INDIANAPOLIS – IATSE Local 30 is administering a fund for the family of Nathan Byrd, the spotlight operator who died after falling with the rigging in the Aug. 13 stage collapse at the Indiana State Fair. Byrd, a single parent, is survived by two teens, age 13 and 15. The fund will assist with funeral expenses and other basic needs.
Checks should be made out to IATSE Local 30/Disaster Relief Fund.
They can be sent to:
IATSE Local 30/Attn: Nathan Byrd Family
1407 East Riverside Drive
Indianapolis, In 46202-2037
For more information, please visit www.iatse30.org.
The nonprofit Central Indiana Community Foundation (CICF) has also set up a way to donate to help all the victims from the stage collapse. The donation link, which is done through clickandpledge.com, a third-party service with its own fee structure, is here: https://co.clickandpledge.com/sp/d1/default.aspx?wid=45427.
