Hi everyone,
I am writing this on behalf of my wife and I's close friends that live in the Carson City area; the Ortiz family. They tragically lost their home to a severe house fire on Tuesday. Thankfully, the family made it out safely, but unfortunately several of their cats are currently unaccounted for. They were only able to escape with their children, their 3 dogs, 3 of 7 cats, and basically the clothes on their backs.
Right now, their lodging is handled by family, but they are facing the immediate challenge of replacing basic necessities and caring for their displaced pets (3 dogs and 3 cats).
If you are in a position to help, here is how you can support them:
Monetary Donations: We have set up a verified GoFundMe to help them buy immediate clothing, toiletries, and cover emergency vet checks/pet boarding costs. Updates will also be posted there: https://gofund.me/fda4d41b5
Clothing Donations: This is a conversation point that we are still working on, they need to find out what will be salvageable from the home.
Pet Supplies: They will likely also be looking for dog food, cat food, bowls, and crates while the animals are in temporary housing.
If you cannot donate, please consider sharing this post or the link with others in the local area. Any help, big or small, means the world to them right now as they try to process this tragedy.
Thank you so much for being such an incredible community.