'We Care' Finds a Home

A Strongsville dentist has offered use a heated space for , the local organization that collects food, clothing and gifts for children in a poverty-stricken Appalachian region of West Virginia every Christmas.

Dr. Robert Rindfleisch is letting the group use a suite in the building he owns at 13285 Prospect Rd. until Dec. 9, when volunteers will pack the truck and head to West Virginia to deliver the items. 

"We found our good Samaritan," said Terry Evans, who heads We Care. "We're just so relieved."

The group lost its home when the building housing Page One Realty on Pearl Road was torn down this summer. 

Rindfleisch said Strongsville fire inspector Randy French stopped by his office to ask if he had any space to donate.

Rindfleisch agreed to let the group use the spot vacated by which has moved to Pearl Road.

"We're not using the space right now," he said. "We thought it would be a nice thing to do for the community.'

The Strongsville Fire Department is heavily involved in We Care. Firefighters coordinate a coat drive and usually drive the truck to West Virginia.

Check Strongsville Patch on Friday for a story on Evans and We Care.