Las Vegas nonprofit collecting donations for motel fire victims
The Downtown Vegas Alliance is collecting donations on behalf of the victims of the Alpine Motel Apartments fire that killed six and injured 13 Saturday, the organization announced Monday evening.
The Alliance is collecting new socks, underwear, clothing for all genders and ages, shoes, toiletries and toys for the nine displaced children. Donations can be dropped at the Mob Museum, 300 Stewart Ave., through Friday, according to a statement from the nonprofit.
The Alliance also has set up an online fundraiser and will convert the money to gift cards, distributed to 49 victims by the end of the year through the American Red Cross of Southern Nevada, the statement said.
“It is impossible to imagine what the Alpine Motel Apartments families are going through, especially given that we are in the midst of the holiday season,” said executive director Carolyn Wheeler. “Our Downtown Vegas Alliance community is heartbroken over this terrible tragedy and encourages everyone to donate items at the Mob Museum and/or to the GoFundMe account so we can offer assistance as quickly as possible.”
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