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Community responds after family loses everything in North Fort Myers house fire
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NORTH FORT MYERS, Fla. – You might remember this heartbreaking story from just a week ago. A family home in North Fort Myers was completely destroyed in an early morning fire, leaving a family with almost nothing just a week before Christmas.
Since then, the community has come together to make sure they get back on their feet.
Michele Gillis still remembers the final moments in her home, before her and her family’s lives were turned upside down.
The owners of Hangtime Indy say it s in their hearts to help people in need.
Credit: Provided by Michael Gillis
A family smiles after the owners at Hangtime Indy gifted them with a shopping spree for Christmas. Author: Steve Jefferson Updated: 10:42 PM EST December 24, 2020
INDIANAPOLIS Despite the pandemic hitting small business hard, several local families will have a good Christmas, thanks to the owners of Hangtime Indy.
The business and their employees selected a dozen families to bless with gifts, food and a shopping spree.
Hangtime scaled back its Christmas giveaway from previous years due to the pandemic. In the past, the store has invited 25 to 30 families for a giveaway and shopping spree.
The TransitCenter foundation estimates that Chicagoland transit will be getting $486 million in stimulus funds.
Chicagoland transit agencies suffering massive ridership and revenue losses during the COVID-19 have made it through 2020 relatively unscathed due to the first round of federal stimulus funding, the CARES Act. But to have sufficient funding for next year, without having to resort to service cuts, fare hikes, and/or layoffs, they’ve been counting on the calvary to arrive in the form of a second pandemic relief package with money for public transportation.
Fortunately, after months of obstruction by the Republicans, Congress is finally set to vote on another $900 billion pandemic stimulus bill, which includes transit funding. The $14 billion earmarked for all public transportation across the nation in the new legislation is less than half of the $32 billion transit agencies and advocates were pushing for to prevent service cuts. These reductions would disproportionately i