In the wake of the devastating Los Angeles wildfires, donation drives and fundraisers have been continuing to pop up all across the Bay Area.
In San Ramon , two middle school students organized a large donation drive asking the community to drop off clothes and other supplies. At Harmonic Brewing, steps from The Chase Center where the Warriors took on the Lakers, bar staff urged the crowd to set the rivalry aside for a day to do some good.
The bar is hoping to funnel customer donations to victims of the Los Angeles wildfires through GoFundMe QR codes posted on table tops."I just remember the fires up here in Northern California, reminds me of that, and people losing their livelihood, their houses, it’s horrible, and people coming to help out, it’s a wonderful thing," said Warriors fan Mark Chin.Sitting at a nearby table was Vik Bhasker, whose sister’s family lost their home in the Palisades Fire.
Meantime, in the East Bay, images of the devastation in Southern California inspired two middle school students to take action. "It makes us just feel like the community really supports each other and everybody just comes together," said Pierce and Gautham, students at Pine Valley Middle School in San Ramon. "It made me feel bad, so I felt like I needed to take some action in this."They reached out to their principal for help last weekend in an email
"He asked…'can I do something to help the victims of the LA fire. I have a couple ideas. Will you help me?' I usually don't message students back on the weekend, but when I saw that I did," said Sandy Kontilis, principal of Pine Valley Middle School.With the help of Kontilis and the school’s leadership class, their efforts paid dividends.
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