Jessica Johnson — a well-known community volunteer, business owner and former city council candidate — is coordinating a community relief effort to help the families that were displaced by a significant fire Thursday near the corner of Brackett and Myrtle streets.
“I know this community, and I love that so many people are rallying to help these families” Johnson told the Gazette on Friday morning.
Johnson said she is coordinating her efforts with city officials and non-profit agencies.
“My heart aches for these families, and I want to do everything possible to help them,” she said.
In less than 24 hours after the fire was contained and extinguished, Johnson said she has already heard from dozens of people who all want to donate funds, clothing and furniture for the affected families.
Johnson, 41, is the owner of Soul Stitcher, an alteration and sewing craft store on Main Street. She is also married, the mother of five children, a moderator of a local social media page and volunteers her time as a trumpet player for the Alumni Band, a collection of musicians who performed during their high school years with either the Biddeford High School or Thornton Academy bands.
If you want to help the victims of Thursday’s fire, Johnson said people should send her an email to soulstitchersewing@gmail.com
“I just want this to be coordinated so that we can maximize our efforts to help these families,” Johnson said.
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Randy Seaver is the editor and founder of the Biddeford Gazette. He may be contacted by email: randy@randyseaver.com
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