Photos courtesy of FHP.
Florida Highway patrol troopers replaced school supplies for a family after their house burned down Wednesday, Aug. 19.
At 6:30 a.m. Lakeland district troopers were headed to their patrol zone when they spotted a house fire at 3815 Sparkman Road. The troopers arrived at the home and made sure the family was safe.
Fire rescue personnel arrived after and extinguished the blaze.
The fire claimed all of the family’s possessions. However, FHP troopers and the community have rallied around the family within hours, purchasing the needed school supplies and other necessities. Plant City Wal-Mart provided gift cards to the family and FHP is receiving other donations at the Lakeland or Tampa FHP stations located at 3247 Lakeland Hills Boulevard, Lakeland and 11305 N. McKinley Drive, Tampa respectively.
The 13-year-old daughter also lost a computer needed for school. She attends Marshal Middle School. The 8-year-old son, who suffers from Down Syndrome, attends Wilson Peters in Dover.
Clothes sizes are as follows:
Mother: Size Large, 14
Son: Size 6 to 7
Daughter: Medium, size 6 to 7
Eighth grade school supply list
- 12 No. 2 Pencils
- 2 Glue Sticks
- 1 White Glue
- 1 Pink Erasers
- 1 White Eraser
- 1 Pkg. Washable Felt Markers
- 1 Pair Scissors
- 1 Pencil Case
- 10 Pocket Folders
- 2 Pkg. Lined Paper
- 1 Pkg. Plain Paper
- 4 Lined Notebooks
- 10 Blue Pens
- 3 Red Pens
- 1 Ruler
- 1 Pkg. Pencil Crayons
- 2, 1-inch Binders
- 8 Subject Dividers
- 1 Scientific Calculator
- 1 Geometry Set
- 1 Pocket Dictionary
- 1 Thesaurus
- 1 Pencil Sharpener 3 Highlighter Pens
- 1 Agenda Book/Student Planner
- 1 Stapler
- 1 Staple Remover
- 3 Highlighter Pens
