Date: Fri, 11 Nov 2011 05:36:35 +0700
Reply-To: Joy Hecht <jhecht@ALUM.MIT.EDU>
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From: Joy Hecht <jhecht@ALUM.MIT.EDU>
Subject: fire at the Potts' house - can you help?
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Hi all,
As some of you know, Greg and Collen Potts and their children were hit with
a fire in their kitchen this week. The family is fine - two cats didn't
fare so well - but their kitchen has been destroyed and their house has had
major smoke damage. They are staying with Gord and Marg Potts now (Greg's
parents - of course lots of you know all of them), and it's going to be a
long haul.
The Potts family has made great contributions to the vanagon community over
the years. I think it's time for us to give back to them now, when they're
needing help. Pay-it-forward-fund to the rescue! It is taking a new form
now - Larry Chase realized that for legal and tax reasons he couldn't keep
running it all himself, so he asked if I could manage it this time. I
hope you can help!
Here's what Greg said to Larry about their situation:
"We lost two pet cats to the fire but the people came through unscathed,
and the structure of the house and our neighbors in connected townhouses
were not affected. It was a 2-alarm blaze, with six fire trucks attending.
Although the fire was contained to the kitchen the smoke damage is quite
extensive throughout the house. Beds, furniture and all sorts of stuff
will need to be replaced. We have been told we need to vacate the premises
before they can start repairs, and that it will probably be February
before we will be able to move back in. We got a bin delivered to the
driveway yesterday and by the time we finished today it's already more
than half full."
Their house is insured, but the contents weren't, so please help if you can!
For funds in either $US or $CA, you can use paypal, to Greg@Pottsfamily.ca,
his paypal address.
Checks or money orders IN $CA ONLY can be sent to:
Greg Potts
29 Marta avenue
Scarborough, Ontario
M1K1V6
(That's Gord and Marg's address.)
Please don't send checks in $US, use paypal if you've got US money.
Canadian banks can take a rather hefty fee for the currency conversions, so
your support might end up going to the bank instead of to the Potts family.
If you'd like to have your contribution or the amount be hidden, please
send it to me via paypal, at jhecht@alum.mit.edu. I'll be happy to pool
the contributions and forward them in a lump sum.
Thank you so much for any help you can provide!
Joy
(en route back from Indonesia...)
