Week 28: California Wildfire Emergency Relief

 

Like everyone else, those affected by the California fires were on my heart last week (they're nestled next to everyone still suffering in North Carolina), and so my kindness activity was centered around that, from a distance. 

I spent quite a lot of time on my laptop and then took to my phone to find credible places to donate to those in need, and those personally heavy on my heart. 

As the daughter of a firefighter, I wanted to be sure the crews on the ground and in the sky had all the equipment needed to be safe and food/snacks to keep morale as high as possible. I spoke to a woman at the Los Angeles Fire Department Foundation who assured me the moneys donated were going to meet those very things. 

Next, I scrolled through some shelters who were thoughtfully moving homeless animals to a further radius to free up space to care for pets and creatures harmed in the fires. I ended up donating to LA Animal Services. 

I called some of the offices in the Pacific Southwest District affiliated with a church in my town. I was directed to their website to make a donation where I clicked on a few links and saw a page listing the various ways members had been affected by the fires and what their needs were before making a donation. 

Lastly, I purchased a tee shirt designed by Kingsland Editions that is giving all proceeds to Mutual Aid LA Network that is working with multiple organizations to help everyone where they are in these uncertain times with fridges full of food throughout the city, stands to hand out donations, and more. 

I pray the donations I made make their way to those who need them most.