Gabriel Jaden Coates, 2 1/2 after a bath.

For the love of Gabriel.

We are striving to lay him in his final resting place. Please help make that happen soon.

HOW TO MAKE A DONATION

Our efforts are going full force and we are hoping with all hope that the funds will start to roll in much faster. The total needed for the coffin at this point in time is $1417.87. We have raised $170.00 in three days so you can probably feel our anxiousness in seeing this total in donations climb.

IMPORTANT NOTE:

The amount listed above is only for the coffin. To cover the burial plot and funeral services, we have been quoted $1602. 00 to cover that part of the service. It would also be nice to have some funds for the wake so we can cover some food and flowers for the grave. There is also some printing of memorial brochures that needs to be done.

If someone wants to help us with the posters and flyers and signs that Raven and I are printing tomorrow or with the Memorial brochures, please send a donation with that notation on it. It all goes to Angels for Gabriel Memorial Fund though.

We are printing flyers to circulate around Siskiyou county in hopes to inspire some local folks here to contribute to this effort of love and compassion for Gabriel and his family. That covers Weed, Mount Shasta and Yreka, California.

Gabriel is resting at the funeral parlor in Yreka so we will be staying close to him for this effort until the service on Wednesday. Afterwards, he will be transported by his father Woodstock to McKinleyville where the burial and wake will take place. We are waiting on final date, location and instructions from Woodstock (Loren) regarding those details. As soon as we know anything, it will be posted here.

We'll continue to post updates on the fundraiser so you will know where the help is needed.

If you want to send flowers, I would suggest sending them to the final resting place so I'll post that information soon. Cards should be mailed to :

Loren David O'Connor
1829 Cliff Avenue,
McKinleyville, California 95519.

Please leave your comments on this blog to let the family know you are thinking of them. Share your loving and compassionate words for them to read because they check this blog regularly.

As always, thank you for caring.

Angels for Gabriel

People need several ways to make donations to the fund for the Angels for Gabriel Memorial Fund. I am posting that information here to make it easier for those who don't have a paypal account.

To make a donation to the paypal account set up for Gabriel's memorial fund, email angelsforgabriel@gmail.com. Or click the button below which will take you directly there. There is a donation located in the sidebar of this blog as well.

Memorial Fund for Gabriel

Direct bank deposits can be sent to the account we established for this fund. Here are the instructions:

Bank Branch: Wells Fargo
Person managing account: Cheryl Lynn Gardner
Savings Account No: 5763972659
Routing Number: 121000248

Please send all money orders and checks payable to Cheryl Lynn Gardner with the memo Angels for Gabriel Memorial Fund. Mail to : 1829 Cliff Avenue, McKinleyville, California 95519.

Call to verify at 240-863-6250 on my cell if you send anything or email angelsforgabriel@gmail.com. We have a person on that end who will make bank deposits for us so we can access the funds while we are in the Yreka area.

Another option is to moneygram to Walmart in Yreka, California with the receiver noted as Cheryl or Rickey Gardner. Again, please confirm by email that you sent funds so they can be picked up. This is a viable pick up point until Wednesday morning. The first service will take place at 4:20 pm in Yreka when we pick up little Gabriel for transport to McKinleyville/Arcata, California. I just spoke to Woodstock today Saturday, May 30, 2009 and he is making cemetery plot decisions and will be making funeral arrangements on that end.

Wednesday evening June 3 until June 7, all moneygrams or Western Unions should be sent to Arcata, California with the receiver as Rickey or Cheryl Gardner.

The other option is to mail a check or pay by credit card directly to the Funeral parlor. The address is listed in the sidebar. Please notify by email to the same one given above if you make this choice so we can keep track of how much is being paid for the casket and how much we need for the services. We'll post a notice whenever the casket is paid in full, at which time all money should go to paypal or the bank account or to moneygram to handle the other arrangements.

Thank you for your donations and your love.
Summer Breeze

Remember family and friends, that someone will do it, is you. Please be part of the love and compassion this family needs so much right now. God bless us all.

Memorial Fund for Gabriel