And you probably know him by face, since he's been at the Charlottesville City Market (and is one of the founders) since the beginning. Jack Cason was injured in a car accident on his way to the Saturday morning market in mid October. He is suffering 1st-, 2nd-, and 3rd-degree burns and at last report is still at UVA Hospital. Many of the vendors at the Charlottesville farmers' market are taking donations for the rest of the season for Jack and his family. Look for donation cans around the market if you'd like to help.
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
our thoughts are with two local farming families
You probably already heard about the tragic car accident that took the life of Majesty Farm owner Kathryn Russell. You can show Kathryn's family your love and support with a donation to Open Hands, a nonprofit that remits the funds to the family (and it is tax deductible for you). Send checks to Open Hands, 523 Lexington Avenue, Charlottesville, VA 22902. Make a note on the memo line of the check that it's for the Kathryn Russell fund. If you have questions, contact Julie Curry at 823-1537 or curryjuliea@gmail.com.
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Hello-
ReplyDeleteI'm Kathryn's oldest daughter, and I wanted to give a brief
update. Our family is working on a letter to send out to friends and
to post on the various (many!) sites where my mother has friends.
One of the things that has brought us the most comfort is reading
letters from people who talk about how mom influenced their lives or
helped them in some way. We would love to continue to receive them if
anyone has stories to share. We would NOT like to have the street
address distributed, but rather: Post Office Box 74, North Garden, VA
22959.
The wonderful homemade meals people have brought us have helped a
great deal (http://www.takethemameal.com, username "russell", password
"2009"). We are not collecting any sort of financial contributions,
and have been consulted nor have approved of any organizations doing
so. There are plans in the works to establish a small farmer crisis
relief fund, named in honor of my mother. Any contributions to such a
fund would be used to benefit other small farms in times of need.
I can send a copy of the letter once we've completed it, if you like. My email address is hollyATyllohDOTcom.
Many thanks,
Holly Russell