A Central California special education teacher who first lost his fiancé to an aneurysm and then his house to wildfire has become the focus of a major community fundraising effort. Fifty-six-year-old Nelson Southward has worked at Los Arboles Elementary School in San José for 23 years and is loved by students and teachers alike.
In light of his recent losses, the community has raised nearly $50,000 to help him rebuild his life. “I AM SO BLESSED! I do not know how to thank you all,” Southward responded in a crowdfunding page set up to help the devastated teacher.
