[SCA-AE] House Fire in Ealdormere

[Vallawulf Rurikson]

In Ealdormere, Baron Brand Thorwaldsson (Blair Wettlaufer) and
Baroness Brianna (Yvonne Wettlaufer) have lost everything except
their lives in a fire that ripped through their home at 4 a.m. on
July 31.

Brianna and their two children, a 9 year old son and 7 year old
daughter, and their dog made it out of the house with seconds to
spare. Brand, who was house-sitting for friends who were at Pennsic,
said Brianna didn't even have time to grab her purse as the fire
consumed the house so fast.

They also lost their second car in the fire (their first car was
totaled in an accident on the way to Pennsic this week) and are
living in a hotel with pretty much nothing. An account for donations,
in the Wettlaufer's name, will be opened at the Scotiabank branch on
King Street East in Preston, Ontario, Canada today.

They will have temporary housing soon. Immediate needs are clothing,
toys/stuffed animals for the kids, food and stuff like that. So, gift
cards, checks can be sent to them at:

Blair & Yvonne Wettlaufer
Beverly Street Post Office Box 26016
Cambridge, ON N1R 8E8 CANADA

Gift certificates can also be sent via email at trillium (at) 
ealdormere (dot) ca or to checkyboy (at) gmail (dot) com.

When they have a chance to catch their breath and figure out what's
been lost, Brand will give us an update of specific SCA things that
they lost and we can start helping them rebuild. Any of you who have
spare heraldry books, I know that they had a fabulous library of
heraldry books
 Brianna's coronets and Middle Eastern garb are also
on the list


If you're sending stuff:

Brand is "your typical SCA fighter guy in Ealdormere"...6'0", 155 lbs.

Brianna is a cute little thing at 5'2" and self-described
as "Rubenesque"

Their son Alex (Otto the Black) is 9 and wears a size 7. He
likes "any color but orange."

Their daughter Katie (Katerina de Fleur) is 7 and wears a size 6X.
She likes pink and purple.

Newspaper articles:
http://news.therecord.com/article/222203
http://news.therecord.com/News/CanadaWorld/article/222616
http://news.therecord.com/News/Local/article/223076

Vallawulf
Ambassador, Atenveldt
Disaster Relief Coordinator, Atenveldt
480/275-0232