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Tony Garcia, 81 year old Lahaina Fire Survivor

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Hello, my name is Amanda and I am starting this fundraiser for my friend Anthony "Tony" Garcia, he was affected by the Lahaina fire on Maui. Our friend Lawaia stumbled upon him down by the Banyan tree on Front Street a few days after the fire, he had been clearing the area of diseased animals and slept there on a metal cart waiting for help to arrive. Tony told us his miraculous story of surviving the fire and it just breaks your heart. "I was having a beer at Amigos, someone mentioned there was a fire. I tried to go home and check on my apartment but it was on fire already. I headed back down toward town but had to hide behind a fence at baseball field. I climbed over another fence close to the aquatic center and then I saw a house on the corner explode, next thing I know I heard what sounded like a magnum go off, bullets were zipping around along with the embers darting around everywhere, it was really bad." Tony eventually made it to the Banyan tree and spent the night there on a bench. He encountered some not so nice people and his life was in danger for a second time but what they didn't know was that Tony is a Vietnam Vet (that did three tours) and carried his trusted Bowie Knife on him at all times. Tony moved to Lahaina in 1993 and has lived on island since then. Anyone that knows Tony loves him deeply, he is kind, loving and sweet as ever. This fundraiser will first help us with buying Tony a car (He wanted me to mention he's never had a ticket in 65 years!) so he is mobile again, it will also help him with cost of living.




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Amanda Lynn Cassidy
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Lahaina, HI

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