<html><head></head><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:16px"><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1469935848364_64081"><span></span></div><div class="qtdSeparateBR" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1469935848364_64053">Dear Friends and Town Officers</div><div class="qtdSeparateBR" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1469935848364_64053">I want to join your voices with a deep THANKS to our fire department for their heroic work.</div><div class="qtdSeparateBR" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1469935848364_64053" dir="ltr">I'm glad everyone was safe. I really want to respond to the material needs of the displaced families who lost their belongings in the fire..</div><div class="qtdSeparateBR" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1469935848364_64053" dir="ltr"><br></div><div class="qtdSeparateBR" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1469935848364_64053" dir="ltr">If anyone has contact with the families affected, could you post some of the needs (including specifics, like the size clothing and gender) so we can respond? I know that I have lots of household goods that are 'extra', (plates, dishes, etc) but I want to make sure I only give those things that would actually be helpful.</div><div class="qtdSeparateBR" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1469935848364_64053" dir="ltr"><br></div><div class="qtdSeparateBR" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1469935848364_64053">I wondered if the Town would be willing to accept the donations on behalf of the families so there is a central pickup and drop-off point?</div><div class="qtdSeparateBR" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1469935848364_64053" dir="ltr">If that's not workable, I'd love to hear other suggestions. </div><div class="qtdSeparateBR" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1469935848364_64053" dir="ltr"><br></div><div class="qtdSeparateBR" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1469935848364_64053" dir="ltr">This is a great chance for us to be a community and respond to our neighbors in a difficult time..</div><div class="qtdSeparateBR" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1469935848364_64053" dir="ltr">Take care</div><div class="qtdSeparateBR" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1469935848364_64053" dir="ltr">Kathy<br><br></div><div class="yahoo_quoted" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1469935848364_64049" style="display: block;"> <div style="font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; font-size: 16px;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1469935848364_64048"> <div style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1469935848364_64047"> <div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1469935848364_64046"> <font size="2" face="Arial" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1469935848364_64045"> <hr size="1" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1469935848364_64155"> </font></div><div class="y_msg_container" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1469935848364_64169"><br><br><br></div> </div> </div> </div></div></body></html>