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Prairie Creek Communtiy School

Monday, November 28, 2011

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 …

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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?   more ›

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