Emergency Help the Dover Fire Victims–150 homeless
Jun 8th, 2010 by David Anderson
Dear David,
On Sunday morning, a fire ripped through a Woodcrest Arms apartment building in Dover, leaving one person dead and injuring several others. The blaze left 150 people homeless and without many of the necessary belongings that we take for granted – clothing, shoes, toiletries, towels and children’s supplies.
As the legislators representing the apartment complex, Sen. Brian Bushweller and I are partnering to collect donations from staff, legislators and others at Legislative Hall for the tenants left homeless by this tragic fire. Residents can drop off donations to Dover City Hall, 15 E. Loockerman Street.
Donations can include any of the following: adult clothing, shoes, toiletries, towels, washcloths, young girls’ clothes sizes 4T, 5T and 6/7, disposable diapers size 5 and 6, pull-ups size 4, wet wipes, and toys for three young girls.
Your support and generosity is much appreciated at this time of need for so many in our community.
Sincerely,
Darryl Scott
Update from me, City Hall is full. Donations are now being taken at the YMCA in Dover. There are more than 150 homeless who were wiped out because of the fire. The need is great, but I am sure it will not be as great as our people’s generosity.
This is one of the things that really matters. I have been trying to spread this message through my limited network connections. Even if they fill the City Hall now, many of those people are still going to need help for weeks, even months to come. As much as possible I hope we provide that help as their neighbors and community.
Agreed, there is no partisanship here, just us. I would like to see more people bring leadership in and help these people. It will be interesting to see if any statewide people step in to add their voice and organization. There can’t be too much help.
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