'Outpouring of Love' for Family Displaced By Fire

A Manassas family whose home and belongings were significantly damaged by fire over a week ago has seen a tremendous "outpouring of love" from the community.

The family of five was displaced from their home on Signal Hill Drive on a Sunday afternoon after a fire started in the basement. The family was not home at the time of the fire, but most of their belongings were ruined.

Donations immediately started pouring in for the family from various community organizations, including churches, schools, and community centers in the area.

"I know we are going to get what we need," said Trinity Wilbourn, whose fourth child, a baby boy, is due any day now.

The family was so moved by the support they received that they wanted to donate items they did not need to other families and organizations that could use them.

"We wanted to let you know that we've already been able to donate boxes and boxes full of beautiful things to other places of need," reads a post on the Community Support for Wilbourn Fire Facebook page.

Organizations receiving the extra donations include, The Manassas Assembly of God Compassion Closet; a bag of coats went to Manassas Park Elementary School for children in need; Hope's Treasures in Leesburg, an organization that provides emergency and transitional housing, received a whole carload of toys and children's clothing; other clothes are going to The B.A.R.N which offers transitional housing for women and their children; additional clothing is going to specific missions outreaches in Mexico through Manassas Assembly of God; the National Children's Medical Center in Montgomery, MD also received donations of children's clothing; a carload of donations was also dropped off to the homeless shelter in Loudoun County - Good Shepherd Alliance.

The items that have been donated "were more than what the Wilbourns needed," according to Amanda Simpson, who has been instrumental in organizing the donation collection for the family.

The community facebook site also states that clothing donations are no longer needed as of today. "We would ask that all donations pause at this time so that we can concentrate on the pending birth of baby boy," it reads.

If someone still wants to help, and has the time, the family is looking for volunteers to help organize all the donations they have received.

"Your service in this area would be much appreciated by family of the Wilbourns," reads a recent post on the official donation sign up website.

Contact Amanda Simpson for more information on how you can donate your time.

Trinity Wilbourn has been updating friends, family and the community on 'the story of the fire' on her blog.