Thanksgiving dinner for evacuees —
On Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, November 22, several locations will host Thanksgiving Together, with multiple seating times at each location to accommodate as many people as possible. Additionally, Thanksgiving Together will provide evacuees at all official shelters with a Thanksgiving meal at the shelters themselves. People will not have to leave the official shelters to receive this special Thanksgiving meal, the meal will come to them.
Food will be generously provided by World Central Kitchen and Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. Celebrated chefs from across the nation will work side by side with Paradise restaurant owners to prepare this Thanksgiving meal for residents who have been displaced by the Camp Fire.
World Central Kitchen —
José Andrés founded World Central Kitchen after the devastating 2010 earthquake in Haiti with the belief that food can be an agent of change. We have expanded globally and have developed into a group of chefs creating smart solutions to hunger and poverty.
Today, World Central Kitchen uses the expertise of its Chef Network to empower people to be part of the solution, with a focus on health, education, jobs, and social enterprise.
- Health: Cleaner cooking with clean cook stoves and food safety/sanitation training.
- Education: School kitchens to support feeding programs that encourage school attendance and provide a source of sustainable revenue for the school.
- Jobs: Culinary training to elevate the hospitality workforce, increase earnings, enhance quality of life, and strengthen Haiti’s economy.
- Social Enterprise: Food ventures that increase income, create jobs, and provide transferable vocational skills to low-income communities.
DONATE to World Central Kitchen
Other funds for Camp Fire victims —
Sierra Nevada founder Ken Grossman and his family have established the Sierra Nevada Camp Fire Community Fund via the Golden Valley Bank Community Foundation. The family has donated $100,000 to the fund, and they’re hoping to raise more money to give to organizations dedicated to rebuilding communities affected by the fires.
Donations can be made via this link.
www.gofundme.com/...
Tri Counties Bank has started the Camp Fire Fund 2018 account with an initial deposit of $25,000 to benefit victims of the fires ravaging our communities in the Paradise, California area. Those who would like to make monetary donations to the Camp Fire Fund 2018 can at any Tri Counties Bank Branch or they can make a donation online.
All funds collected will be distributed to people in need through local non-profit emergency relief agencies directly serving fire victims with immediate needs. These non-profit organizations have been vetted as trusted and well-managed direct emergency service providers and include:
· United Way of Northern California
· The Salvation Army
· Northern Valley Catholic Social Services
list of other groups assisting fire victims— www.actionnewsnow.com/...
Animal rescue:
www.chicoanimalshelter.org
www.nvadg.org -Working with emergency services to educate the public about disaster preparedness, and assist in sheltering and evacuation of animals during a disaster.
cowboy411 — if you have feed or animal (particularly farm animals) care services to donate
UC Davis Vet School — treating some of the injured animals.