As soon as the wind picked up late last week, I thought "uh oh".
Sylmar has been ablaze, and it is about 20 miles northeast of here. We are fortunate that we only have to deal with the smoke, the poor air quality, the ash. We are fortunate because we do not have to worry about our house burning to the ground.
Kennedy's 4th grade teacher, Mr. Danny Pattison, was not that fortunate. One grandmother's funeral was Friday afternoon...shortly after, the mobile home park that his other grandparents lived in had to be evacuated. Their home was one of the many that did not make it. Mr. Pattison also lived in Sylmar, with his father, and he sadly lost his home to the fire as well.
Tomorrow our school will band together and collect gift cards and money to help Mr. Pattison and his family. The Target gift card we purchased today cannot lift the feeling of sadness I feel for him, but I know he will feel the love and compassion that our tiny little school will bestow upon him.
Blessings to you all.
1 comment:
That's so awful!!! My mom saw the story about the trailer park on the news here. Thank goodness everyone is safe and that Mr. Pattison has such a great student body and caring parents to support them.
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