Up-Date on Family Burned out by Fire

[Hepburn]

Things are much better for the Tate Family today ~~ they managed to get another home. The donations have come through and they pulled $10,000 together and with the help of a local mobile home realtor, they found an older mobile in the same park where they have lived. The owner of the mobile will take the $10,000 and carry the rest of the purchase price.

I know that my fellow DUers helped to make this down payment possible... and I want to thank you for the bottom of my heart. These people are thrilled to death with this small, older, but very nice mobile home. It has lovely cement rings filled with flowers in the yard and it is on a quiet cul-de-sac of the park. They can move in about 2 - 3 weeks. The home has a built-in stove, a washer and a dryer and a refrigerator and the dining room table will stay. They need furniture and I am going out tomorrow and hitting the streets to see what local merchants can help out with beds and living room furniture.

I went to the store this morning and got them some items for their kitchen and some dishes for their little doggie. My best gal pal and I are going to go shopping when they are ready to move and we are going to outfit the kitchen with dishes and cookware and a few small appliances.

My best guy pal gave them a VCR and when they move, he plans to get them a DVD player and a new TV for the living room.

So far, so good! :hi: Again, thank you for the help...DUers are the best! :hug:

Edit to add link to the original donation thread:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=5611987&mesg_id=5611987

[Midlodemocrat]

1. Wow. I missed this. Is there a paypal account I can contribute to?

And, bless you, Hepburn for doing this. :hug:

[Hepburn]

3. No paypal account...

...the HOA where they live collected donations.

I will bump the donation thread that Skinner let me post. It has all the info on how to get money to them.

Thank you for caring. These are wonderful folks who really have had some very bad breaks in life and they did not need what happened to them. I really did not do that much...just ground on local merchants until it was the preferred choice to donate to make me go away!

:evilgrin:

[Midlodemocrat]

7. Could you PM it to me if it's not too much trouble?

I may not see it because I'm playing in the lounge and on FB, et al.

Thanks, Hepburn. Even though your dog is a freeper, you're aces.

[Hepburn]

8. LOL....

...I dare you to say that to Fala! :evilgrin:

[lamp_shade]

2. You're a rare angel, Hepburn. Your good work will be rewarded.

[Hepburn]

4. thank you...

...but I really did not do that much...a bunch of us got together and did what we could.

:hug:

[Jane Austin]

5. I'd like to donate either some dog toys or a gift certificate from our

dogstuff.com store.

Can you let me know to whom to send it, and which you'd rather have?

Thanks.

[Hepburn]

6. I love your store....

...I got my Scottie Sticker from there and my Scottie salt and pepper shakers!

The family has an older black Chichuhua named Coco.

Thank you...:hi:

Here is a link to the info on what happened and how to donate:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=5611987&mesg_id=5611987

[Jane Austin]

10. Great. Thanks!

So glad you like our store.

This is a tough time to be a small business. :(

[Hepburn]

11. Well, then I will have to get some more Scottie stuff!

Hope things get a ton better for you cuz it really, really is a wonderful store!

:hi:

[Jane Austin]

12. WooHoo!

Thanks!

[Hepburn]

9. Shameless kick....n/t