Deb and Den have lost their Florida home.

Hello friends,

My name is Jennifer Praniewicz. Disaster is no stranger to the world at large, but it hits home when it affects those we love. Hurricane Ian has had devastating consequences for Florida and other areas in the South. It is personal for me because our dear friends, Deb and Den Veenstra have lost their home in Fort Meyers.

The circle is where their home sat. While they spend winters in Florida, this was their permanent address. When they are in MI, they live in a travel trailer near family and friends.

(This is half of their home floating down the street)

(Their home in the middle of the street)

(Their lot, where their home was)

(Inside Thor home)

A little back story on Deb and Den....

Back in 1997, while sitting around a Michigan campfire, I met Deb. We pretty much talked all night and began what one could describe as a "sister from another mother" relationship. Her family at large "adopted" us into their warm embrace and became the aunts and uncles, cousins and surrogate grandparents to our girls. We walked through kids growing up, homeschooling, loss of health, of loved ones. All of this was surrounded and enforced with much laughter, amazing camping adventures, coffee, long chats and more.

They have been the fabric of our many years in Michigan and are the most generous, gracious, loving and giving people I have the privilege of knowing.

Den is a retired firefighter/EMT who continues to serve his community both where they stay in Michigan and the widows of this community in Florida.

All of this to say, it is their turn to receive. Having lost everything and knowing they face a gauntlet of clean up and unknown, we, who know them and those who just care, have the opportunity to help them. We may not be able to go and serve them due to distance, and even restrictions can help tangibly.

Will you consider giving something to help defray the myriad of costs they will face in the coming months to clean up and replace things that were lost? Every little bit will be such a huge encouragement and blessing to them.

I thank you in advance for your consideration and thoughtfulness,

All the best,

Jen