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Oct 20 2008

Leo’s employee’s house burns down, needs help

Posted by: Will Sommer in News, Vox Populi, tags: , ,

Speaking of Leo’s, sad news from the Solidarity Committee: Leo’s employee recently Leslie Tang lost her house in a fire (emphasis added):

She was cooking rice in her kitchen, left the room to do laundry, and the electrical unit in her stove exploded and her house went up in flames. Her husband was severely burned in the fire. She lost everything: food, cooking utensils, clothes, everything, she told me. Anything that wasn’t burned, for example her sewing machines she needs for her job as a seamstress, was looted by burglars a few days later. She has two teenage children, and her daughter has special needs. Her husband had a stroke last year and has been unable to work since, therefore she is the only income earner.

The Georgetown Solidarity Committee has set up a Paypal account to help Tang. So far, they’ve raised an astounding $1,574. All jokes about the Solidarity food strike yurt aside, they do good work when they have to.
Via Saxaspeak

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4 Responses to “Leo’s employee’s house burns down, needs help”
  1. Marley says: October 20th, 2008 at 6:38 pm

    $2,143.15, as of 6:30 PM today.

    Thanks to everyone who has donated! It’s been an inspiring 48 hours.

  2. Will Sommer says: October 20th, 2008 at 7:10 pm

    That is a great amount of money. Good work, Marley, and everyone who donated.

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