Fire Fundraiser at WYC, November 5th

(C) 2011 Photo by Mark Moline

Entire Town Comes Together To Help Its Own After Devastating Fire

For Immediate Release

Contact: Marcie Moline
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Winthrop, MA (October 30, 2011) - On Saturday, November 5th, 2011 at the Winthrop Yacht Club in Winthrop, MA, the community of Winthrop and their friends will come together to raise funds for the Duffy and Huberman families, victims of the devastating fire on Prospect Avenue during the early hours of Tuesday, October 25th. Tickets are $20 at the door with a Chinese auction for items donated by local merchants and residents. Doors open at 7:30pm and goes until 11pm.

Details of the fire are still being assembled. Just after midnight on Tuesday, October 25th, Cara Huberman heard a pop outside her window.  Seconds later her window gazed upon the terrifying inferno of her home in flames. Next door, at the same time,  the high school-aged son of the Duffy’s heard and saw the same thing. Miraculously, the Huberman and Duffy families made it out with their lives. Although the Huberman family cat did not escape the quick moving blaze on Prospect Avenue, no one else was injured.

The following day, on Wednesday, the Winthrop Schools PTOs hosted a debate for the candidates running for School Committee. After the debate, the PTO officers found themselves standing in a circle with Winthrop Schools Superintendent John Macero saying, “We should do something. I heard there was a cancellation at the Winthrop Yacht Club and they’re now open November 5th.” Within ten minutes, the small group of PTO board members had a plan on bringing an event together.

Boston Tae Kwon Do Academy sent out an email to its students list and quickly became the drop off point for clothes, gift cards and cash. The same e-mail was forwarded to Winthrop School of Performing Arts students. Facebook pages like the Winthrop Chamber of Commerce began posting information about donating to the funds set up for the families. “It’s truly amazing how this entire town is coming together for us,” said a teary-eyed Cara Huberman.

Donations are being collected at Boston Tae Kwon Do Academy, 7 Michaels Mall, Winthrop, MA and the Gorman Fort Banks PTO at the William P. Gorman Fort Banks Elementary School, 101 Kennedy Drive, Winthrop, MA 02152. Cash and check donations can be sent to:

The Duffy Family Fire Fund The Huberman Family Fire Fund
Winthrop Federal Credit Union East Boston Savings Bank
15 Woodside Avenue 15 Bartlett Road
Winthrop, MA 02152 Winthrop, MA 02152

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