Mustard Seed collecting cash and other donations for victims of downtown fire
A local organization that offers help to individuals experiencing poverty or homelessness in Red Deer, is stepping up its efforts even further by collecting donations for people displaced by a downtown fire Monday afternoon.
Byron Bradley, Managing Director – Central Alberta for the Mustard Seed in Red Deer, says starting immediately, they will be accepting both cash and other needed item donations for residents of the Potter’s Hands Billiards Building, which was destroyed by fire on Aug. 24.
Bradley says many in the community are asking how they can help, so The Mustard Seed is coordinating those efforts.
“We’ve set up a ‘fire fund’ and we’re accepting financial donations and we’ll be coordinating with the City of Red Deer,” he explains. “100 per cent of those funds will go to the victims through the City of Red Deer.”