We posted on Monday about Arthur Hatfield, a well-loved and respected banjo builder, who was seriously injured in a shop fire. At that time, we mentioned that efforts were underway to help assist Arthur and his wife Beverly with the large medical expenses they will face, not to mention the substantial loss of income until he can return to the shop.

There are two ways for friends and admirers of Arthur and his banjo work to contribute to funds established for this purpose.

A PayPal account has been set up for donations, through the folks at BanjoHangout.org. All donations sent to hatfield-benefit@banjohangout.org will be deposited into an account to benefit Arthur Hatfield.

If you prefer to donate directly to this account, you can do so at the following address:

If you would like to contact the bank before making a donation, you can call Candace Steen at 270-651-7466.

Additional efforts are afoot to help raise money for the Hatfields, and we will pass along those details as they are firmed up.

UPDATE 11:15 a.m. A minor revision to what appears above… You’ll need to have a PayPal account established in order to send a donation to the hatfield-benefit@banjohangout.org address. If you log in to your PayPal account, you can use the Send Money tab to submit funds to the Hatfield account using hatfield-benefit@banjohangout.org.