How to Help the Haslett-Marroquin Family
Northfield Patch will update the list as more information becomes available.
The outpouring of support since the Haslett-Marroquin's rural Northfield home was destroyed by fire on the Thanksgiving Eve has been awe-inspiring.
Within hours of the fire, friends created a Facebook page to help the family out, which now has more than 400 members.
Friends of the family held a bake sale during Winter Walk, organized a benefit concert that raised nearly $5,000 and organized efforts to collect clothing and meal donations for the family, which includes three children who attend ARTech and Prairie Creek Community School. Two days after the blaze, two dogs and a cat believed to have perished in the blaze were found.
Reginaldo Haslett-Marroquin is executive director of the Rural Enterprise Center, which helps Latino families become agripreneurs. His wife, Amy, is a teacher at Prairie Creek Community School.
Northfield Patch will update the list as more efforts come about. If you know of one, leave it in the comment section and I'll add it to the list.
HOW TO HELP
• Join the Facebook page for updates on efforts
• Sign up to volunteer to help
• Sign up to bring meals to the family
• Just Food Co-op is collecting donations at registers to give Co-op gift cards to the family
• A support fund is being established at First National Bank of Northfield. Call Rick Estenson at 645-5656 to contribute.
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Rural Enterprise Center
105 4th St E, Northfield, MN -
Just Food Co-op
516 Water St S, Northfield, MN
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First National Bank of Northfield
329 Division St S, Northfield, MN -
Northfield School of Arts and Technology
1719 Cannon Rd, Northfield, MN -
Prairie Creek Community School
27695 Denmark Ave, Northfield, MN -
Olivia Upham
9:32 pm on Tuesday, November 29, 2011
We've reached $1,000 on the Point!
Corey Butler Jr.
9:43 pm on Tuesday, November 29, 2011
That's great, Olivia! Can people still donate on the Point?
Olivia Upham
11:34 pm on Tuesday, November 29, 2011
Yes! Donations will now continue to be accepted here: http://www.thepoint.com/campaigns/campaign-0-3588
Olivia Upham
3:44 pm on Monday, December 19, 2011
Is it possible to update this article? The family has received all of the clothing they need, and the concert has now passed. Donations are now being accepted here: http://www.thepoint.com/campaigns/campaign-0-3662
Corey Butler Jr.
4:21 pm on Monday, December 19, 2011
Olivia, thanks for the reminder. I've changed the link for donations and updated the other information. Anything else that should be added or changed? Has the support fund been established at this time?