Sebastian Andrews, the detachment commander for Spiritwood RCMP, lost his home in a fire on Wednesday. Thankfully, he, his wife, and their two kids were not at home at the time.
“The house is completely gone. It was devastating for us… we lost everything,” Andrews said.
The Saskatoon Division of the RCMP Veteran’s Association was having a meeting earlier this week when they found out about the fire. That’s when they came together as a group and created a GoFundMe page to help raise some money for the family.
In the first six hours, the fundraiser ended up raising around $15,000. Gherasim explained they originally set a goal of $25,000 but have since raised it to $35,000.
The total officially passed $30,000 late Friday afternoon.
“I wasn’t even aware, they just did it,” said Andrews.
He said he can’t thank the Veteran’s Association and everyone else who’s helped over the past couple of days enough. This includes the RCMP who had clothes available for the family as soon as they arrived at their hotel and several people who live in Spiritwood, Witchekan Lake First Nation, and Pelican Lake First Nation who’ve donated other items.
“Thanks so much for the support, it gives us faith,” said Andrews.
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