Fundraisers set up to help officer, 3 women hurt in fire

Accounts have been established for donations.

WARREN — The Warren Fraternal Order of Police lodge, Fairhaven Programs and others are sponsoring five fundraisers in the upcoming weeks to assist the victims of an April 28 house-fire on Bonnie Brae Avenue Northeast.

The fire injured the three women who lived there — Sheree Egry, 53, Donna Cassidy, 52, and Melissa Watson, 44 — and Warren Patrolman Doug Hipple, who entered the burning house to rescue the women but got trapped inside with them.

Police are still investigating to determine who set the early-morning fire, which has been ruled arson.

The four were taken to the Akron Children’s Hospital Burn Center, where Cassidy and Watson have been upgraded to serious condition. The hospital gave out no information on Hipple or Egry, who previously were listed in critical condition.

The fundraisers are as follows:

U10 a.m. May 31 at Powerhouse Bar & Grill, 999 Mahoning Avenue, motorcycle poker run. The cost is $10 per person, including food. Contact the Powerhouse for details at (330) 394-5106.

U11 a.m. to 4 p.m. June 7, bake sale at Sam’s Club on state Route 46. Call (330) 394-5592 for more information or to donate baked goods.

U7:30 p.m. June 12 at Packard Music Hall, Mahoning Avenue, IWA Championship Wrestling. Tickets cost $10 each and can be purchased by calling (330) 841-2672 or (330) 841-2505 during daytime hours or by leaving a message.

U11 a.m. June 20 at the Horseshoe Bar on East Market Street, the fourth annual Sgt. Chuck Sines Bike Run, which starts at noon. Cost is $15 per person and $5 for each additional rider.

U1 to 6 p.m. July 19 at Warren G. Harding High School on Elm Road, a Chinese auction and spaghetti dinner. For information or to donate items for the auction, call the Warren Police Department at (330) 841-2672 or (330) 841-2505 between 3 and 11 p.m. Volunteers also are needed to help with the dinner.

An account has been established to accept donations at any Farmers National Bank in Trumbull or Mahoning counties for Patrolman Hipple and his family.

To donate to the women, call the Fairhaven Foundation at (330) 652-9800.