Principle Over Party

The following is from the neighborhood coordinator who is leading a campaign to help a fellow neighbor in need. This neighbor lives across the street from me and is in great financial need. Please read the letter below and pass it along to other bloggers to spread the word about this need.

Lennie

Friends,

We are on a journey together to save a home from Foreclosure. Debbi Tepper passed away on May 29^th leaving behind a husband, George, who is need of a kidney transplant; a son, Brandon Tepper who is twelve years old; and a daughter Jamie who is 23.

Debbi was admitted to Condell Hospital in Libertyville, Illinois on May 21, 2008 with a mysterious illness that aggressively ravaged her body to the point where she became paralyzed. She was on a feeding tube and ventilator. She also received a tracheotomy. This illness eventually attacked her body to the point where her brain was no longer functioning leaving her on life support, until eventually the family had to let her go.

Debbi is at peace now, but her family is not. The government was declaring a Sherriff’s sale on her home the very same day she passed away. An extension was able to be obtained until July 28^th, 2008. That is the day the house is up for auction.

George, her husband has Polycystic Kidney Disease (PKD). Because of his PKD, he is in immediate need of a second kidney transplant. He goes to dialysis three times a week and is awaiting a second kidney transplant. The extensive medical bills the family has incurred has forced them to get far behind on their house payments.

Jamie just graduated from college only to eventually see her mother who was the picture of perfect health die from a mysterious illness which violated her body in less than two weeks. Jamie and Brandon have gone through more than any child should ever have to in a lifetime.

Debbi was the hub of our entire neighborhood Lakewood Hills in Round Lake Beach Illinois. Brandon, her son, is undoubtedly the most popular child in the neighborhood. He does not deserve to lose the home he has grown up in.

We are on a mission to save their home and we need your help! Please give ASAP to “Team Up For The Teppers” at any Fifth Third Bank Location, donate online at DebbiTepper.com, or mail a donation to the following Fifth Third Bank address:

Fifth Third Bank
Attn: Randy Angsten
750 Northwest Hwy
Cary, IL 60013

Thank you for your kind support. Everyone is telling me it looks hopeless but I am believing God for a miracle! Please give from your heart. We are on a massive fundraising campaign in our community and we are not giving up! Keep the Faith.

Friends of The Tepper Family.