

We continue to provide the best value for our customers in Redwood and Cedar playsets. You can also donate by mailing a check made payable to David and Susan Smalley to 506 White Settlement Rd. Woodland Playsets has provided quality wooden playsets to the residents of the greater Dupage, Will and Kane County areas since the early 1980’s. Julianna has started a GoFundMe page to help her parents during this trying time. absolutely nothing,” David said.ĭavid said the couple did not have insurance for their business due to being denied coverage following the first fire. This time, obviously, it got our entire business, entire home, and we have nothing. because last time the fire got about a quarter of our home. D avid said he never could have imagined this happening again. The family’s home caught fire back in 2004. “Everything that they had from 52 years together is right there…and (now) nothing,” said Julianna.Īmazingly, this is not the first time the S malley’s have suffered such a setback.
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3350 with precut wood, holes drilled, and ready to install yourself. Our quality pressure-treated wood playsets are made in the heart of Amish country by Amish craftsmen Our goal is to provide you with an environmentally safe. Pick it up and use our plans to build it yourself. One of the couple’s 12 children, J ulianna Smith, said the family is overwhelmed to have lost a home they all dearly loved. The Alamo Fort with three swings, ladder, and canopy top starts at 2750 for DIY Kit. Multiple fire crews and the Maine Forest Rangers responded to fight the blaze, but sadly were not able to save the S malley’s beloved business or their home.

Unsure if the message to 911 had been received, the couple traveled the half mile to the nearest neighbor and begged for help. in Drew Plantation,” David said.ĭavid and Susan quickly rushed outside and watched in horror as the fire raged on. “It just kept crackling and so we finally got someone on the other end of the line and they go ‘where did you say you were?’ I said, 53 A ndrews Rd. Susan, who co-founded the business with David in 1988, said the phone line was connected to their office and was taking serious damage from the blaze. “So, we started to call 911 and the phone started breaking up,” David said. “I walked out and I looked, and at the top of the workshop, the flames were just shooting out into the sky, it must have been really rolling at that point inside and then just busted through,” said David Smalley, co-founder of Elves and Angels.ĭavid said he struggled to get through to the fire department due to damage the phone line had taken. Our toys are built to last and made with sustainably harvested wood, organic cotton, nontoxic paint, and baby-safe plastics. Then, early Wednesday morning, David woke up to a horrific sight-the business he and his wife built from the ground up engulfed in flames. The couple crafted and sold high-quality wooden toys, playsets and children’s furniture through their company “Elves and Angels,” located next door to their home. Here the couple raised a family and ran a successful business for several years.

DREW PLANTATION - David and S usan S malley have lived in Drew Plantation since the early 90’s.
