Community comes to aid of family that helped Metrolink crash workers
October 24, 2008 by Webmaster · Comments Off
[reprinted from http://www.dailynews.com]
It’s a tragedy when any family loses its home to fire, but what happened to the Salay family during the Sesnon blaze last week just makes you shake your head and wonder about fairness in life.
The night of the Sept. 12 Metrolink crash, the Salays, like a lot of families, were home watching the tragic scene unfold on TV.
But Les and his wife, Melissa – both deeply involved with their kids in Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts – decided to do more than just watch. They put on their uniforms from Boy Scout Troop 921 in Northridge and spent more than 12 hours at the scene, handing out food and water to firefighters and police officers, then went to Chatsworth High School to help comfort anxious relatives of crash victims gathered at the evacuation center.
A month later, their house on Clymer Street in Northridge – almost seven miles from the Sesnon Fire – burned. It was the only house on the street to catch fire.
A Scout family in great need!
October 16, 2008 by Webmaster · Comments Off
Bill Hart Scouters, please take a moment to read and help if you can. Please keep his family in your prayers.
To All in Scouting
I spoke with Les Salay tonight. He handles one of our Scout info email lists and is a dedicated Scouter and proponent of Scouting. His house and everything he owns has burnt down in the recent fire.
Les and his family were one of the first to respond to the Metro Rail train crash a few weeks ago. It’s time to return the good deeds to him and his family. They currently are living in a motel and have only the clothes on their backs. If you and/or your Scouting Unit would like to assist a fellow Scout family read below in his email as to their needs.
If you wish to donate clothes, call him first to coordinate what to get so items are not duplicated. If you wish to help with a financial donation you can mail to him at the address below. I would think the latter would be the best for the family.
As Scouters we come together so often for the community we often don’t even know. Now it’s time to come to the aid of someone we do. Please forward this on to anyone you think may be of help or may be interested. Nice to see with everything that has happened he still keeps his humor and faith………….thanks for your help………paul
