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Help Steve and Barbara Keogh rebuild there home

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Hello my name is Josh Keogh, 
At 3am this morning (2/2/2020) we lost our family home to a bushfire  in Wyndham on the far south coast of NSW. I have set up this page in an attempt to raise some much needed funds to help my parents during this devastating time.
The fire that tore through our property had been raging all day and unfavourable wind conditions during the night placed our home directly in the most intense part of the fires front rendering any attempts to save the home useless. 
My father (Steve) began building the home over 30 years ago and in that time it has seen the birth of children and many pets, the planting of trees and gardens, marriages and deaths, laughter and tears, and through all this it has become the beating heart of our family and the safe space that we can all retreat to when we need to feel the comfort and tenderness that only a family home can provide. 
My brother and I went out today to inspect the damage for the first time and from a lifetime of possessions we managed to only find a few small ceramic items amongst the devastation, it was an extremely emotional experience to witness the home you were born in reduced to nothing more then ash, rubble and melted glass. 
because the home was continually a work in progress with extensions and add ons a constant spectacle, it was unfortunately underinsured meaning the insurance money my parents do receive will be inadequate to rebuild the home, they also lacked any contents insurance so are left only with the things they could manage to pull out in the days leading up to the fire. 
My Father suffers a physical disability due to a work accident 7 years ago and is no longer able to work, meaning my Mother (Barbara) is the sole income earner for the family. Prior to the fire they were already financially stretched as many Australian families are and this disaster is an extremely cruel blow at this stage of there lives.
Any donations during this difficult period would be greatly appreciated and if you do decide to donate please know that it is going to a great cause and every dollar will be used to help rebuild my parents dream. 
Thank you kindly.

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Joshua Keogh
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New South Wales

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