ELBRIDGE #- There is a lot to be said for a small town.
Just ask the family of Alex Williams.
Alex, a sixth-grader at Jordan-Elbridge school, was hit by car on March 13, while trying to catch the bus to school. In the accident, the young girl sustained numerous broken bones and several internal injuries and has spent the last two months in the hospital in Syracuse.
“She is doing good all things considered,” Laura Williams, Alex's aunt, said. “She'll probably be in the hospital at least another two weeks. She is going to rehabilitation and then she'll be home and still have to go to rehab. They can only do so much right now because she can't put too much weight on her legs right now, but she is doing good.”
In a small community like Elbridge, this kind of story hits home and touches the lives of so many people.
It didn't take long for various community organizations to step up to lend a helping hand to the Williams family. Saturday morning, the Elbridge Community Church in conjunction with the Jordan-Elbridge Civic Society hosted a pancake breakfast on Williams' behalf at the Elbridge Fire House.
“We've got so much support,” Laura said. #”People from the school, the church, the JESC has done all the cooking. The church did a lot of the organizing; people have made donations, all the food, silent auction items. We have a board with all the names of all the sponsors that have helped so much and donated so much to make this possible. There is more than 50 of them. We are so grateful for their help.“
The fire house was packed and people were lining up out the door and into the street, waiting to get in to show their support for Alex in her time of need.
“That is the kind of community this is,” Erica Gleason said. “This is the kind of thing that just makes you want to help out however you can. And I'm glad to be here and be able to do my part to help out their family and help that little girl.”
Laura Williams said that people were flocking in, not just from the Jordan-Elbridge area, but from surrounding communities like Auburn, Baldwinsville and Camillus.
“It is absolutely overwhelming,” she said. #“We didn't really expect this many people and we certainly didn't expect people to be lined up out the door. It is really overwhelming. I guess we didn't really realize how many lives Alex has touched.”
Laura said the entire family was moved that so many people were willing help Alex.
“Rhonda was in tears,” Laura said, speaking about Alex's mother. “She knew she was going to be with Alex today and she asked me to handle everything. We all have been ready to cry today. This is just amazing to us that so many people have helped and being here today and seeing all these people is really overwhelming for me and for our family.”
To help
Donations to help Alex Williams and her family can be sent to Alexandra Williams Benefit Fund, c/o Laura Williams, P.O. Box 96, Elbridge, NY 13060
Alex, a sixth-grader at Jordan-Elbridge school, was hit by car on March 13, while trying to catch the bus to school. In the accident, the young girl sustained numerous broken bones and several internal injuries and has spent the last two months in the hospital in Syracuse.
“She is doing good all things considered,” Laura Williams, Alex's aunt, said. “She'll probably be in the hospital at least another two weeks. She is going to rehabilitation and then she'll be home and still have to go to rehab. They can only do so much right now because she can't put too much weight on her legs right now, but she is doing good.”
In a small community like Elbridge, this kind of story hits home and touches the lives of so many people.
It didn't take long for various community organizations to step up to lend a helping hand to the Williams family. Saturday morning, the Elbridge Community Church in conjunction with the Jordan-Elbridge Civic Society hosted a pancake breakfast on Williams' behalf at the Elbridge Fire House.
“We've got so much support,” Laura said. #”People from the school, the church, the JESC has done all the cooking. The church did a lot of the organizing; people have made donations, all the food, silent auction items. We have a board with all the names of all the sponsors that have helped so much and donated so much to make this possible. There is more than 50 of them. We are so grateful for their help.“
The fire house was packed and people were lining up out the door and into the street, waiting to get in to show their support for Alex in her time of need.
“That is the kind of community this is,” Erica Gleason said. “This is the kind of thing that just makes you want to help out however you can. And I'm glad to be here and be able to do my part to help out their family and help that little girl.”
Laura Williams said that people were flocking in, not just from the Jordan-Elbridge area, but from surrounding communities like Auburn, Baldwinsville and Camillus.
“It is absolutely overwhelming,” she said. #“We didn't really expect this many people and we certainly didn't expect people to be lined up out the door. It is really overwhelming. I guess we didn't really realize how many lives Alex has touched.”
Laura said the entire family was moved that so many people were willing help Alex.
“Rhonda was in tears,” Laura said, speaking about Alex's mother. “She knew she was going to be with Alex today and she asked me to handle everything. We all have been ready to cry today. This is just amazing to us that so many people have helped and being here today and seeing all these people is really overwhelming for me and for our family.”
To help
Donations to help Alex Williams and her family can be sent to Alexandra Williams Benefit Fund, c/o Laura Williams, P.O. Box 96, Elbridge, NY 13060
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