Not Too Late to Help

by Dave on Mar 5, 2009 12:31 AM PST

At the game last night the Blazers were taking donations to help the family of Nathan Vredevelt, a young man with Down's Syndrome who got separated from his guardians at a Blazer game and was struck trying to cross I-5 on foot. His family has no insurance. Though the Blazers matched donations from last night's game I'm certain that more are needed, with or without the matching.

Here's the website the Blazers have up. Check it out and see if you can help.

--Dave (blazersub@yahoo.com)

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thanks for the note, Dave

I didn’t get this entire story before.. the Blazers initial press release was all I had heard about it; they kind of made it sound like a very different kind of accident.. this is such a sad story and tough break for this family..

it is great how the Blazer organizations jumped for the chance the generate support for them..

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by idoltime on Mar 5, 2009 6:04 AM PST reply actions

Best wishes to the kid

terrible :/

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by leeroyjenkins on Mar 5, 2009 8:13 AM PST reply actions

How much was donated last night?

anyone know?

by TheWorkz on Mar 5, 2009 8:48 AM PST reply actions

According to the blazer website, 21k as of this morning by the fans, 10k by the blazers, 10k by a church whose name I cannot recall.

by himynameisjoey on Mar 5, 2009 8:50 AM PST up reply actions

Southlake

"We don't back down to nobody." --Joel Przybilla

by hurryup09 on Mar 5, 2009 2:17 PM PST up reply actions

Keith Jardine Goes there..

and he is fighting Rampage Jackson on Saturday.. :)

by TheWorkz on Mar 5, 2009 6:20 PM PST up reply actions

Ahhh..

Now I see on their homepage.. :)

by TheWorkz on Mar 5, 2009 8:51 AM PST reply actions

Good job dave.

My prayers for this kid, and his.

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by faith on Mar 5, 2009 12:29 PM PST reply actions

Sad news

Unfortunately Nathan passed away this afternoon. He’ll be cheering for the Blazers from Heaven tonight.

by unblindloyalty on Mar 5, 2009 12:44 PM PST reply actions

Source?

Been scouring the news and can’t find that update?

by TheWorkz on Mar 5, 2009 2:16 PM PST up reply actions

If correct, I'm sure the family will still need help with their medical bills

"We don't back down to nobody." --Joel Przybilla

by hurryup09 on Mar 5, 2009 2:18 PM PST up reply actions

Great note Dave ...

Hope the family does okay during this very difficult time.

by Nate Timmons on Mar 5, 2009 1:35 PM PST reply actions

Sad Ending

Just heard on wheels after work that the young man has passed away. Very sad. Pray for them.

by BandWagonFan on Mar 5, 2009 2:19 PM PST reply actions

RIP

Nathan

I try to help with everything," Fernandez said. "If the coach says go rebound, I go rebound. I work for the team.

""If I'm playing this game to get media and attention, I shouldn't be here," Aldridge said. "I'm here to play basketball, and do what I can do to help this team win."

by Dragonage on Mar 5, 2009 2:19 PM PST reply actions

95.5 and KXL both confirm the sad news, just on the radio

Nathan has indeed passed away. Please send your prayers out for the family, and hurryup09 is probably right, they will likely still need help with the medical bills, so please continue to donate if you can.

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by GustyJ on Mar 5, 2009 2:19 PM PST reply actions

Our deepest condolances to the family of Nathan

What a tragedy to lose someone in such a way and yet thank the Lord that Nathan is now at peace and has no more pain, no more suffering.

God bless.

Sophia

Though patience be a tired mare, yet she will plod. - William Shakespeare

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violets in bloom
Sophia’s in love
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by BlazerFan1 on Mar 5, 2009 2:35 PM PST reply actions

Hope the family finds a way to deal with this. I also hope the drivers who were involved find a way to cope as well. No one wins in a sad story like this.

by ArbyOSU on Mar 5, 2009 2:56 PM PST reply actions