Community leaders in Pittsboro are rallying together to help out a family after they suffered a major loss in early March.

Melody Bailey is the Head Custodian at North Chatham Elementary School and, on Tuesday March 3, her house burned down.

Rex Whilloughby owns and operates a McDonalds in the area and has two children at North Chatham. He says this really hit home when he heard the news.

“Melody, she’s one of those polite people that, every time you pass her in the hallways when you’re dropping kids off in the morning,” he says, “she’s always one to smile and speak, say ‘Hello.’”

Whilloughby says he and his wife knew they had to act when they were reading the notice about the incident from the school.

So, tonight if you are traveling through Pittsboro you can stop in the McDonald’s at 36 Lowes Drive, contribute to the cause, and help a family in need.

“From 4-8 PM, we’re going to donate 50 percent of all sales to Ms. Bailey,” Whilloughby says.

He adds if you want to donate more than that, they will also have donation boxes to collect funds for Bailey and her family.

And if you are not in the area, but would like to help, you can donate here.

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