Friends, co-workers and classmates of victims of two house fires this week have mobilized to help them recover from devastating losses.
The Sitar Family lost all of its belongings in a house fire Wednesday night on East Depot Street in Marion. The mother, Beverly, has four children in middle and high school, and her mother also lived at the residence. On Tuesday, Cassie Seaburg, an employee of Crittenden County Detention Center, lost her home on Lone Star Road to fire. She has a four-year-old son.
Friends and classmates of the Sitars have started two projects to help them replace clothing and household items. Sheena Cartwright, who works at H&R Block in Marion and is a sister Ms. Sitar's boyfriend, said clothing can be left at the H&R Block office on South Main Street in Marion. Sizes are listed below. Crittenden County Middle School students Jessi Brewer and Maeson Myers are heading up an effort to collect household items such as towels, dishes, bedding, etc. Those items can be delivered to the school at the end of classes on Wednesday, March 30. Students are also taking up cash contributions each morning for the next two weeks to help their classmates.
Jail employees are likewise accepting items to help their co-worker. Tammy Robertson, a supervisor at the detention center, said clothing and toys are being accepted for Seaburg and her son, Joey.
Sizes of fire victims for clothing donations:
Chris Sitar, high school student, 32/32 pants and medium to large shirts.
Jonah Sitar, high school student, 32/32 pants and medium to large shirts.
Faith Sitar, middle school student, 0-1 pants, small to medium shirts.
Stephanie Sitar, middle school student, women's large or extra large shirts and pants.
Beverly Sitar, 8-10 pants and large shirts.
Beverly's mother, large T-shirts and large sweat pants.
Cassie Seaburg, large shirt and size 10 (33 waist) pants.
Joey, 7 pants, youth medium shirts, and Star Wars toys.
