Fire in Cajon Pass, 50 miles north of San Diego
UUA Begins Fire Relief Fund to Help Californians
October 24, 2007
The fires currently sweeping across southern California have affected Unitarian Universalists (UUs) in many communities. Fires are currently burning in Santa Barbara, Ventura, Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Riverside, Orange and San Diego Counties. Damage reports remain incomplete at this time.According to the Unitarian Universalist Association's (UUA) Pacific Southwest District (PSWD) Executive Ken Brown, ninety percent of the members of our Chalice Congregation in Escondido have evacuated their homes, with several homes burned. Meanwhile, members of other UU congregations have opened their homes to the evacuees.
In response to this disaster, the Pacific Southwest District of the UUA has begun the PSWD Fire Relief Fund. A district committee will disburse all funds collected to UU congregations, UUs in need, community groups in relationship with UU congregations, and other groups supporting those most in need.
Ken Brown notes, "As we have found in the past, insurance does not cover such devastation and it can take years for those affected to recover."
Donations to the PSWD Fire Relief Fund are being accepted online. If you wish to contribute by mail, please send funds to:
Pacific Southwest District
Fire Relief Fund
2052 Norma Street
Oxnard, CA 93036
For more information contact info @ uua.org.
Last updated on Thursday, November 29, 2007.
