Donate To The Families of the Five People We Lost Friday As They Served Our Community

Heather here, compelled to blog today for one simple reason:

I hope you'll help the families of those we lost in Friday's tragedies by donating some money to any of their various funds.

Hey, even a buck will help them out. Wait until payday if you need to and put this on your to-do list. There are five families planning for funerals they had hoped not to plan for many years to come. Any of us who has ever lost a loved one knows how expenses can pile up after a death and money from the community is a great comfort. It's still not as much of a comfort, however, as knowing that people donated to your loved one's memorial fund because they were touched by your loss. Let's make sure these five families know how much their loved ones touched our lives.

The following is all the donation information you'll need in order to express your sorrow for their loss. Thank you so much for helping those who have helped our community.

The Jim Cox & Scott Bowerbank Memorial Fund at M&I Bank

The families of Cox and Bowerbank are now donating their funds to the family of Phoenix Police Officer George Cortez Jr., who was gunned down Friday in Maryvale. Officer Cortez leaves behind a young wife and two small children.

Go to M&I Bank and donate to account #0044336897

100 Club Survivor's Fund In Memory of Officer George Cortez

Donate to Officer Cortez through the 100 Club Survivor's Fund in memory of Officer George Cortez. Call the 100 Club at 602-485-0100 or go online to 100club.org.

Channel 15 Has Two Separate Memorial Funds

Both funds are at Wells Fargo.

If you want to donate to Craig Smith's memorial fund, it is account # 2449644364.

If you want to donate to Rick Krolack's memorial fund, it is account # 2449644356.