Their House Burned & Friend Died

A couple of years ago, when someone in my family was gravely ill,  two dear friends from back home in Indiana, raced to pick me up in Chicago at the airport, and drive me several hours back to my hometown in Culver, IN - after working to get me to the hospital in the quickest way possible. They gave me their own car to drive that week (telling me there was no need to rent a car when they had one to spare), and later had me over for a special dinner - one they had clearly slaved over - on top of everything they already had done.  

But this week, Anna and Donald Neher, two truckdrivers,  got word that their home had burned while they were hauling a load in California.  As if that devastating news wasn't enough, they learned their dear friend, who was housesitting for them while they were away, had tragically died in the blaze. All I know is Anna and Don would give the shirts off their own backs, like any upstanding Midwesterner would, to anyone in need. This time - it's Anna and Don who are in need, and I imagine I'm not the only beneficiary of their past kindness. The only real question is how can we help these, kind-hearted, and generous citizens, Anna and Don, get back on their feet while their hearts are so heavy-laden? 

Imagine everything they are going through, losing their friend and their home around the holidays. They've lost every material possession in the world. While they've lost so much, they still have friends like me who remember their past generosity, and they have their family and their community whom I know will want to rally around in support of them. At bare minimum, let's get them funded so they can get some of the bare necessities they'll need to start over again.

Watch news regarding the fire here:  WSBT News

Sincerely,

Tonia Allen Gould
Just a friend, trying to help some friends, in their time of need