As search and recovery efforts continue on the Hawaiian island of Maui, San Diegans are continuing to donate supplies to those in need. Nearly a month after the fires destroyed the lives of countless people, the tragedy hits close to home for many in San Diego County.
The donation drive ran from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., a particularly narrow window for people to donate supplies. Fields said this is because the outpouring of support from people all across San Diego County has been at times overwhelming, and the logistics of handling all of the donations can be challenging. Thankfully, several sponsors have stepped in to help cover the costs of transporting the supplies across the sea.because of how many donations flowed in, but those supplies quickly dried up.
"We happened to know somebody who used to live in San Diego as a school teacher in Lahaina, and we reached out to her the day after the fire, and we haven't spoken to her since. So we hope she and her family are okay," said Weinrieb."Maui gave to us, I want to give back to Maui." "There's a strong islander community up here, but even — you know — non-islanders, people who never even visited Maui before are wanting to help," said Macfarlane.
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