Lisa & family need help after fire

$3,000 of $100,000 goal
Given by 40 generous donors in around 5 months

A fire has destroyed their house. Unfortunately it's not covered by insurance. Please help them repair their house!

Auckland

Lisa & Grant have worked so hard to get to where they are. Working hard to provide for their family and community, with their little boy Giacomo who has recently undergone heart surgery they thought their troubles were behind them!

Unfortunately there has been a fire in their house causing hundreds of thousands of dollars damage which the insurance company doesn't cover.

Lisa & Grant have worked so hard to get their house and then finally a little cafe of their dreams which they may have to sell to pay for the repairs on their house and pay the mortgage while no one is living there. Finding a new job could also be on the cards for Lisa, so they will need some security until that happens. The family may have to move away from Auckland to be able to afford another house. These are all just possibilities at the moment. I want to give them options! After working so hard it is heartbreaking to see them go through this.

Lisa has always had such a big heart and is the first person to help others and reach out to people in need. She has run a Christmas dinner for 15 families in need all on her own steam & pocket. Also carrying around a "help pack" for homeless people she comes across on the street. She is often giving away food and items to the community.

It is time to give back to her and her family so they don't have to uproot themselves and leave Auckland through something they have no control over. I would like to believe there is enough help out there to shine some light on their hour of darkness.

On top of everything the house has been broken into twice since the fire and securing the property alone has cost $1250 !!

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Melissa Duffy's involvement (page creator)

Lisa is a good friend of mine.

Use of funds

The funds will be used to repair the damage to the house and help to give back to a family who gives so much to others

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Latest update

Feeling the love  6 September 2017

Thank you so much to everyone who has donated or sent well wishes to Lisa & Grant. That is the boarding and securing of the house covered! Woohoo! Please share this cause with your friends so we can get as many people on board as possible to help with the costs of repairs to the house.

We are truly grateful for every donation!

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Latest donations

Sailesh
Sailesh on 10 Nov 2017
$300
Holly Boys
Holly Boys on 06 Nov 2017
I don’t know you personally but I know how horrible it is to see close friends lose everything in a fire. Thoughts are with the family.
$25
Guest Donor
Guest Donor on 06 Nov 2017
$50
Melissa S
Melissa S on 05 Nov 2017
Sorry to hear 😔
$20
Guest Donor
Guest Donor on 28 Sep 2017
$50

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Paying to a verified bank account of Lisa Marchi-O'Connor on behalf of Lisa, Grant & Giacomo Marchi-O'conner family
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This page was created on 5 Sep 2017 and closed on 5 Feb 2018.