Fundraiser today to help Santa Ana High School alum whose home burned down

Santa Ana High School grad Brenda Coronado and her family lost their home to a fire on July 22.  Click here to read about that in the O.C. Register.  Coronado and her three kids lost everything.  They are having a fundraiser today and are asking for donations of clothes in particular.

Here are the details, from Facebook:

Sunday, July 31 · 11:00am – 3:00pm

709 E. 21st Street Santa Ana, CA 92706

Dear Family and Friends,

On Friday, July 22nd about 30 Firefighters responded to a fully involved apartment fire which unfortunately was the residence of our dear Friend, Brenda Coronado and her 3 kids. Thank God no one was hurt but now they are left with out a home. Nothing was salvageable. This accident was reported by the ocregister feel free to visit the link:

http://www.ocregister.com/​articles/fire-309367-unit-​apartment.html?pic=1

In an effort to provide Brenda and her Kids with some relief we are setting up a donation center at 709 E. 21st street Santa Ana, CA on Sunday, July 31st at 11:00 am where we will gladly accept any food, clothes, monetary/gift card donations that will greatly benefit the family and help them back on their feet.

So please join us and come donate for the great cause in helping our fellow SAHS Saint and her kids.

Clothing Size:

Matthew – Age 6 Size 6/7

Frankie – Age 8 Size 10/12

Shayla – Age 12 Size Small in Junior – Pants 3

Brenda – Size Med/Large, Pants – 9 or 11 Shoes – 7 1/2 or 8

We will be serving food at NO CHARGE as a thank you for your generosity. We’ll be serving the following:

Chicken salad, Tinga, Ceviche, Aguas Frescas, desserts and much more..

**Face Painting** will be provided by OC FACE PAINTING $5 DONATION

If you would like to donate but have no clue as to what to bring? no worries, we have registered the family at Target under BRENDA CORONADO. Also, if you would like to donate but are unable to attend on Sunday, feel free to stop by the location we will continue to accept donations until the family has a stable living environment.

If you have any questions feel free to contact us at 714-493-6791 Dez and Christina Garcia 714-499-3317.

Art Pedroza Editor

Our Editor, Art Pedroza, worked at the O.C. Register and the OC Weekly and studied journalism at CSUF and UCI. He has lived in Santa Ana for over 30 years and has served on several city and county commissions. When he is not writing or editing Pedroza specializes in risk control and occupational safety. He also teaches part time at Cerritos College and CSUF. Pedroza has an MBA from Keller University.

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