Caglia Environmental Donates $10,000 to help those affected by the Creek Fire
With two big contributions from long-established local businesses, the Granville Homes Creek Fire Relief Fund eclipsed its $50,000 goal for the American Red Cross of Central California in just two days.
Granville Homes
is matching the first $25,000 in contributions dollar-for-dollar, moving the total to $52,883.
Caglia Environmental
of Fresno pushed the fundraising effort past its goal on Friday with a $10,000 donation. And, Johanson Transportation Service of Fresno gave $5,000 on Friday.
“We have had friends, family, and employees displaced by this fire,” said Richard Caglia, the corporate development officer for the Caglia Family companies. “I have a family member working a dozer up there. I was thinking about the best course to help the community and it’s the Red Cross.”
The Red Cross is providing support services to those displaced by the fire, which has so far burned nearly 176,00 acres and destroyed 365 structures.
Cal Fire officials say that 12,000 residents have been evacuated from the Creek Fire, along with an estimated 30,000 visitors. tourists, and hikers. The fire began last Friday evening at the start of the Labor Day weekend, when the Sierra National Forest traditionally is jammed with visitors.
The displaced residents are from communities in the path of the fire, including Shaver Lake, Big Creek, Auberry, Huntington Lake, North Fork, and Bass Lake, among others.
This article was first published by GV Wire.
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