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Help the Backus family after a house fire

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On March 23, 2022 at 5pm my family’s house broke out into flames due to an electrical fire. A space heater plugged into a surge protector went into flames and caught the whole house on fire within minutes. Flames were coming through the roof as firefighters worked hard to put it out. My 80 year old grandpa, dad and brother were home at the time thankfully they all made it out safe. My grandpa does not have house insurance so my family is in a scary situation. Everything my grandpa worked his whole life for was burnt down in minutes. My father (Chad Backus) and brother (Brett Backus) also lived there and lost everything. Cars, clothes, shoes, valuables, everything was lost in this fire. We are thankful for everyone who has reached out already. Any donations help from materialistic things (clothes, house items ect.) to donating to this gofundme. All kind comments and words are very much appreciated too. Especially ones to try to lighten my grandpas mood in this difficult time. I’m trying to help my family especially my grandfather as much as I can. My grandpa is the kind of guy that would take his shirt off his back and give it to someone if they needed it. He has never let any of us go without so we are trying to do that in return. They are currently living with me until we figure something out. I’m extremely blessed and happy to have all of them here with me right now even though we are in a difficult time we still have each other. We know it’s a hard time for everyone right now and are extremely appreciative/thankful for everything donated. If needed you can reach out to me Ireland Backus or Chad Backus. Thank you again.
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Donations 

  • Anonymous
    • $100
    • 2 yrs
  • Lauren Deily Deily
    • $200
    • 2 yrs
  • Dan Schmidt Jr
    • $75
    • 2 yrs
  • ROBERT SMITH
    • $100
    • 2 yrs
  • Mark Kashuba
    • $100
    • 2 yrs
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Ireland Backus
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Jermyn, PA

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