Victim helps others face life’s crises, large and small

They’re pitching the idea to large advertisers, such as home improvement stores, that sell things people need during disasters.

The website gets up to 40,000 visits a month, double the traffic it had just six months ago, but Evans is hoping the recent TV distribution deal will increase her national exposure. Her short-term goal is to make enough to keep the site going from year to year.

Evans hopes to earn enough money some day to give back to police and fire personnel– the people who came to her aid that June morning 20 years ago.

“They were tremendous to me,” she said. “I know how hard they work, what difficult jobs they have, so that’s where I would start to give if we ever have that luxury.”

Chris Serres • 612-673-4308

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