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Mannford Fire Victims Need Support. Help the Zaring Family!

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Hi my name is Katelin and my cousin, her in-laws, are one of the families that lost their house in Mannford, Oklahoma due to fires on March 14, 2024. They need help guys!!!

Here is video of has before and after of home!!

The sweetest, most caring couple, Farrel and Ricky, along with their 16-year-old granddaughter Madison, lost absolutely everything when the devastating fires in Mannford, Oklahoma, tore through their home on March 14, 2025.

With barely minutes to escape the approaching flames, they had only enough time to grab their beloved animals—2 dogs and 2 cats—throw on whatever clothes they could reach, and leave due to the seriousness and emergency evacuations in Mannford, Oklahoma. Everything else—a lifetime of possessions and memories collected over 50+ years—was reduced to ashes, literally. All gone...

Farrel and Ricky have spent decades building their life together. The home they made in Mannford contained everything they had worked so hard to acquire throughout their lives. Family photographs, keepsakes, furniture they saved for, mementos from special occasions—all gone in an instant. Their granddaughter Madison has lost all her belongings, clothing, furniture, school supplies, and cherished possessions as well.

The family is currently staying in temporary housing, but they need help to rebuild their lives. They have no clothes beyond what they were wearing, no toiletries, no furniture, no food—nothing. The emotional toll of losing irreplaceable family heirlooms and photographs is devastating enough without the added stress of financial uncertainty.


How Your Donation Will Help:
• Temporary housing & immediate essentials
• Basic household necessities
• Long-term housing assistance
• Vehicle replacement
• Clothing, school supplies for their granddaughter
• Pet supplies
• Food

Items Needed:
If you prefer to donate items instead of money, the family is in need of:

Clothing Sizes:
• Farrel: large tops, 9-10 bottoms, 8 shoes
• Ricky: 4x shirts, 42/44 and 33 length pants, 13 shoes
• Madison: x-large tops, 16-18 bottoms, 9 1/2 shoes

Household Items:
• Kitchen essentials
• Bedding (queen/twin)
• Toiletries
• Pet supplies for two dogs
• Food

Any contribution, no matter how small, will make a tremendous difference to this family who has lost everything but each other. Please consider sharing this even if you cannot donate—spreading the word helps more than you know.

Let's come together as a community to help this family rebuild what took them so many years to create. They are facing the unimaginable task of starting over in their 60s, and your support will make a world of difference during this difficult time.

Thank you so much for taking the time to read and share this for others to see and possibly continuing to share as well!!
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Donations (2)

  • Lynn Moore
    • $100
    • 10 hrs
  • Anonymous
    • $500
    • 11 hrs
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Katelin Byford
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Tulsa, OK
Elizabeth Austin
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