La Vega ISD was accepting clothing donations to help the seven families who lost their homes in the Bordeaux Apartment fire in Bellmead Sunday.
Eight units were destroyed leaving all seven families with no place to stay. Fortunately, no one was injured.
Brandi Williams and her family had only been living in their three bedroom apartment for a few weeks, when a friend called in a panic, telling them to get out.
"I got up went to my door and before I could even hit my door the black smoke started coming in and the only thing i could do was scream," said Williams.
once the school district found out, they immediately started seeking donations.
"These are our kids," said Jeanne Gravitt, La Vega High School counselor. "These are our families. You think when something tragic like this happens in your life you have family and support. That's how we feel we need to be for these students and their families."
Items needed are clothes in all sizes, toiletries, and gift cards, to local restaurants so the families can have dinner.
"Our hearts went out to those families, and we just wanted to make sure we could assist anyway possible, said Community in Schools site coordinator Anastasia Roberts. "We would appreciate anything that's brought to our campus."
Williams says shes doing as much as she can to assist the other families too, even though she needs help herself.
"There's a disabled lady in a wheel chair here. There's another woman on dialysis. They need help. I'm going to try to do as much as I can. It's a blessing with everyone reaching out," said Williams.
Organizers said the families need clothing the most. They need clothes for children as young as toddlers to teenagers. They were also collecting for adults.
Girls
- Small and medium shirts
- Size 5 shoes
- Medium pants
- Size 0-1 jeans
- Junior pants sizes 3, 5 and 7
- Girls pants sizes 12, 14 and 16
- Toddler sizes 3 and 4
Boys
- Large, extra-large and double extra-large shirts
- Shoes size 10.5 to 11
- Tops size 8
Bottoms size 36x32, 42x32 and 32x34
Pants size 14 and 16
Adults
- Small, medium, large, extra-large and triple extra-large shirts
- Women's shoes sizes
9 ½ or 10
Men's shoes 6, 7 and 12
Donations can be delivered to La Vega High School from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. through Thursday June 28. Donations can be made at the school on Friday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Six of the seven families have children who attend La Vega ISD schools.