Fundraiser Started To Help Family After Devastating House Fire

LONG ISLAND, NY - A fundraiser was recently started for a Long Island family whose home was destroyed in a fire last week.

After the incident, which caused significant damage to the home, a campaign was started on GoFundMe by Alexis Menis-Falcone to help raise money for the family.

According to the page, the Seybold family lost their home and all of their belongings in the fire. In addition, one of their cats wasn't able to be found in time, but their dogs and other cat escaped.

The goal to raise a total of $10,000 for the family. As of Monday, the page has nearly reached its goal in just three days with a total of $8,479.

"We are raising money to help them recuperate the best we can," Menis-Falcone wrote on the page. "I had the pleasure of working with Nancy for years and can honestly say there are too few people out there as selfless as Nancy. No matter how tired she was, she would never admit it and would drop everything for anyone who needed her."

The money will go towards assisting the family during this hard time. The family has been known to go out of their way to help others before.

"All of the rides home, donations raised for homeless pets, coffee on Sunday mornings, making sure everyone ate dinner, none of it begins to describe the generosity of her and her family," Menis-Falcone wrote on the page. "Nancy requested off every Wednesday before Thanksgiving to cook for the soup kitchen all day long. No one deserves to lose everything, this time THEY need US. This isn't just about helping a good person, it's about helping a family who has lost everything."

To read more or to donate, visit the page here.

Image via GoFundMe/Seybold Family Fire