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By SHANNON ROSENBERG<\/em><\/p>\n

Less than one month ago, Lanikai house-fire victims Gregory Craft, and Jerry and Brett Weinerth watched their Mokulua Drive rental home burn to the ground.<\/p>\n

But since then, they\u2019ve been the recipients of over- whelming help and aloha from family, friends and even complete strangers.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s amazing all that people have done for us,\u201d said Jerry Weinerth. \u201cWe tried to go back to the house to salvage what we could, but there wasn\u2019t really anything left.\u201d<\/p>\n

One group giving time to their cause is \u201cSaving with Aloha,\u201d which is made up of practiced couponers who use their snipping skills to get as many items as they can for free or reduced prices.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey had toiletries for us within a day,\u201d said Weinerth. \u201cThey were really good about it. They\u2019ve been working with my son Brett and really helped him out a lot. They talked him into opening up a bank account, so that people can make donations to him.\u201d<\/p>\n

Brett recently started a job at Whole Foods Kailua and was in for a surprise on his first day back to work: He was greeted with a check for $2,000 from his fellow employees. \u201cIt was extremely thoughtful and helpful,\u201d said his dad. \u201cAll of that money was from tips that Whole Foods had gathered up and was going to give to charity.\u201d<\/p>\n

The good deeds don\u2019t stop there. Weinerth said a stranger gave Brett a brand-new phone after learning about his situation via Facebook. \u201cThis is what\u2019s amazing,\u201d he said. \u201cSomeone gave him a brand new android, and he doesn\u2019t even know who it was! These are some really great stories.\u201d<\/p>\n

In fact, Weinerth recently took three bags of clothes to Salvation Army because people had donated so much. Scott Hawaii gave them slippers, and someone else donated a bag of completely new Billabong clothes. \u201cMy mailman has even donated clothes!<\/p>\n

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\u201cLanikai is a great community,\u201d he added. \u201cMy neighbors have given us so much.\u201d<\/p>\n

And Weinerth and his son are staying positive.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy son told me that he\u2019s had a hard time accepting so many gifts because we have always been the ones to give. But I told him that it\u2019s time to learn humility and learn how to accept.\u201d<\/p>\n

Boardriders Bar & Grill also had a fundraiser July 6 for roommate Greg Craft, a friend of the restaurant\u2019s owner. The event included a silent auction, raffle, door prizes and donations from local merchants.<\/p>\n

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According to fire officials, 35 firefighters responded to the June 21 blaze, which totally engulfed the house, caused an estimated $360,000 damage and left the three men homeless until the Red Cross intervened.<\/p>\n

For details on how to help the fire victims, call 375-0111.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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