How to support the families of the car crash victims
A list of GoFundMe's, kermeses, and fundraisers for the Santa Ana families of victims who passed away in last Saturday's car accident.
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Update 4/19: The GoFundMe for Arely and Arlene has been fulfilled and the family has suspended further donations.
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Update 4/12: The GoFundMe for Manny's end-of-life expenses have been met. The family has suspended taking more donations thanks in-part to an anonymous $7,000 donation to each victim, totaling $35,000 in all. However, two GoFundMe's remain active below:
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The following GoFundMe's have appeared on local official news media outlets and pinned in the Neighbors of Santa Ana Facebook page. Please note that donations given towards the following GoFundMe's are protected by GoFundMe. For more information, click here.
GoFundMe's
The GoFundMe for Arely and Arlene Robles' family has been fulfilled [4/19].
To support Cynthia Torres', Jackie and Natalie Zarate's family, click here.
A kermes is a food fundraiser typically hosted at the home by the family of the deceased to raise funds for funeral and/or burial expenses. Most kermeses feature Mexican delicacies such as tamales, menudo, pozole, tacos, agua frescas, but not all kermeses listed below will serve these. Each food item costs different amounts (or tickets). Those wanting to attend a kermes should have cash ready to purchase tickets. These tickets will be redeemed when ordering food.
As of now, the families of Cynthia, Jackie, and Natalie are hosting three kermeses:
Saturday, April 12th
8am-5pm — 2101 S Pacific Street, Santa Ana, CA 92704 [COMPLETED]
Sunday, April 13th
8am-4pm — 2417 W Elder Avenue, Santa Ana, CA 92704 [COMPLETED]
9am-6pm — 1313 W Saint Gertrude Place, Santa Ana, CA 92704 [COMPLETED]
The Robles family will be hosting a kermes next weekend
Saturday, April 19th
8am-finish — 1313 W Saint Gertrude Place, Santa Ana, CA 92704 [COMPLETED]
Fundraisers
The families of Cynthia, Jackie, and Natalie are planning to conduct a car wash at the North Mater Dei parking lot on Bristol and Edinger.
Saturday, April 19th
8am-finish — 1433 S Bristol Street, Santa Ana, CA 92704 [COMPLETED]
Posted on Facebook earlier this week. (Neighors of Santa Ana/Vecinos en La Ciudad De Santa Ana y al Rededores via Facebook)
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