Utah business owners raise money for Moab fall victim’s family

MOAB, Utah — The Moab neighborhood is gathering Monday night time at Grand County Excessive College to honor 17-year-old Zoe McKinney, who died after falling roughly 30 toes whereas climbing.

Greater than 100 miles away, a person in Spanish Fork can also be working to assist the McKinney household out.

Day-after-day, the Woodward household creates T-shirts designed to deliver communities collectively.

“T-shirts, and particularly the designs which can be with them, are inclined to type uniformity,” mentioned Brennon Woodward.

The Spanish Fork-based enterprise homeowners often ship attire to highschool sports activities groups and native organizations. However when tragedy struck the small city of Moab, Brennen Woodward — whose sister simply moved there — felt referred to as to assist out.

“That is somebody that we don’t know immediately, Zoe, however we do know my sister and the ache she’s going by way of, and we will completely perceive how others are affected by this,” he mentioned.

Zoe McKinney was a senior at Grand County Excessive College. Moab police mentioned she was on a hike with buddies Friday when she slipped and fell roughly 30 toes to her demise.

“It’s a small city, and issues like that shock them to the core,” Woodward mentioned.

In an announcement, Grand County Excessive College mentioned, “The college neighborhood is grieving with Zoe’s household and can present love and help in any means we will,” including “Zoe was a exceptional scholar and we are going to honor her reminiscence all through the rest of this senior 12 months.”

“You all the time need to have the memorial ribbon on there,” Woodward mentioned. “Zoe’s entrance and heart.”

Woodward mentioned he needed to assist McKinney’s dad and mom — each financially and emotionally. To this point, they’ve raised greater than $700.

“It’s an quantity that we hope they will take, and in a means, they will put it towards the reminiscence of Zoe.”

He hopes the $10 T-shirts assist the grieving neighborhood.

“To have the ability to see a T-shirt, there’s one thing unstated that may be mentioned that claims, ‘I stand with you,’” he mentioned.

He and his household will proceed printing and delivery the shirts south.

“Flood the state with GCHS Sturdy.”

There’s additionally a GoFundMe* as much as assist McKinney’s household.

*KSL TV doesn’t guarantee that the cash deposited to the account shall be utilized for the good thing about the individuals named as beneficiaries. In case you are contemplating a deposit to the account, it is best to seek the advice of your individual advisors and in any other case proceed at your individual threat.