We Lost Everything in Upper Saucon House Fire
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On the night of August 3rd, my lifelong family home burnt down in a tragic fire. As a result, my family has lost everything.
Truthfully, I really don't know where to go from here. I don't know how crowdfunding works and have never asked anyone outside of my immediate family for help before.
Fortunately, everyone residing in the property at the time (my mother, her partner, my younger brother, and cousin, along with our 3 cats) escaped thanks to the incredible help of first responders and are safe with no injuries. However, we have lost everything. All of the memories we've preserved, and the roots we've dug into this property for over 15 years has been incinerated overnight.
The organizer of this GoFundMe is the daughter of the homeowner.
I live in Washington DC part time during the academic year to finish my degrees at American University. I had just left the family home July 31st to return for the fall semester. My mother doesn’t use any social media and my brother is a teenager, my lovely grandparents who have stepped up to house my family are in their late 70s, so it ultimately falls on me to orchestrate, organize, and facilitate community care and support.
In regard to financial assistance or tangible support; my direct household needs to be prioritized. At this time, we need to focus on raising monetary donations. The former household is currently scrambling to figure out next steps, and are unable to keep up with receiving any notifications. This GoFundMe serves to create a space where direct support can be delivered directly to our family, as needed. I will include edits as I receive them.
I don’t know exact details, but it seems like the Center Valley Pennslyvania Neighborhood Facebook Group is orchestrating donation drives for tangible donations.
Thank you for all the support, we greatly appreciate it.
The Heist/Dress Family
My Facebook is attached as well if you have any questions.
Organizer
helena heist
Organizer
Center Valley, PA