On Wednesday July 9th, 2008 a fire swept through our friend Barbara Schmitt's rented home at 3288 S. Elm Street in Southeast Denver. Fortunately, Barb was not physically injured in the fire, as she was away from her home attending a local charity event.

Unfortunately, Barb's two dogs were home at the time. Her beloved dog, Benny, a golden Labrador retriever, died in the fire. The other dog, Surry, a German shepherd that she rescued a few years ago, was also killed in the fire. These two dogs were Barb's 'family' and meant everything to her.

Nearly everything Barb owned was destroyed in the fire, leaving her with literally the clothes on her back. As a result, she is left with few options to begin the process of rebuilding her life.

The purpose of this site is to provide you, her family, friends and supporters, with a centralized location where you can receive information on how you can help Barb. We hope that you will forward this website address to people that know Barb, and/or those that would be willing to help.


Friday, August 1, 2008

Clothes, Furniture, etc..

In talking with Barb, at least for the short term, she is kind of in the mode of being focused on finding the dog that escaped the fire, and retrieving things from her burned out house. She is probably not in the right frame of mind to deal with this type of stuff mentally quite yet. I mentioned to her that people had inquired about donating some things like furniture and clothing and she was VERY appreciative, yet with no idea of where she will end up, we should probably put those types of donations on the back burner. After today (31st), she will not be in the house at all (lease ends today) and she will probably start to get some closure in the coming days. At that time, when she is able to clear her head and plan her next move, I am sure that thoughtful gestures like this will be perfect and we can all act on them. Thank you for your offers to help with clothes, furniture, etc... but a donation of cash is probably best right now.

Sincerely,

Warren
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