Dear Kimberly Moore Foundation,
 
My name is Kym Jackson, my parents and I lost our family home to the Eaton wildfire that
began on January 7th.  We are a family of 5, which consists of my parents Desper and Cheryl,
myself, Kym and my lovely little ladies, Kenji (15) and Kalea (9).
 
It was an ordinary day, with ordinary activities, however, it was extremely windy. On my way
home from work that evening, I noticed the mountains near our neighborhood were on fire. I
called my mother to inquire, but she was completely unaware of it. Shortly after 8pm the
neighbors came by to let us know they had received an evacuation message from a friend and
suggested we maybe leave the area as a precaution, as they were leaving themselves.
As I stood in the front yard looking at the orange glow in the distance, I was oblivious to the
destruction it had already caused. We’ve been threatened with fires before. But none had ever
burned any homes. It was too far…“it’ll never make it over here” is what we thought with
confidence. We left with the idea we’d just return the next day.
 
That next day was one we’ll never forget. When we got the news that our home had burned, our
hearts broke. We became completely numb when we learned, not only was our home lost, but
the whole neighborhood. That news crushed us. But it didn’t end there, we learned my
daughter’s school (Pasadena Rosebud) had burned, as well as her father’s home. When we
returned to assess the damages, nothing could have prepared us to see the unimaginable
destruction that now haunts us in our sleep. We try to find comfort in our memories, and
strength by leaning on the love and support of others who have lost their homes, faith, family
and friends. But it is hard and it hurts. Our home was on Palm street.  It was our piece of the
pie in the sky. It was the hub for many family holidays and gatherings and for me, it was my
safe place.
 
The biggest wish we have is to be able to rebuild our home bigger and better, so we can resume
making memories for many years to come.
Some of the things that could help us along this journey would be ANY type of 
donations to go towards replacing major appliances when the time comes.
More immediate needs would be some furniture for items for the rental home we just
secured as our home away from home for the time being. 
 
Other items we could use: a Ring Doorbell camera, a tool kit with various tools, a tower fan, a
full bottom/twin top bunk bed, a queen bedroom set,  a Bluetooth wireless
speaker and BBQ grill.What could also bring a smile to my parent’s face, would be to get their recliner lift chairs
replaced if possible.
 
Kalea wished for a pair of rollerskates (size 6) to replace the ones she lost to the fire.
One thing I wish for is another digital picture frame. We lost ALL of our family photos in the fire.
We simply didn’t think to grab any. I had a digital picture frame that I won in a raffle with tons of
photos stored on them. It would have been great to take in a hurry but I didn’t think about it until it was too late. I’d like to get my hands on another one so I can load it with photos from my phone to have as a backup.
 
Thank you so much for your consideration, generosity and support.