Here is the link to the thread on another forum.
http://www.s197forum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=2629

don_w a member here on TMS and his wife Donna lost their home today in the San Diego fires.
They escaped with only the clothes on their backs, a few family photos and the cars.

Ed msgt46270 has set aside his Paypal account to accept donations for them.

Here is the direct quote

"I just saw Don's house on channel 9 and it's gone. Two story house down to nothing. I have it recorded on my DVR.

I would like to start a collection for Don and Donna and anything will help them out. If you would like to give, paypal me at msgt46270@aol.com. I swear every penny will go to them. I also cleared the money I had in paypal, so anything that comes in will be Don's and Donna.

Thanks

Ed"


I hope others will step up and donate for someone who has has given so much of his time to the Mustang community.

Don and Donna our thoughts and prayers are with you and your family.

We wish you all the best.

Peter

 

I sent a donation. Our prayers are with them they are great people.

 

Sorry to hear that DonW. I had a few exhaust questions when I was adding to my mods a while back and he was very helpful responding to my pm's. Hope you get back on your feet.

 

Here's a short video I took from my front door and pictures. These were take at 1:15a.m.

San Diego fires getting closer and closer to our house

 

We're just happy Don & Donna are OK!! Gift ($$) for Don & Donna sent to Ed's PayPal addy!

Steve & Sharon

 

Thank you for the donation. I did get it through paypal.

It really nice to see two different forums come to the need of the other. Speaking for S197, we would be glad to return the favor, but let hope it doesn't come to that this way. We are here for you also.

Thanks everyone
Ed (MSGT46270)

 

Hey...

Quick Question :

We at UPR Products would like to make a $1000 donation in merchandise to Don and Donna. How would we be able to go about this? I can be contacted through PM's, or by phone here at UPR (561) 588.6630.

Best Regards to Don and his Family,

Danielle, And the UPR Staff

 

Thank you very much,

I will also post this on S197 so they may see it sooner.

 

I'm sure with all the support Don provided here, there will be a lot of support from the site members! It's really cool to see everyone supporting those in need!

 

I just want to thank everyone for your kind words, prayer and donations. Donna and I are doing OK, all things considered, but all we got away with was two cars, plus a few family photos, and the clothes we were wearing. Our neighbor woke us up at 5:15 Monday morning banging on the door. The fire was on the hill behind our house. Within a few minutes, it was only a 100 feet away or so. We grabbed what we could and left. We ran into some major traffic, so we doubled back trying to find another way out. As we drove past the house again (around 6:00am), the fire was already on the houses on both sides of us. That was my last view of my house.

As some of you may know, a local news channel had a camera at our house while it burned. My son has it on his DVR and we've watched it, but we haven’t been able to download it yet. But my friend Ed (msgt46270) captured about 1-1/2 minute of it with his camera right off the TV. It’s not the whole TV coverage by any means… it’s just the tail end of it… but it gives you an idea. It’s pretty dramatic. He posted it here: http://videos.streetfire.net/video/3...d001655d08.htm. Also, the reporter said that the fire dept had saved the house once, while the two houses on both sides of us burned. Since they had it saved, they left the area. But something apparently flared up and they couldn’t get there in time to save it a second time.

Again... thanks to everyone! We really appreciate it.


Don & Donna

 

Don so sorry to hear about your situation. Very good to hear that you and Donna made it out OK. Sent some $$ hope it helps out. Keep us informed.

 

Just want to give you an update. So far donations collected through Paypal has come to a total of $5073.29 as of 24 Oct 07 11:40pm. There are donations still coming via mail, vendor donations, and people still sending donations to my paypal. You can still donate if you like through paypal - msgt46270@aol.com.

If you didn't see the video of Don's house on fire here it is (it was on the news) http://videos.streetfire.net/video/3...d001655d08.htm

I have updated post #23 the best I could with the names and screen names who gave. http://s197forum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=2629

Thanks to all of you that donated and supported Don and Donna.

Ed

 

Being somewhat of a noob around here, I've never had occasion to talk to Don, but I know he's held in high regard around here. And that's good enough for me. $$ sent. I'm glad they had a watchful neighbor and were able to escape unharmed.

 

I took the liberty of posting this thread on crownvic.net. Hopefully some of the guys over there will help out as well.

 

Once again Modulafords has stepped up to the plate. I want to pass this on to MTS since you have supported Don and Donna and we also want you to have a chance in this raffle.

Ed


Dear ModularFords Members,

I'm so thrilled! I just received a call from our friends at M&H Racemaster Tires - http://www.mandhtires.com

Boy, these guys have BIG HEARTS! They wanted to help us contribute to Don_W and his family in this hard time and have generously offered a set of drag radials! The size is 275/50r/17 and they are valued at nearly $400!!! They are even covering the shipping right to one lucky winners door.

For those of you that aren't familiar with their products, they make some increbible tires. Here is what you could be getting - http://www.mandhtires.com/store.php?...on=show_detail



The cost per entry is $10. You may purchase as many entries as you would like. Proceeds will be donated to Don_W and his family to help them through this terrible time. Please Paypal ebrooks@modularfords.com and remember to include your username, full name, and address. PLEASE PUT IN THE SUBJECT LINE OF YOUR EMAIL: RAFFLE FOR DON_W - M&H TIRES.


ALL ENTRIES MUST BE RECEIVED BY NOVEMBER 8, 2007 @ MIDNIGHT!
__________________
Elisa
ModularFords Advertising

 

Here is another raffle dor Don & Donna.

Ed

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...MESE:IT&ih=011

Thread in the bar coming up!

Thanks, Elisa. __________________


Speed of Sound Custom Gauge Pillars and Accessories

www.pillarpods.com

 

Here's a video showing Donna on the new after they were allowed to go back to their home. Don was there, but didn't want to be on camera.

 

Ed, thanks for the Video. Helps put things into perspective. I hope the rest of the people effected by this tragety have friends and family to help out as well. It's nice to know that the Mustang community takes care of their own. There truly is some good left in the world.

 

As you saw in Ed's video, we were able to get back to the property yesterday. We also went there for a while today. Here are a few pics I took which shows what it looks like.


This is what it looked like before 10/22/07





And now....


The Front Entrance...



All that is still standing...



Looking into the garage, then the den, then the kitchen...



Looking NorthEast



View from Backyard Hill



View from Backyard Hill



View from Backyard Hill



Neighboring Two Houses to the South



Neighboring House to the North



My Ford Bronco... the "Pit Truck"

 

Don, My prayers are with you and Donna. Wish there was more we could do to help.