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Essay On Edward Family

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Just a few months ago, in October the Edward family was extremely impacted by a disastrous hurricane named Matthew. The whole family includes, Joseph, father (35), Lilly, mother (34) and two twin boys, Sam and Dean (age 7). Mr. Edward was a construction worker, he actually owns his own company that works to build barns and houses. Mrs. Edwards is a registered nurse who works at the local hospital in their town, Tarboro. The young boys both enjoy playing baseball, football, and love their video games. The hurricane came through their town and flooded out all of the houses that were built at the lowest points, including the Edward families. They were able to leave during the flooding on an emergency helicopter. Even though the family and their dog got out safely, their whole house and vehicles were damaged beyond recognition. Since the Edwards moved to Tarboro just in the last two years, all their family was still in Florida, where they moved from. The family thought they were going to have to use the little cash on them to hold them up for the next week until the storm passed. They didn’t have much on them and their safe at their house had been flooded so they lost all the money in their too. All the banks and stores were closed, the Edwards had nowhere to go, or so they thought. The American Red Cross was …show more content…

Along with all the other families who were affected by the hurricane, in less than a month they were living their lives just as they used to. Since the family was so grateful they now donate blood to the association every blood drive and they donate gifts and money to the association occasionally. The community also decided to create a fundraiser for the program in order to bring them all back together for another great cause. For more detail about how you can donate or create a fundraiser go to the American Red Cross

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