LIBERTY, N.C. — A group of Triad mothers is rallying together to help a family in need after a tragic crash.
Cally Wilson was killed in a head-on collision Friday on Old Red Cross Road in Randolph County, according to North Carolina Highway Patrol. Police say another car crossed the center line and hit Wilson head-on.
Wilson's 4-year-old daughter was also in the car and survived.
Now, mother's across the Triad are rallying together to help the Wilson family after this tragedy.
Emily Coleman took to Facebook, writing about the news of Cally's death in the Triad SAHMs (Stay At Home Moms) & Working Moms Facebook group, which has over 7,000 members.
"The devastation that this family must be feeling - it’s just unbelievable, just unreal. Their heartbeat has been taken from them and anything that can ease their pain and suffering," said Coleman, "of course, nothing could bring Callie back, but just the idea that we could do something that might help things go a little smoother."
"They’re going to have so many more holidays and things that they’re going to be missing their mom and this is one way that we can just kind of help make that first bump in the road a little bit easier for them," said Danii Peters, a mother in the Triad SAHMs & Working Moms Facebook group.
Coleman says Cally was an active member of the Facebook group for three and a half years. Now, the mothers are working to lend a helping hand to Cally's husband Jeremiah and their two children.
"We all support each other, and so right now supporting her family I think is just a really important aspect of community in general," said Alicia Green. "This is just going to be very life-changing for him in so many ways, for the kids in so many ways. I try not to cry, but you know I just can’t imagine how much this is going to affect all of their lives right now."
Coleman says they're working to raise money by way of a raffle, and have already started donating money and necessities to the Wilson family.
"We would do the same for any one of you, and I know you would do the same for me. Please continue to keep them in your hearts and hold your loved ones a little tighter," wrote Coleman in the post.
Donations have already started coming in. Mothers who are business owners across the Triad have donated gift cards and other items for the raffle. Some have even donated things like free haircuts and coats to go directly to the family.
Coleman says they plan to have the raffle and auction go live on Monday. The raffle will last a week so they can send the proceeds to Jeremiah, Cally's husband, by Christmas.
Coleman says the raffle and auction will be held in a Facebook group. The group is private, but anyone is welcome to join as long as a request is sent to the page.
If you're interested in donating for the family or raffle, you can drop off at any of the following locations:
- Careful with the China, 2102 North Elm Street, Suite G in Greensboro
- Go Green Plumbing, 3714 Alliance Drive, Suite 304 in Greensboro
- Pigtails and Crewcuts: 1615 Battleground Avenue in Greensboro
- Pigtails and Crewcuts: 205 South Stratford Road, Unit H in Winston-Salem
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