[HMHS News] Help for the Ackerman family

[Steven Chamberlin]

A request for support for the Ackerman family--

> Update on 8/02
>
> Dear Friends and Neighbors,
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> Friends have set up the Ackerman Family Account at Merrimack County  
> Savings Bank to accept donations on behalf of Jennifer and Jeffrey  
> Ackerman and their four children.  As reported in Sunday's Monitor,  
> their Contoocook home at 43 Prospect Street was destroyed by fire on  
> Saturday.  Anyone interested in making a donation can come into any  
> branch of the bank and say they wish to contribute to the Ackerman  
> Family Account.  The Ackermans are doing alright and scrambling to  
> get on their feet again.  The insurance adjustors are coming to the  
> house today.
>
> Please feel free to contact Pilar Olivo, Amy O'Brien or Melissa  
> Hinebauch if you have any questions regarding efforts to help the  
> Ackerman family.
>
> pilar_olivo at hotmail.com
> amyobrien at comcast.net
> mmhinebauch at yahoo.com
>
> We now have several coordinators for specific assignments  
> (hooray!).  Please contact the point person directly with your  
> specific offers to help:
> Meals:  Tammy Ehrmanntraut, etraut at mcttelecom.com and slaw09 at comcast.net
> Clothing: Wendy Powell, wbpowell at comcast.net. 746-6891
> Childcare: Pilar Olivo, pilar_olivo at hotmail.com, 227-9381 and Tammy  
> Ehrmanntraut etraut at mcttelecom.com
> Rental Housing:  Cynthia Parent,  cynbad4 at comcast.net, 228-1056
> Laundry:  Cynthia Induni, cinduni at comcast.net
> Photos: Laura Milliken, ljmilliken at live.com, 746-5698
> Furniture - * Point person needed*
> Fundraising - Tina Abramson, tabramson at sps.edu
>
> Thank you again for all of your offers to volunteer and contribute  
> to the Ackerman cause.
>
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> UPDATE on 8/01:
> As you may know, the Ackerman family suffered a devastating house  
> fire yesterday.  Jen, Jeff and the kids are all safe, but shell- 
> shocked.
>
> Unfortunately, the Ackerman's house is probably a total loss.   
> Therefore, Jen and Jeff are in need of some assistance to help them  
> get through this tough time. (The family is currently staying at the  
> Best Western for the next two nights and will then stay at Melissa  
> Hinebauch's from 8/3-8/8 and then at Pilar's Olivo's from 8/8-8/27.)
>
> CONTACT INFO:
> Due to the outpouring of concern and support for the Ackerman  
> family, Pilar Olivo and I are trying to coordinate updates, field  
> questions, and offer ways for people to help out.  Please feel free  
> to email either of us at mmhinebauch at yahoo.com or pilar_olivo at hotmail.com 
>  (or if necessary, call Melissa at 224-4866 or Pilar at 227-9381)   
> We will be sending out daily updates/ways to help the Ackermans via  
> email.
>
> TOP PRIORITY ASSISTANCE:
> Our top priority right now is to find a place for Jen and Jeff to  
> rent for the next 6-12 months.  Here is what they are looking for:
>
> - an apartment or house in Hopkinton (Contocook if possible)
> - 3 bedrooms
> - availability ASAP
>
> If you know of anyone renting an apartment or house, please email me  
> as soon as you can.  Jen and Jeff are available to look at places to  
> rent on Tuesday of this week.
>
> WAYS TO HELP OUT:
> If you would like to help out, here is a list of items to choose  
> from.  Please let me know if you would like to take on a task/ 
> assignment.  It would be great if we could get a point person/ 
> coordinator for each one, but we'll take any help we can get!  Thank  
> you so much.
>
> - Laundry:  Point person Cynthia Induni will help coordinate:  cinduni at comcast.net 
> .  One project for Monday is getting anything that needs to be  
> washed to the red barn at Amy O'Brian's house at 17 Prospect Street,  
> Contocook, NH (blue house with red barn.) by 5 pm.  Girl scout troop  
> families are picking up laundry there.  Bring plastic garbage bags,  
> masking tape and pens to mark dirty laundry from clean from trash.   
> Jen thinks a lot of clothes may be salvageable with washing.
>
> - Childcare:  Point person needed.  Monday is all set, but any  
> playdates/coverage would be great.
>
> - Meals:  Point person needed.  The Ackermans will need meals  
> starting Tuesday evening.  Is someone up for coodinating dinners for  
> a few weeks?  Ackermans will be staying at Melissa Hinebauch's (15  
> Rockland Rd, Concord, NH) from 8/3-8/8 and then at Pilar's (53  
> Auburn St, Concord, NH)  from 8/8-8/27.  Just let us know.
>
> - Clothing.  Point person needed.  Please leave clothing donations  
> at Amy O'Brien's house at 17 Prospect Street, Contocook, NH (blue  
> house with red barn.)  Here is what the family needs:
>
> Jen:  Size 5.5 shoe.  Size 8-10 with a shorter inseam.
> Jeff:  Size 12 shoe.  Size 40 waist, size XXL shirt.
> Issy:  Size 7.5 shoe.  Size 10-12 clothes.
> Lola:  Size 4 shoe.  Size 10-12 clothes.
> Zelda: Size 4 shoe.  Size 10-12 clothes.  (all three girls are 10-12)
> Judah:  Size 11-12 shoe.  Size 5+ clothes.
>
> Maybe individuals/families could adopt one Ackerman and fill their  
> summer fall clothing needs?
>
> - Fundraising:  YES PLEASE!!!!!  Point person needed.  Any ideas  
> welcome.
>
> - Financial Donations:  Point person Deborah Schachter
> tomdeb2 at comcast.net and ds at nhcf.org.  (A fund will be opened on  
> Monday at Merrimack County Savings Bank by Deborah Schachter.)   
> Details to follow.  tomdeb2 at comcast.net and ds at nhcf.org
>
> - Photos:    Point person needed.  Almost all of the Ackerman's  
> family photos were destroyed.  Could someone set up an online  
> account where we can forward any photos we have of the kids and/or  
> be the point person for people to mail in hard copies?
>
> - Home Furnishings:    Point person needed.  We will need to help  
> the Ackermans furnish their new apartment/house (once we figure out  
> where that is!)  Do you have some furniture to donate?
>
> That's it for now.  Please let us know if you can think of anything  
> else we need to add to the list or any expertise/assistance that you  
> might be able to offer.  Thank you very much,
>
> Melissa Hinebauch and Pilar Olivo
>
> JEN, JEFF & THE KIDS SAY "THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL YOUR  
> HELP."   (and so does The Miracle Fish)
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