Neighbors Help Business Owner After Fire

Rehoboth residents are pitching in to help a local wood sculptor.

A GoFundMe account has been launched to provide financial assistance to Mike Higgins, whose business was destroyed by fire over the weekend.

Organizers Tom and Kim Ranley posted:

“Mike is passionate about his work and loves making people happy with it. Mike’s work can be seen throughout our community, including in the high school, Munroe Feeds, and most visible now in front of Camp Ramsbottom. For those of you that know Mike, I’m sure you feel as we do, that Mike is one of the nicest people you will meet. Mike is a people person and greets everyone with a smile and loves to meet and connect with new people.”

“On November 17th, there was a fire at Mike’s work site on Winthrop St. in Rehoboth, and he lost everything. Mike lost all of his chainsaws and tools as well as many commissioned sculptures that were waiting to be delivered and others that were in the works. Mike was working on his inventory for the holidays and lost it all with no insurance to fall back on. We are hoping that Mike will be able to continue doing what he loves and that we can help him do that, but he has lost his only source of income and may need some financial assistance in the meantime as well.”

As of Monday afternoon, $7,340 was raised from 80 donors. The fundraising goal was $5000.  

For information on how to help, visit: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-mike-higgins-rebuild-after-the-fire?qid=09a769be8b9bc77405e91f1ced775c91