Draper Family Gets Heat for Christmas Today
PR Newswire
DRAPER, Utah, Dec. 23, 2011
DRAPER, Utah, Dec. 23, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — The Olson Family in Draper lost their heat last week and it could not have come at a worse time. A series of very difficult family events have left the Olson’s without money for heat, without money for food and without money to bring their father and husband Brent home for Christmas. But a surprise is coming to the Olson’s today! Action Plumbing & Heating is bringing Brent home for Christmas, dressing him in a Santa Suit to surprise the Christmas out of his family! That’s not all. Brent will be delivering a brand new furnace that Action has donated to the Olson’s free of charge and will install the furnace today! The Olson’s have been making comments of “frost bite” but still have an unbelievably positive attitude! Mother Donna said she has “banged her foot on the ground to distract herself from the pain. But hey, there are a lot more families worse off than us.” They don’t know it yet, but today Action will install a new furnace in their home. It will be a very warm and very Merry Christmas indeed.
Brent had to take a job in California and has had his own rough road recently. Without medical insurance, he found himself $32,000 in debt to a California hospital when he went into a diabetic coma. Donna has been holding down the fort but almost lost it to Foreclosure this year. Her parents took out a loan to save the home and temporarily save the family.
Donna and Brent together have 4 children at home, three just back from college for the holidays. Of course they just came home to a freezing house and offered to “sell their school books” to raise enough money to buy the heater. Their children are Jordan (22) BYU Idaho, Ashley (20) UVU (Utah Valley University), Jacklin (19) UVU and Landin (14) who attends Alta High School.
THE BIG SURPRISE:
Today 11:30am
Meet at: Sprucewood Elementary School
DRAPER Corner of South 1000 East and Hidden Valley Drive (12025S)
Then, we will travel two blocks to their house and surprise them!
Contact: Nate Di Palma 435-640-3856 (cell) nate@conceptmrk.com
Just saw the story on Ksl about the Olsen family and I wanted to say how nice that is if you guys. Have a Merry Christmas!