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The Pella Fire Department is thankful for the support they received to help a firefighting family remember the death of an infant.
Pella Fire Chief Doug Van Gorkom tells KNIA/KRLS News the department held a boot drive throughout the community to collect donations for the Braafhart family. The funds support memorial services held to remember Naomi Lynn Braafhart, who died shortly after birth on September 12th.
Van Gorkom says they were helped by many outside the area in addition to donations made locally.
Those who would like to help the Braafhart family can do so by mailing donations to the Pella Fire Department at PO Box 88 in Pella. Checks should be made payable to the Braafhart family.