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On behalf of the Bellingham School Board and staff, I want to express our heartfelt thanks for the outpouring of community support that we have received since the tragic Whatcom Middle School fire. We have been overwhelmed by the incredible generosity of businesses, non-profits and individuals from Whatcom County. We also want to extend our deepest gratitude to the city of Bellingham's fire department, police department and public works department, Whatcom Emergency Management, the American Red Cross and others for their responses.