Pam Kragen
The San Diego Union-Tribune
（MCT）
周二凌晨2:30左右，Jody White记得在她的Encinitas（CA）家中的烟雾警报嚎叫着醒来。
结婚的三个思想这是一个虚假的警报，直到她半走在楼梯上，听到车库里的火焰的咆哮和邻居从街对面看到火焰的喊叫。在下几个疯狂和混乱的几分钟内，白人能够致电911并收集她的孩子 - 她的丈夫，詹姆斯，那天晚上，安全地逃脱了家，只不过是他们穿的睡衣。
The Whites’ home of 12 years and all of their possessions were a total loss. So was the inventory, fabric and sewing equipment for Jody’s home-based online women’s clothing business,All That Apparel. That was the family’s sole source of income since James was recently laid off from his advertising and marketing job, which also left the family without medical insurance. Fortunately, the home itself was insured.
如果可能是白人家庭故事的银色衬里，这是过去几天发生的社区支持的突然。周二，邻居和朋友发起了一个GoFundMe campaignfor the family that raised $73,000 toward a $100,000 goal in just three days. Meanwhile, some friends who are out of town this month offered the Whites their home as temporary lodging. Friends have started a meal train to keep the family fed and a neighbor has been collecting gift cards and cash to help the family take care of other immediate needs.
Carrie Jones是Gofundme Campaign的筹款团队领导者之一，这是Jody的亲密朋友之一。她说，白人在Encinitas社区中很好。他们的孩子在学校体育和剧院中活跃，而这个家庭历史悠久的回馈。
“Jody is one of the most humble people I know,” Jones said. “The week before the fire she took the children down to Mexico to build homes for people. She lives by showing up for others. Encinitas is a smaller community but the outpouring of love for the family stretches beyond the city’s borders.”
James和Jody White于2010年搬到了詹姆斯本土英国的Encinitas。他们12岁的双胞胎，格雷森和斯嘉丽，出生于伦敦，他们最小的儿子，9岁的金斯利，出生在这里。举动后，Jody成为一个充满激情的社区活动家，他提出了对包括LGBTQ和BIPOC（黑色，土着，颜色人民）社区的边缘化群体的认识。作为社区团体的联合创始人和副总裁Encinitas 4平等, she helped organize all of the protests that took place at the Cardiff Kook statue following the murder of George Floyd in May 2020.
“I’m an activist by nature,” she said. “I believe if you have the opportunity to raise your voice for others who are not heard, you should. For me that is an obligation.”
寻找一种创造性的方式来利用她的孩子在家中照顾她的孩子，这是三年前开始关注她的可持续发展的业务。她开始用皮革废料的耳环开始，最终扩展到全系列的女装和配饰。为了寻找可持续使用的灰尘结构，时尚房屋不再想要，她购买了未售出的卷，然后根据织物设计创建物品。
在the time of the fire, she had around 100 rolls of fabric stored in the garage, as well as the pop-up tents, clothing racks and clothing inventory she was selling at local street fairs. The fire began for unknown reasons in the garage and spread to the second-floor room directly above, which was her sewing studio, before razing the entire home. The fire also destroyed her car.
“我在夏天的生产中是正确的，现在所有的都已经消失了，”她说。“我必须重新开始，我不知道尚未知道。我无法想到这一点。我现在的生活时间分钟。我只是想出现我的孩子和呼吸。“
Jones said the team of friends who are helping the Whites are concentrating their initial efforts in getting Jody’s business back up and running to give the family some breathing room while James continues his search for a new job. They’re also working quickly to get the family clothing and school supplies for the children.
白人表示，她更喜欢成为回馈社区的人，所以接受对他人的所有捐款，餐点和援助都是压倒性和挑战。
“这真的很难接受它，”她说。“但是作为一个激动人士，我正在冒着不舒服。我认识到这一点，我正在努力接收它。我如此谦卑，对所有进来的支持感到非常感激。整件事人是难以想象的。“
Jones said Jody was initially so embarrassed by the fundraising campaign for her family that she insisted the GoFundMe account be closed, but friends talked her out of it.
“The response to Jody was, ‘No, we’re not turning it off. We’re going to say yes for you. Nobody is giving what they don’t want to give,’ ” Jones said. “We’re doing this for Jody because she is light. She is joy, and her family is joy. To see that coming back to them is really important.”
了解有关消防恢复工作的更多信息，请访问gofundme.com/f/help-the-white-family- after-house-fire..
This story originally appeared inSan Diego Union-Tribune.
