A group of moms whose children to go to a French school in Port Coquitlam are holding a fundraiser for a family that lost everything in a fire in October in Port Moody.
Deanna Tan said the family, whose kids attend École des Pionniers de Maillardville, is in temporary accommodations while looking for a place to live and, while they have insurance, their belongings were lost to the blaze that destroyed a number of units at 900 Clarke Rd.
"It's the community coming together to give these people a hand," said Tan, who put a poster on her Twitter page to raise awareness.
The pub night fire fundraiser will take place this Saturday, Nov. 7 at Rocky Point Taphouse, 2524 St. Johns St., Port Moody. Tickets are $20 for a burger and a beer and there will be a toonie toss, a brown bag draw and a 50/50 draw.
The Clarke Road fire broke on Oct. 7 quickly spread throughout the Mountain View Co-op building. The blaze left about 50 families homeless and was likely caused by plumbing work being done on the building, according to Port Moody fire investigators.
For tickets, contact Tan by phone or text at 778-837-5143, or at [email protected]; or Joanna Schultz at 778-919-3734 or [email protected]. Tickets will also be available at the door.
