ALIDA – A GoFundMe campaign is underway for a couple that was among the victims of the fires that occurred in the Alida area earlier this week.
Gillian Mitchell, who started the campaign, is the daughter-in-law of Angela and Clayton Erickson. On the night of March 16, while Angela, Clayton and their granddaughter Ryder were visiting the Mitchell home, they received a call that there was a fire in their yard.
Every single thing they owned, except for their vehicle and the clothes on their back, is gone, Mitchell wrote.
“That house was their family home, a place where countless memories were made since their children were just little. Memories with their grandbabies, everything,” said Erickson.
They lost a couple litters of puppies and some momma dogs. The majority of the other dogs they owned were able to be saved, thanks to the firefighters that kept them safe.
“Angela and Clayton are two of the most hardworking, kind-hearted people that exist,” Mitchell wrote. “They did not deserve this.”
Due to extremely tough times, Mitchell said the house did not have insurance.
The campaign will help the couple rebuild their lives.
If people are more comfortable sending an e-transfer rather than a GoFundMe donation, Mitchell asks that they reach out to her on Facebook.
An arson charge has been laid in connection with the fire, as well as several other fires that occurred in the Alida area that night.
As of Saturday morning, the campaign had raised $4,620, with 25 donors. The goal is $20,000.
You can visit https://www.gofundme.com/f/recovery-due-to-arson-help-ang-and-clay to support the campaign.
