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A Richmond senior lost her home recently, and community members are fundraising to help find her a new place to live.
Photo courtesy Laura Cuthbert via FundRazr
Local support helps keep senior afloat
Published 4:49 PST, Thu February 17, 2022
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In the face of hardship, Richmondites are coming together to support a woman who recently lost her float home after it began to sink at low tide.
Mare, a long-time resident of the Richmond Marina Float Home community, lives on a very limited budget each month and was unable to insure her dwelling.
At 6 a.m., Mare found herself in a state of emergency, but she and her two cats were rescued by heroic neighbours through a small bedroom window. Although she was able to retrieve some items, including essential medications, most of her possessions were lost.
In response to the event, Mare’s friend Laura Cuthbert set up a crowd funding campaign on FundRazr that has so far raised $18,000 to help her get to medical appointments, pick up her insulin, get groceries, and cover the cost of finding her a new home.
“For those of you who don’t know Mare: she is one of the most exceptionally kind-hearted, humble, authentic, generous and caring people we know. She goes out of her way to help everyone as much as she can,” said Cuthbert in a statement posted on the FundRazr page.
Cuthbert said over the last few days, Mare has been drying out recovered documents and trying to pull together new identification so that she can access her bank account.
“Much hard work has gone into sorting, rinsing off the sand and silt, and salvaging what’s there. When you don’t have anything, everything counts. It’s been amazing to see the level of generosity in person, online, and in this fundraiser,” said Cuthbert.
According to an update posted on the fundraiser page, one neighbour has about 100 of Mare’s family photos drying out on all levels of her home. Another neighbour organized a “meal train” to ensure Mare gets dinner each night.
“Our goal of $25,000 will meet only her immediate needs—please give generously, as Mare does each day. Every dollar goes into Mare’s bank account,” said Cuthbert.
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