$10K Donation Made To Rebuild Mendham Shopping Center

MENDHAM, NJ— A local businessman has pledged $10,000 towards rebuilding a Mendham shopping center destroyed in a fire, but that number could rise.

Tom Maoli, the CEO/Dealer Principal of Celebrity Motor Car company, has said he will donate an initial $10,000 to the four businesses damaged in the King's Shopping Center during the Dec. 27 fire garbage truck fire.

You can raise that number: for every email Maoli receives asking for a donation to be made in their name he'll add another dollar on to his donation.

If you are interested in making a donation to the rebuilding of the Mendham Village Shopping Center email HelpMendhamFireVictims@gmail.com and include your name in the body of the email.

Four businesses were forced to close: Country Coffee Shop and Village Pizza were ruined by the fire itself and the Chocolate Shoppe and Aoyama Chinese and Japanese Restaurant were mainly damaged by water.

Other fundraisers are already underway to help re-open the businesses.

Dante's Ristorante will have a collection jar set up to benefit the businesses, and will match all donations during the month of January. They have also pledged to donate a portion of their sales.

MaJi Hair Design set up a GoFundMe with a goal of $30,000 to benefit the damaged businesses. So far, just over $4,700 has been raised.

Image via Mendham Fire Department