Help Tony Cook Rebuild After Apartment Fire
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On the evening of May 24, 2024, I came home to find my apartment involved in a fire. According to the fire department, the fire started in the unit across the breezeway and one unit north. It had been burning only 10 minutes when I arrived and had already basically destroyed the apartment where it began, the unit next to hers, the unit across the breezeway, and, finally my apartment. Luckily, my dog was spending a few days with a friend and I was not home because my apartment is on the second floor, and the hottest part of the fire was near my front door, which had started to melt by the time the fire department arrived. Needless to say, between fire, smoke and water, my apartment and all its contents are a complete loss. I was doing laundry at a friend's house at the time of the fire, so I had my summer clothes with me, and my dog. Everything else is gone.
I’ve received some help from the Red Cross, as well as friends who have allowed me to stay with them. However, I do not have the resources to replace everything that was lost.
I am asking for the essentials I need to move into another place, and will appreciate donations of cash, or gently used items. Here’s a list of the types of things I need:
- A bed (mattress, frame, etc)
- Bedding
- Dresser and night stand
- Kitchenware (utensils, flatware, dishes, pots & pans, etc.)
- Small kitchen appliances (microwave, toaster, etc)
- TV and stand
- Furniture (sofa, chairs, end tables)
- Lamps
- Household linens (towels)
- Bathroom supplies (shower curtain, shampoo, body wash, deodorant, etc)
- Cold weather clothes (jackets, long pants, heavy shirts, shoes, etc)
- Dog supplies
- Cleaning supplies
Of course, in addition to replacing items that have been lost, I am deeply appreciative of your prayers, words of support, etc. I’m certain you are aware of the challenges before me as I rebuild…..but I WILL rebuild.
Thank you.
***update***
Moved in to new place and have very litte. Still need .Microwave and silverware. Furniture is greatly needed. If you may have something. Let me know and i can arrange a pick up date.
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Tony Cook
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Tulsa, OK