Crime & Safety
TODAY: Beachwood PTO Accepting Donations for Fire Victims
The group will accept donations at the Fairmount Early Childhood Center from 3 to 5 p.m. today.
The Beachwood PTO has joined the effort to help a local family who was displaced by a fire this week.
The 14-member Gaines family told Beachwood Patch on Thursday that the fire their home suffered Wednesday night probably claimed all of their possessions.
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"We don't know where we go from here," said Natalie Conner, who lived in the home.
The PTO will be accepting the following items:
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- Gift cards for grocery stores, Target, Walmart, etc.
- Cash or checks (made payable to Beachwood Community PTO)
- Food or grocery items
- Boys clothing:
- jogging pants and sweatsuits: adult large
- shirts: youth sizes 6, 10 and 16; adult large
- pants: size 30-32
- no shoes please
Community members who would like to volunteer to help collect the items this afternoon can contact Debbie Harris or Julie Millstein or just show up.
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