Information for donations to the Amish Families

10/02/2006 | Me

[EBH]

Dear xxx:

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 1082 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

[EBH]

Ping

[sauropod]

Thanks for posting this.

[traditional1]

I am not sure that Amish will accept "charity".

[beaversmom]

Ping to myself for later. Terrible, terrible crime. Gives me the same feeling I had when Beslan happened.

[EBH]

This is coming from the hospital director! They were working with the Amish families due to the outpouring from around the country.

[all4one]

Thank you EBH...I will be passing this on.

[palmer]

I am not sure that Amish will accept "charity".

They won't accept government aid, but will probably accept personal help. Bump for later reminder,

[EBH]

You are welcome.

[Squawk 8888]

From what I know about the Amish and Mennonites, I wouldn't be at all surprised if they accepted the "charity" and used it for good works elsewhere.

[EBH]

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.

[Allison_Wonderland]

The Amish are self funded for health insurance. That means they do not have commercial medical insurance but pool their funds and pay as they need. I'm sure this message is an attempt to offset the hospital expenses.

[Velveeta]

Excellent, thank you for the post.

[rit]

I called Coatesville Bank to verify the information, and spoke with Susan, the branch manager. She explained that the bank is in the heart of town, and alot of the people effected by this tragedy are her customers. The Coatesville Savings Bank has been working with the Amish community for many years, and she did confirm that charity is indeed accepted.

She explained that numerous people have been asking how to help, and so her bank put this fund together as a centralized place for donations. She said that her bank will meet with the Amish leadership to determine how to dispurse the funds.

There is some talk of tearing down the school and rebuilding. The funds could be used for medical, rehabilitation, and burial expenses as well.

She said that the bank has also set up a Robert's Family Fund and people can contribute to that fund as well.

[EBH]

I am sure it is. I don't know much about the 'financials' of Amish living, but there is no doubt the expenses for the children will strain their community, as it would any other community's resources.

[Malesherbes]

Thanks rit for a very useful post.

[EBH]

Thought you might be interested in seeing this.

[rit]

Thanks goes to EBH for bringing this to our attention. Sometimes I am a bit skeptical about such funds (which is sad in and of itself) but given the phone interview, I have asked for our parish to have a special collection to contribute to this fund.

[cgk]

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