The 12-year-old Kensington girl being hailed as a hero for her efforts to save her four younger siblings from a house fire last February 3rd is recuperating after the ordeal.
And now neighbors, along with a church and their school community, are rallying behind the family, collecting clothes, household items and grocery store gift cards.
‘‘The outpouring of people who want to help is incredible,” Anne Tatem, a neighbor who rode with the family in an ambulance that day, said on Monday afternoon.
Residents of Chevy Chase View and Rock Creek Hills developments filled six large donation boxes with size-appropriate clothes, toys and toothbrushes. Damage estimates to the home exceed $450,000.
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