Dear Beth:
Thank you for your kind inquiry. Donations to support the families affected by yesterday's tragedy may be directed to the Nickels Mines Children Fund at:
Coatesville Savings Bank
1028 Georgetown Road
Paradise, PA 17562
Phone: 610-384-8282
Their Web site is www.coatesvillesavings.com and there will be a place on the site shortly for electronic contributions to be given.
The families are grateful for your continued thoughts and prayers during this difficult time.
Regards,
Marcy
Marcy Maher
Coordinator of Donor Relations
Office of University Development & Alumni Relations, A120
P.O. Box 852
Hershey, PA 17033-0852
Voice: 717-531-1119
Fax: 717-531-7939
E-mail: mmaher@psu.edu
Office Location: 600 Centerview Drive, Suite 1103
http://www.coatesvillesavings.com/
THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND THE STAFF OF CSBANK WISHES TO EXPRESS OUR DEEPEST REGRETS TO THE COMMUNITY OF BART TOWNSHIP IN THE WAKE OF THE TRAGIC DEATHS OF OUR NEIGHBORS' CHILDREN TODAY. WE HAVE ESTABLISHED TWO FUNDS FOR ALL NECESSARY HELP AND SOLACE FOR THE Bereaved.
Funds have been established for those who would like to donate funds to assist those who are effected by the tragedy at Nickel Mines School.
There is the Nickel Mines Children's Fund and the Roberts Family Fund.
Donations can be mailed to:
Nickel Mines Children's Fund
Coatesville Savings Bank
1082 Georgetown Road
Paradise, PA 17562
Roberts Family Fund
Coatesville Savings Bank
1082 Georgetown Road
Paradise, PA 17562
Donations can be made in person at any Coatesville Savings Bank branch locations.
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Shooting victims' conditions updated
Hershey, Pa. -- A 6-year-old girl who was severely injured in a school shooting in Lancaster County Monday remains in critical condition at Penn State Children's Hospital in Hershey.
A second girl, age 13, remains in serious condition following several hours of surgery yesterday afternoon. She was able to communicate non-verbally with her family last evening. A 7-year-old girl died early this morning just after being taken off life support at 4:30 a.m. Her family was at her bedside.
The Children's Hospital is providing private space for the families of these children and has offered to provide other services as needed, such as transportation. However, the families have made only two specific requests: for privacy and prayer. They continue to ask for the community at large to keep families and victims of this tragedy in their thoughts and prayers, and for the media and community to respect their privacy related to the care of the children.
Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center's Department of Psychiatry has put together a response team to meet with children, adolescents and adults associated with yesterday's events. Staff with extensive experience in the areas of anxiety, stress and trauma are available to provide both acute interventions and longer term follow-up to anyone needing additional treatment. These services are available to families of victims as well as to those who observed the events an! d to those who responded to the scene.
For information or to schedule an appointment, contact Beth Swartz, at (717) 531-8516.
Shortly after noon yesterday (Oct. 2), Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center received the initial call that several pediatric trauma patients from a school shooting in Lancaster County were on their way to the Medical Center to receive treatment for gunshot wounds.
According to Matt Wain, Penn State Children's Hospital administrator, Penn State Hershey Medical Center's Life Lion air medical helicopter touched down at the scene to begin transporting patients within 15 minutes of the initial call.
"The Medical Center activated its external disaster plan, Level Yellow," Wain said. "Six trauma teams, including neurosurgery, pediatric surgery and pediatric intensive care, were placed on standby to prepare to care for the inbound patients."