Dec 11, 2007 4:06 pm US/Eastern
Wellesley Boy's Generosity Helps Everett Victims
EVERETT (WBZ) ―
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Ten-year-old Peter Hereu's maturity and generosity is helping the victims of an Everett fire that left 13 families homeless.
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Demolition is underway on two of the homes in Everett destroyed by the explosion of a gas tanker truck.
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A 10-year-old boy has brought together people in Wellesley to help Everett families, whose homes burned to the ground after a tanker exploded last week in their neighborhood.
Peter Hereu is like a lot of other kids. He loves gym class and hockey but he also watches the news.
When the tanker explosion left 13 families homeless right before the holidays, it struck a cord with Peter.
"I felt sad because I wear shorts and a T-shirt to go to bed, and imagine going into the cold and you don't have any warm clothing," Peter said.
He decided to build donation boxes to collect clothing and toys to help the kids in Everett.
"I'm thinking crayons, coloring books, toys and clothes. Things like that," Peter said.
But before the boxes, Peter wrote a letter to the Wellesley newspaper asking residents to help.
Starting Wednesday, Peter's classmates at Bates School will start filling up the boxes. Peter is still trying to find out the ages of the kids in Everett so that he can get them exactly what they need for Christmas.
The American Red Cross and Eagle Bank of Massachusetts have both set up funds to help those people impacted by the explosion and fire.
If you'd like to donate you can call the Red Cross at 1-800-564-1234 or visit their Web site, www.redcross.org.
Eagle Bank is also accepting donations to help victims of the fire. For more information call 617-387-5110 or visit their Web site, www.bankeagle.com.
You can also mail a check directly to the bank. Send your donation to the Main Street Fire Relief Fund, C/O Eagle Bank, 466 Broadway, Everett, MA, 02149.
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