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Help Bryan, Sarah, & Baby Axel - Mudslide Victims

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At 3am on Valentine's Day, our best friends Bryan, Sarah, and their 11-month-old baby, Axel, awoke to the sound of a mudslide washing away the entrance to their duplex, the carport, and car. They were evacuated out of their bedroom window by firefighters who had to hoist them 50 feet in the air. They are physically ok, but their rental house has been red-tagged and deemed uninhabitable, leaving them without a home.

Unfortunately, Bryan and Sarah found out this weekend that their renter's insurance does not cover ANY loss related to mudslides, so they must literally rebuild their life from scratch, which is why we started this gofundme today.

Our friends lived in this house for 6 years and cared for it like it was their own - it's where they came home from their wedding, where they found out they were expecting, where we have joined for multiple Thanksgivings, and where they brought baby Axel home from the hospital.  Many of their friends and family members have been asking what we can do for Bryan and Sarah, and this page is the first step. They need as much help as they can get to resettle into a new home for them and their baby. Please contribute if you can.

Thank you everyone!!

NBC Bay Area Interview with Bryan about the mudslide

The Wilsons - Axel, Bryan, Sarah, and Olive:

The aftermath of the mudslide - no way to get in/out of the house, car, and carport are gone. Their duplex was the lower one. Bryan said he knew something was wrong when he saw mud on door mat when they tried to leave at 3am:

Another view of the damage - the soil below is unstable and so the building has been red-tagged - they cannot go back. 

Baby Axel crawling on the deck a few weeks before the landslide:
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Donations 

  • Peter Schaefer
    • $100 
    • 5 yrs
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Fundraising team: Team Wilson (3)

Clara Nagy McBane
Organizer
Sausalito, CA
Bryan Wilson
Beneficiary
Katie Wilson
Team member
Ian Mcbane
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