Honor
those who answer the call to duty
By Will Collette
On
February 16, retired Charlestown Fire District assistant chief (and current
Board member) David Lamb lost his house and contents to a fire. CFD
firefighters were not able to save his home, although they did manage to
salvage his fire helmet from the wreckage.
His
niece Kerri Lamb described it this way:
My uncle, David Lamb, lost his house on February 16th. It was a complete loss. He lived there for 20+ years with his wife he lost 4 years ago. He had Christmas lights many people loved and adored.. he helped bring happiness to this community so now I’m asking if you can help in anyway to help him out.
With
that preamble, she set up a GoFundMe
page to help him out. The goal is $20,000 and, at this writing, almost $8600 in
donations have come in.
Another
fund raiser has been organized by Samantha McCullogh at Exeter Fire Station 1
on Ten Rod Road. Here’s the description from
Facebook:
CASH AND CHECK ONLY - Dave Lamb’s, the famous Christmas light house (on 91 in Charlestown) as some of you may know,house caught on fire today, losing everything. I am hosting a pasta dinner fundraiser to help pay for any of his needs through this rough time. The pasta dinner will be held at Exeter 1 Fire Station on March 7, 2020, starting at 4:00 pm. There will be raffle baskets and a 50/50 raffle. Adults will be $10 Kids, Seniors and First Responders will be $5. Kids under the age of 5 are free.Donations will be accepted at the door. People will be served until food runs out. If you would like to donate any raffles or desserts please PM me.
The men and women who
respond to the call for help and put their lives on the line to protect us
deserve our support and admiration.
Here is a chance for us
to show it.