Dubois & Merkel Family Funds

Opinion

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This article was published 23/11/2010 (5104 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.

I’ve been working on a few different things/events for the past couple of days in support of both the Dubois family and the Merkel family. I spoke with plenty of friends and relatives of the two families yesterday and they have some amazing people around them helping them through this time, and who care for them deeply. We should have everything in place today and will update the public then as to how you can be involved. Until that time, everything you need to know about how to help right now is below. Any questions or input just send me an e-mail ace@hot103.astral.com and we’ll go from there. People need us. We will be there. Thanks in advance.

The Merkel Family

Jacob Merkel died saving his son Kai’s life, rescuing the 13-year-old from the family’s home as it was engulfed in a raging fire outside the Steinbach-area town of La Broquerie.

His son remains in the Health Sciences Centre in critical condition. The 36-year-old long-distance trucker rushed into his burning home to ensure his wife and their four children got out. Merkel’s wife and their three younger children were not injured.

HOT 103 is working to raise as much money as possible to help the family through this difficult time.

Here are some of the ways that you can help:

A Merkel Family Trust Fund has been set up at Steinbach Credit Union. Here are the locations you can make a donation:

Steinbach Branch
305 Main Street
Steinbach, MB R5G 1B1
Phone: (204) 326.3495

Linden Ridge Branch
2100 McGillivray
Winnipeg, MB R3Y 1X2
Phone: (204) 222.2100 

Lagimodiere Branch
1575 Lagimodiere Blvd.
Winnipeg, MB R3W 0B9
Phone: (204) 661.1575

The Dubois Family

Five Winnipeg boys were orphaned after a crash on a highway in eastern Saskatchewan which sent four of them to hospital, two of them with serious injuries.

Marcel and Brenda Dubois, both 38, were pronounced dead at the scene after a westbound car collided with their eastbound minivan while attempting to pass another vehicle on Hwy 16, near the community of Saltcoats. Two sons, a 15-year-old and a 13-year-old, were airlifted to a Regina hospital in critical condition. Two others, a 16-year-old and a nine-year-old, were taken to a Yorkton hospital for treatment. A fifth son, 19, did not make the trip and stayed behind in Winnipeg.

HOT 103 is working to raise as much money as possible to help the family through this difficult time. Here’s how you can help:

A Dubois Family Trust Fund has been set up at Scotia Bank. Here are the locations you can make a donation:

363 Broadway
200 Portage Avenue
623 Corydon Avenue at Daly
235 Marion Street
1485 Portage Avenue
528 Waterloo Street at Corydon Ave.
1648 Dublin Avenue
1220 Pembina Highway
664 Elizabeth Road
1425 Main Street at Polson
1150 Nairn Avenue
1091 St. Mary’s Road, St. Vital
843 Leila Avenue
1549 Kenaston Blvd.
1169 Rothesay Street
#14 1500 Dakota Street
4910 Roblin Boulevard
Kirkfield Park 3247 Portage
#1 9 Killarney Avenue
337 Main Street Selkirk, MB 

Donations for the Dubois family can also be dropped off at Iron Fist Tae Kwon Do at 675 Archibald Street. These donations can be dropped after 4pm Monday to Friday. Please make cheques payable to ‘In Trust: The Dubois Family’