Relief Efforts to help the victims:
- Beach Cities Health District is collaborating with Hermosa Beach, Manhattan Beach and Redondo Beach to collect clothing and household items on behalf of Goodwill Industries. Checks made out to the American Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund also will be accepted. They can be earmarked Southern California Wildfires, San Diego Wildfires or Malibu Wildfires.
- Starting today through Sunday, anyone may drop off items in good condition or make donations at the Hermosa Beach Fire Department, 540 Pier Ave.; Marine Avenue Sports Complex Hall, 1635 Marine Ave., Manhattan Beach; and Beach Cities Health District back parking lot, 514 N. Prospect Ave., Redondo Beach.
- Wal-Mart and Sam's Club stores, which donated $250,000 to the Red Cross, will accept cash donations at 208 locations statewide.
- A list of hantional Relief ORganizations can be found here: www.networkforgood.org
- Volunteer time thru www.helpindisaster.org. Do not just show up.
- www.redcrossla.org
- To donate to the Salvation Army, go to www.salvationarmy.com
- The Governor has set up a hotline for businesses interested in making bulk donations to people displaced by the fires. The number is 800-750-2858. It will be staffed from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. by officials from the governor's Office of Emergency Services. Information is available at www.oes.ca.gov.
Good Deeds:
Rebecca Chambliss a Realtor in San Pedro coordinated a relief caravan to bring supplies to volunteers working with the many horses and other animals abandoned in north San Diego County.
Bay Area families open their homes to fire evacuees
I would love to post more news of people helping these victims. If you know of any links or stories post them in the comments. If you know of any other relief organizations list them in the comments.
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