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Over $45,000 Raised at Richelle Heacock Benefit
Photos and Story by Bob Walter

At the entrance to the high school commons, a tapestry of donor signatures adorned a banner displaying an inspirational, Biblical quote. Organizers estimate that as of Monday, January 25, the amount raised from the combined event has topped $45,000, with donations continuing to come in!

The generous outpouring of support for injured Eatonville High School graduate Richelle Heacock was evident in many ways Saturday at EHS. Here in the hallway between the commons and the gym, baked goods of all kinds tempted the well-wishers.

Volunteers preparing the Richelle Heacock Fund dinner and raffle provided a huge assortment of raffle items. The event concluded with a live auction.

People attending the benefit event for Richelle Heacock and her family last Saturday night browsed the many items to be awarded in a raffle drawing. Next door in the commons, hundreds more enjoyed a spaghetti dinner.

Raffle and Benefit Dinner for Richelle Heacock Fund...

Fund raising bracelets are new and ready for the benefit.

Benefit Details...

What: Raffle and Spaghetti Dinner Benefit (spaghetti, salad, garlic
bread, coffee, and punch)

Where: Eatonville High School Commons

When: Saturday, January 23 from 4 - 8ish p.m.

Who: Everyone!

Why: Help raise money for the Richelle Heacock Fund

NFL player, Brandon Gibson, a graduate of Rogers High School is expected to attend the benefitwith his sister, Sherelle, and family.

For a List of Items for the Benefit Please see Benefit Donations

      Richelle Heacock remains at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle after a devastating one-car accident January 4. She suffered a spinal injury and will be paralyzed from the chest down according to the prognosis. The college student and graduate of Eatonville High School was on her way to a benefit for Deputy Kent Mundel in Eatonville when the accident occurred. Richelle is the youngest daughter of Pierce County Sheriff Deputy John Heacock and his wife, Peggy. Deputy Mundell was killed in the line of duty leaving a wife and two kids.
    Richelle is undergoing intensive physical therapy and is able to lift her left arm nearly over her head reports the online updates. She has months of hospitalization and therapy in front of her, yet Richelle keeps her sunny disposition and says she is determined to walk again.
     You may read Richelle's story at CaringBridge / richelleheacock / Welcome.Caring Bridge is sponsored by Harborview and, along with a daily journal , you will also find a guest book and photographs. The bracelets shown above arrived recently. Five dollars for a bracelet goes to the Heacock Family Fund.
    To learn more about obtaining a bracelet please see the family fund Web site Heacock Fund Home. This site contains information about fund raisers and other news. The remodel of the Heacock home in Ashford, to make the home accessible for Richelle, is on schedule. An army of volunteers have been working for weeks to adapt the hom. Tim Miner, project manager gives updates at the site.
   Thirty donations jars have been set up at businesses in Eatonville, Ashford and Graham. There will be a concert to raise for the Mundell and Heacock families January 31, at the Swiss Tavern in Tacoma. See Mundell-Heacock Concert for details.
    For more about the Heacock Family on ENN please see below.

Richelle Heacock Keeps Smiling

Mom Peggy Heacock, Christina King (Cousin), Sherylee (Me), and Richelle having fun in the ICU at 1:00 am several days ago.

What is Left of Her Car...

"Card Train of Hope and Love" for Heacock Family...

(courtesy photo)

College student Richelle Heacock was severely injured in a car accident January 4. She is at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle. She is paralyzed from the waist down and is beginning arduous and long-term therapy. According to the Caring Bridge Web site sponsored by Harborview there have been 10,425 family and friends who have visited Richelle's pages. There is a guestbook on the site, a journal detailing her injuries, treatment and progress and photographs which include photos of the smashed car. The link to her site can be found below.

"Heal by Helping...

from Marlayne Elliff
January 10, 2009

     The Heacock's live in Ashford, and are graduates from Eatonville High School. I just read the last journal from her parents. I can remember how much a card means and uplifts parents and patient in this trying time. It would be great to cover Richelle's wall with the many blessings of good cheer, hope and smiles from all the people whom the Heacock family knows, and those the family doesn't know.
    I can also remember how a card with a surprise in it helped with the burden of expense...coffee cards, meals cards, gas money...this is a time that the family needs to be uplifted and carried... as I remember just one less thing to worry about.
   The stress is over whelming and the worry too much to express. This is a way the community can heal by helping.
   Call this The Card Train of Hope and Love...to wrap the Heacock family in many blessings. Also the Caring Bridge has a great web site and a way to help the family CaringBridge / richelleheacock / My Story.
   Hope this helps. My card goes in the mail tomorrow morning with something special enclosed for the family..

    Miss Richelle Heacock(Patient)
    c/o Harborview Medical Center
    325 Ninth Avenue
    Seattle,WA 98104

(Publisher's Note: For more about how to help the Heacock family please see Heacock Family)

Breaking News: Important Meeting to Assist Heacock Family.

Meeting Tonight for Richelle Heacock Badly Injured in Car Accident January 4...

(courtesy photo)

College student Richelle was badly injured during a one car accident on her way to a benefit for the family of fallen Sheriff's Deputy Kent Mundell.

       by Jody Woodcock
       submitted by Christine Fitzer
       January 8, 20010

Monday night, Richelle Heacock was on her way home from college to be with her parents for Deputy Kent Mundell's memorial when she was involved in a car accident that could have easily taken her life. Deputy John Heacock and his wife, Peggy, are celebrating the fact that their youngest daughter is alive, but report that she did suffer a spinal injury that will most likely leave her paralyzed from the waist down. Richelle is determined to work hard through her rehabilitation and recover fully from her injuries.

In the meantime, the Sheriff's Department and numerous others who know, and love, the Heacock family would like to retrofit/remodel their current home to make sure it is capable of supporting this inspiring young woman consider it our own version of "Extreme Home Makeover." We have a tremendous community who wants, and needs, to help do something positive in light of what has happened to the Lakewood Police Department and the PCSD/Mountain Detachment over the past two months.

Volunteers from the Mountain Detachment and Department of Emergency Management are organizing the many community volunteers toward a common vision of remodeling John and Peggy's house over the next 4-5 weeks. The first volunteer organizing meeting set for tonight, 5 p.m. at the Eatonville Community Center (305 Center Street West). The Pierce County Guild will be providing the refreshments through the Eatonville Bakery and Jebinos Restaurant.

We are asking any interested volunteers to either attend the meeting tonight or send an e-mail with your name, contact information and what skills you can bring. The e-mail is heacockfund@gmail.com and volunteer coordinators will respond. There are several General Contractors interested in helping move this from vision to completion and now we are seeking any volunteers from our County family who wish to help. We need all skill sets from professional construction, concrete skills, carpentry, cooking, ability to organize or manage things, ability to work a shovel, hammer, etc and etc.. If you want to be a part of this positive community undertaking, let us know what you can do and we will find a place for you.
So, if interested, either attend the meeting on Friday or send an e-mail to the address noted above. Financial donations are also being accepted through Tapco Credit Union or First Community Bank in Eatonville.

(Publisher's Note: A Web site has been set up through Harborview's Caring Bridge. For Richelle's story, updates and a guest book can be found at CaringBridge / richelleheacock / Welcome.)


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	Over $45,000 Raised at Richelle Heacock Benefit Photos and Story by Bob Walter At the entrance to the high school commons, a tapestry of donor signatures adorned a banner displaying an inspirational, Biblical quote. Organizers estimate that as of Monday, January 25, the amount raised from the combined event has topped $45,000, with donations continuing to come in! The generous outpouring of support for injured Eatonville High School graduate Richelle Heacock was evident in many ways Saturday at EHS. Here in the hallway between the commons and the gym, baked goods of all kinds tempted the well-wishers. Volunteers preparing the Richelle Heacock Fund dinner and raffle provided a huge assortment of raffle items. The event concluded with a live auction. People attending the benefit event for Richelle Heacock and her family last Saturday night browsed the many items to be awarded in a raffle drawing. Next door in the commons, hundreds more enjoyed a spaghetti dinner. *Raffle and Benefit Dinner for Richelle Heacock Fund...* Fund raising bracelets are new and ready for the benefit. Benefit Details... What: Raffle and Spaghetti Dinner Benefit (spaghetti, salad, garlic bread, coffee, and punch) Where: Eatonville High School Commons When: Saturday, January 23 from 4 - 8ish p.m. Who: Everyone! Why: Help raise money for the Richelle Heacock Fund NFL player, Brandon Gibson, a graduate of Rogers High School is expected to attend the benefitwith his sister, Sherelle, and family. *For a List of Items for the Benefit Please see* *Benefit Donations* Richelle Heacock remains at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle after a devastating one-car accident January 4. She suffered a spinal injury and will be paralyzed from the chest down according to the prognosis. The college student and graduate of Eatonville High School was on her way to a benefit for Deputy Kent Mundel in Eatonville when the accident occurred. Richelle is the youngest daughter of Pierce County Sheriff Deputy John Heacock and his wife, Peggy. Deputy Mundell was killed in the line of duty leaving a wife and two kids. Richelle is undergoing intensive physical therapy and is able to lift her left arm nearly over her head reports the online updates. She has months of hospitalization and therapy in front of her, yet Richelle keeps her sunny disposition and says she is determined to walk again. You may read Richelle's story at CaringBridge / richelleheacock / Welcome.Caring Bridge is sponsored by Harborview and, along with a daily journal , you will also find a guest book and photographs. The bracelets shown above arrived recently. Five dollars for a bracelet goes to the Heacock Family Fund. To learn more about obtaining a bracelet please see the family fund Web site Heacock Fund Home. This site contains information about fund raisers and other news. The remodel of the Heacock home in Ashford, to make the home accessible for Richelle, is on schedule. An army of volunteers have been working for weeks to adapt the hom. Tim Miner, project manager gives updates at the site. Thirty donations jars have been set up at businesses in Eatonville, Ashford and Graham. There will be a concert to raise for the Mundell and Heacock families January 31, at the Swiss Tavern in Tacoma. See Mundell-Heacock Concert for details. For more about the Heacock Family on ENN please see below. *Richelle Heacock Keeps Smiling* Mom Peggy Heacock, Christina King (Cousin), Sherylee (Me), and Richelle having fun in the ICU at 1:00 am several days ago. What is Left of Her Car... "Card Train of Hope and Love" for Heacock Family... (courtesy photo) College student Richelle Heacock was severely injured in a car accident January 4. She is at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle. She is paralyzed from the waist down and is beginning arduous and long-term therapy. According to the Caring Bridge Web site sponsored by Harborview there have been 10,425 family and friends who have visited Richelle's pages. There is a guestbook on the site, a journal detailing her injuries, treatment and progress and photographs which include photos of the smashed car. The link to her site can be found below. "Heal by Helping... from Marlayne Elliff January 10, 2009 The Heacock's live in Ashford, and are graduates from Eatonville High School. I just read the last journal from her parents. I can remember how much a card means and uplifts parents and patient in this trying time. It would be great to cover Richelle's wall with the many blessings of good cheer, hope and smiles from all the people whom the Heacock family knows, and those the family doesn't know. I can also remember how a card with a surprise in it helped with the burden of expense...coffee cards, meals cards, gas money...this is a time that the family needs to be uplifted and carried... as I remember just one less thing to worry about. The stress is over whelming and the worry too much to express. This is a way the community can heal by helping. Call this The Card Train of Hope and Love...to wrap the Heacock family in many blessings. Also the Caring Bridge has a great web site and a way to help the family CaringBridge / richelleheacock / My Story. Hope this helps. My card goes in the mail tomorrow morning with something special enclosed for the family.. Miss Richelle Heacock(Patient) c/o Harborview Medical Center 325 Ninth Avenue Seattle,WA 98104 (Publisher's Note: For more about how to help the Heacock family please see Heacock Family) Breaking News: Important Meeting to Assist Heacock Family. *Meeting Tonight for Richelle Heacock Badly Injured in Car Accident January 4...* (courtesy photo) College student Richelle was badly injured during a one car accident on her way to a benefit for the family of fallen Sheriff's Deputy Kent Mundell. by Jody Woodcock submitted by Christine Fitzer January 8, 20010 Monday night, Richelle Heacock was on her way home from college to be with her parents for Deputy Kent Mundell's memorial when she was involved in a car accident that could have easily taken her life. Deputy John Heacock and his wife, Peggy, are celebrating the fact that their youngest daughter is alive, but report that she did suffer a spinal injury that will most likely leave her paralyzed from the waist down. Richelle is determined to work hard through her rehabilitation and recover fully from her injuries. In the meantime, the Sheriff's Department and numerous others who know, and love, the Heacock family would like to retrofit/remodel their current home to make sure it is capable of supporting this inspiring young woman consider it our own version of "Extreme Home Makeover." We have a tremendous community who wants, and needs, to help do something positive in light of what has happened to the Lakewood Police Department and the PCSD/Mountain Detachment over the past two months. Volunteers from the Mountain Detachment and Department of Emergency Management are organizing the many community volunteers toward a common vision of remodeling John and Peggy's house over the next 4-5 weeks. The first volunteer organizing meeting set for tonight, 5 p.m. at the Eatonville Community Center (305 Center Street West). The Pierce County Guild will be providing the refreshments through the Eatonville Bakery and Jebinos Restaurant. We are asking any interested volunteers to either attend the meeting tonight or send an e-mail with your name, contact information and what skills you can bring. The e-mail is heacockfund@gmail.com and volunteer coordinators will respond. There are several General Contractors interested in helping move this from vision to completion and now we are seeking any volunteers from our County family who wish to help. We need all skill sets from professional construction, concrete skills, carpentry, cooking, ability to organize or manage things, ability to work a shovel, hammer, etc and etc.. If you want to be a part of this positive community undertaking, let us know what you can do and we will find a place for you. So, if interested, either attend the meeting on Friday or send an e-mail to the address noted above. Financial donations are also being accepted through Tapco Credit Union or First Community Bank in Eatonville. *(Publisher's Note:* A Web site has been set up through Harborview's Caring Bridge. For Richelle's story, updates and a guest book can be found at CaringBridge / richelleheacock / Welcome.)** Back to Top Back to Front Page





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