What incredibly brave girls:

Rita Rhoads, a Mennonite nurse/midwife who delivered two of the victims, said Barbie Fisher, who was wounded in the attack, told her grandfather that Roberts first asked the girls to pray for him when he entered the school. When he became menacing, her sister Marian, 13, who will be buried today, asked him to "shoot her first." Barbie then told him to shoot her next.

"Once they were tied up they knew they were going to be shot," Rhoads said. "They just stood there with courage."

Here's the donation info:

Amish Victims and Contributions for the Families


Those who have died from the Amish School shooting on Oct. 2nd include:

Naomi Rose Ebersole (7 years old)
Anna Mae Stoltzfus (12)
Marian Fisher (13)
Mary Liz Miller (8)
Mary's sister Lena Miller (7)

Five other children, including Anna Mae Stoltzfus' sister, are still hospitalized.
Also dead is the killer, Charles Roberts IV.


The following information is provided for those who wish to send letters of condolences or who wish to donate funds to the families of the victims, including the Roberts family:

Cards and letters of condolences can be sent to Bart Twp. Fire Company, P.O. Box 72, 11 Furnace Road, Bart, PA 17503.

Donations for the Nickel Mines Children's Funds and the Roberts Family Fund can be sent to Coatesville Savings Bank, 1082 Georgetown Road, Paradise, PA 17562.

The Nickel Mines School Victims Fund has been established by Hometown Heritage Bank. Contributions can be sent to the bank at 100 Historic Drive, P.O. Box 337, Strasburg, PA 17579.

Mennonite Central Committee and Mennonite Disaster Service has established the Amish School Recovery Fund to help the Amish community with medical care, transportation, and support. Donations can be made by calling MCC at 717-859-1151 or MDS at 717-859-2210. You can donate online at mcc.org or mds.mennonite.net or mail to Mennonite Central Committee, 21 S. 12th St., P.O. Box 500, Akron, PA 17501 or Mennonite Disaster Service, 1018 Main St., Akron, PA 17501