5 of the way to our goal within just a few short days. It's okay if you're not able to afford any donations, but please share the gofundme with others if possible. Anything and everything helps. Thank you all from the bottom of our hearts!