Dear Community,

With Love, The Rolls Family | Feb 08, 2022

In the early morning hours of January the 23, 2022, a raging fire consumed our barns, property, and livestock. The wind was so strong that burning ambers rained from the night sky onto our home as we carried our children into our vehicle. Through it all, we are thankful for our lives, with great appreciation we wish to recognize the Central Frontenac fire department. They arrived within minutes and conducted a professional and thorough service that lasted over nine hours. The sea of faces that responded to our fire, most of them strangers to us, will forever hold a dear place in our hearts. We wish to publicly thank them and their families for their eagerness to serve which, in the end, saved our house: Captain  S.Howes, Captain  D.Hole, Firefighter S.Gowdy, Firefighter C Roberts, Captain B. Young, Captain D. McGregor, Captain A.Kehoe, Captain T.Deschamps, Firefighter G. Conboy, Firefighter B. Peters, Firefighter T. Hughes, Captain K. Thibeault, Captain J Jackson, Fire Chief McDonough, Deputy Chief Riddell, District Chief Matson, South Frontenac and Sharbot Lake OPP, and Frontenac Paramedics. And we also want to thank Tysen Myers and Lance Cowdy from Public Works, and Cole Gemmil, as well as anyone else who contributed that we accidentally forgot to mention.

The loss has been difficult for us as a family, especially for our children. Our faith in God has allowed us to persevere through this challenging time. There is a lot of unknowns and learning to occur but with the help of our community we are determined to rebuild.

The outpouring of kindness and generosity has been tremendous. Therefore, we cannot pass up this opportunity to thank our neighbors and the community members who have reached out and connected with us in our time of need. Despite only living here in Parham for six short months, this outpouring of compassion demonstrated what true neighborly love is and we look forward to many more years in this community.

With Love, The Rolls Family