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Murray Picot presents the big cheque to Debbie Barber
House fire victim Debbie Barber was thrilled when Lions Warkworth treasurer Murray Picot handed over a check for $1910 – proceeds from a joint Lions and Mahurangi Matters appeal.
The appeal was launched to assist Debbie after fire gutted her Warkworth home in May.
Debbie said she was “gobsmacked” by the amount raised by Mahurangi Matters readers and others.
“I would like to thank the community and businesses for their kind and generous donations. You are the best community that anyone can live in. Thank you again,” she said.
Debbie said she still does not know the cause of the fire and was awaiting a report from her insurance company to see what would happen next.
She said the house was so extensively damaged that she hoped it would be bulldozed and rebuilt from scratch rather than repaired.
Debbie has found temporary rental accommodation not far from her Palmer Street home.
