This burnt out shell is sadly, all that remains of our elderly neighbours home, which caught fire last weekend. Please help us to help put a home around him again. Let's show our friend/neighbour what community & kindness can do in his time of need ❤️ Mr. Slater, 81, from Lynwood Park, Limerick, Ireland, a much loved & respected member of our community, lived alone with his furry companion, Pepper after his beloved wife Gina, sadly passed away 2 years ago. During the early hours of 8th February 2020 at around 2.40am approx, a major fire started at Mr. Slaters home, while he & his dog lay sleeping upstairs. It was only for the quick actions of other young residents living in the area who noticed the smoke/flames & ran over there, who saved Mr. Slater & his dogs lives. As the fire ravaged through his home, Mr. Slater was helped to safety via the garage door. His dog ran off terrified but was rescued by neighbours some time later & reunited with his traumatized owner. Mr. Slater narrowly escaped with his life that night, & fled his burning home wearing only what he wore to bed. He stood there barefooted, distraught & shaking, comforted by neighbours, as he watched in horror, everything he owned, going up in flames. All his memories, his sentiments. His photographs of his beloved wife & family. His trophies. His boat that he spent years building in his earlier years. His entire home was destroyed. Everything gone in just a matter of minutes. It could happen to any of us. The whole block had to be evacuated as the fire raged and emergency services from two towns fought for hours, to bring the fire under control. It was terrifying to watch. Thank God, no one was hurt. Mr. Slaters home burnt down on what would be his beloved wife's second year anniversary. This is just even more heartbreaking. As a community, we are asking for your help. If you are a business owner, we are asking for your help. If you would like to donate materials or services to help with rebuild/redecorate, we are asking for your help. If you are a stranger who would like to help in any little way at all, we would really appreciate your help. Please donate to this fundraiser if you can, whatever you can afford, whenever you can afford it, no amount is too small. Every single euro will add up. If you are not in a position to donate, don't worry, just please share this fundraiser to friends & family. Share it often, that would be a huge help to us also. Thank you . Mr. Slater has personally given me his permission to set up this fundraiser and he admitted that he is getting through this very difficult time with the help of lots of hugs & kind words from everyone, and knowing that his community, that he is so very proud to be a part of, wants to do something to help him. So... Caring people... Are you ready?? Let's do this ❤️

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