A GoFundMe page and a greeting card effort sprung up over the weekend, showing support for Danville City Councilman Lee Vogler.
Following a heinous attack by fire on July 30, Lee Vogler remains in “stable but critical condition,” according to the most recent update on a GoFundMe page set up for the Danville City Council member over the weekend. Vogler is currently being treated at the UNC Chapel Hill Burn Clinic in North Carolina for burns covering more than half of his body.
Striving to raise $100,000, the funds collected will help with urgent expenses for Vogler, his wife, and their children—including medical costs not covered by insurance, travel, and lodging.
Vogler has served the Danville area since 2012 as a city councilman, and is the voice behind the phrase #ComebackCity. His idealistic vision for Danville emerged as his civic leadership took root, championing the idea that the River City—once known for heritage linking the district to tobacco and textile—could re-emerge into a new heyday.
An outpouring of support for the Vogler family followed the attack. In addition to the GoFundMe, the family is accepting cards to place in Vogler’s room as he undergoes multiple surgeries and continues on the road to recovery.
Those can be mailed to:
Rhonda Vogler (Lee)
110 Greencroft Place
Danville, VA 24541-331
