An Anaheim, Calif., financial services company is serving as a clearing house for donations to help Jaycee Lee Dugard and her family.
According to Viewtech Financial Services President James S McLain, Dugard's grandmother Joan Curry worked for the company for nearly a quarter of a century.
"Many of us vividly recall Joan's relentless efforts to recover Jaycee," he said on the company's Web site. "Many, both here and at Volt Information Sciences (our former parent company), helped Joan produce and distribute flyers and posters following the kidnapping and for many years thereafter."
After receiving a phone call from Curry, the company is helping set up the trust.
Checks may be made paybale to Terry Probyn, Dugard's mother, and may be mailed to Terry Probyn, care of Viewtech, PO Box 596 Atwood, CA, 92811.
When the trust is established, the address will be Jaycee Lee Dugard Trust Fund, c/o Viewtech, P O Box 596, Atwood, CA 92811.
"We cannot presume to comprehend what they're going through, but our perspective is that they have endured many years of anguish, a few days of elation, and now face a lifetime of challenge to rebuild their lives," McClain said. "We expect the mental health, medical, dental, and educational needs will be enormous. Any financial help will be appreciated."
The company is asking that donors not send cash or packages.
The company's Web site is www.viewtechfinancialservices.com
