Recently Mike Ercole, Deputy Chief and Past President of the Putnam Lake Fire Department, suffered a medical emergency which has forced him to be under special care at Yale New Haven Hospital in the ICU. Mike is considered to be in critical but stable condition at this time. Mike’s wife Danielle and family are by his side.
For those of you that know Mike, he is “Mr. Putnam Lake”. A dedicated community member that volunteers not only at the Fire Department but with many other community organizations such as the Putnam Lake Advisory Board and Park District along with multiple kids sports teams. Mike is one of the first to always lend a hand to someone in need.
This time it's his turn. Mike and his family are going to have a long road to recovery and they are going to need the help of their community and their friends. The Putnam Lake Fire Department is going to spearhead any fundraising and family assistance effort. As we are made aware of things that the family needs and funds that are needed we can then work with everyone to fulfill them. We are in direct communications with the family and have advised them of this plan. We know that there will be an overwhelming amount of friends and family that will want to assist the Ercole family so we ask that any and all efforts be channeled through the Putnam Lake Fire Department as to avoid any duplication of efforts. We have set up an email for the fundraising and assistance efforts. Please contact us at Fundraising@plfd.org and we will work with everyone to do what we can as a community!
We thank you all in advance and we ask that you monitor our facebook page for more information as it becomes available.