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Fire captured in the neighboorhood
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Donations from the communities getting dropped of
By Sean Ridgway, TME
The devastation of the January 2025 Los Angeles wildfires have left thousands without housing or many of their belongings. Like so many seeing the tragedy unfold, mountain residents Pam McCain and Mary Blanchard decided to do something about it. When they presented the idea to the local AARP group, they received “an enthusiastic yes,” and decided to hold an event as soon as possible to help those in need…(please see below to view full stories and photographs)
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Above left: Volunteers at the AARP donation event among the many donations they received;
Above right: Volunteers load donations into Elizabeth Wepprecht’s van to haul to donation center
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This is part of the January 24, 2025 online edition of The Mountain Enterprise.
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