Quoting
lyon_martin , one of our Ravens contributors:
Recently the McCall family lost everything in a house fire.
Their 17 year old son woke up in the first floor living room to find a couch ablaze from a fire in the basement below. He ran upstairs, woke his parents, and attempted to gather the rest of the family; eventually with his father's help lifting them out onto the roof. The father, Bud, found a way down to a second story balcony, from there to a ground floor work shed, and then to the air conditioning unit, where he proceeded to kick in the front door and look for his missing daughter, Tegan. Although he made three attempts to get into the house to look for Tegan, he was driven out of the house by the intense heat and smoke from the fire. The rest of the family were rescued from the roof by fire fighters using a ladders, but tragically, Tegan was lost to the fire.
Bud was hospitalized with smoke inhalation and minor burns. The mother, Dawn, was briefly admitted, then released. The three surviving children were taken to the ER; two were admitted overnight for observation.
All personal effects of the McCall household were destroyed.
Complete donation information is available at the website below, which will be updated as necessary.
A Pagan community-based ritual to benefit the McCall Family will be held on Sunday, February 21st at:
Comfort Inn and Conference Center
9600 Natural Bridge Road
Saint Louis, MO 63134
The science fiction convention Conflation will be held at this site that weekend, and they have generously offered the use of the space for this purpose. We will have the space after 3pm; ritual is expected to begin around 4pm. This will be a Black Forest style healing ritual, in which individual participants bring their wishes, and the entire group puts magical energy into bringing them about. Bring your drums, rattles, sistrums and other instruments, as we will be using chant and music to raise energy. We feel this will be an excellent way to send good energy to the McCall Family in their time of overwhelming need. It is an integral part of the ritual that each person donate cash as a way of getting the energy flowing. All donations will be sent to the McCall Family fund.
It's time for us to take care of our own.
Please join us to aid the family with healing energy and monetary support.
McCall Family Donation Information
http://www.mfdonations.com Please share with your other lists.
Thank you.