Olivia Sowell, our development officer at the symphony, and her husband, Jason, lost everything in the fires that spread at Cobb Lane in the Five Points area this morning on Friday, October 31. Olivia and Jason made it out of the apartment with keys, phones, and computers, but everything else was lost as the building was destroyed.

Members of the ASO family as well as the broader arts community have asked how they can help, and we hope to add additional information Olivia and Jason would like to share as we receive it. We are raising initial funds and rallying support as we learn more. Please keep the Sowells in your thoughts, hearts, and prayers as they navigate this devastating event.

– Alabama Symphony Orchestra