Investor and shark shark Barbara Kurkuran Among the many who A house in forest fires lost That was torn through Los Angeles throughout January. The founder of the Korkuran Group saw her vacation home in Tahtian Terras in the Pacific District in the Palisades Fall District of Natural Creation, which harmed more than 18,000 structures.
Kurkuran, 75, was traveling with her daughter in South America when the fires erupted, and while she was following the news, she could only hope that her neighborhood is safe.
She remembers us weekly: “(This) does not seem real, the complete concept of fires.” “Then when I realized that Tahitian Terrace was part of the firefighting area, I was afraid to death, but somehow in my heart, I felt that I would not lose this place.”
In difficult times, Korkuran was usually inclined 37 -year -old husband, Bill Higgens. But as Corcoran explained, Higgins fights dementia and Parkinson's disease.
Los Angeles has witnessed a frightening natural event-and her star inlaid was severely affected. The strong wind storm, caused by Santa Anna storms, ignited the fast brush fires at about 10 am on Tuesday, January 7, with drivers along the sunset street and Palisades that give up their cars to search for safety, according to (…)
“He was sick for many years, but I felt that I had no one crying for him,” she said. “I was not to take her 19 -year -old shirt and wet her shirt or a heavy shirt. So I really bow to my friends.”
Korkuran explained that she had her house for five years and at that time, there were only three weeks as no one was there. When the fire occurred, she said, friends sent her pictures of the happy times they went through while staying there.
“This compensates for the image of the fires I was seeing,” I continued. This really helped me heal because they were saddened with me. They really grieved with me. “
Korkurran's privilege is not lost on it. TV and entrepreneurship admits that Tahiti Terras was a holiday home, while for many others in the neighborhood, their only home was.
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“I didn't think it makes sense to feel bad,” I admitted. “Most (my neighbors) did not have insurance and most of them lost everything they have. So for me, I even feel bad for myself for a second, it seemed that the falcon.”
So Kurkuran went to work. Gofundment started helping to raise money for those in her neighborhood, kicking matters with two donations worth $ 50,000. As of January 28, the latest page update, Gofundment helped support “more than ten population” in society.
The page raised $ 184.049 with $ 600,000. The money will support the rent of the population, clothes and food, as well as medical supplies and “tools to obtain artists, writers, trainers and musicians working hard to live them.”
“It is very good,” said Korkuran about the page. “This is the only point that makes me feel happy.”
The Tahitian Terrace Mobile Home Park Gofundme can be found here.
With reports by Mariel Turner.
