North Bay Wildfire Relief October 13, 2017 Local Events Donate, North Bay, Relief, Volunteer, Wildfires 0 Message from Man-Kit Leung, MD San Francisco Marin Medical Society President Our thoughts are with those affected by the devastating North Bay wildfires. We applaud the tireless and heroic efforts of the emergency personnel and medical professionals, including many of our member physicians, who are helping those who have been injured and displaced by this disaster. In addition to helping coordinate physician volunteers to assist the Marin County Department of Health & Human Services staff at the Marin Civic Center Evacuation Center, SFMMS has put together a list of ways to contribute to relief efforts. Please consider making a financial contribution - it's the most efficient and effective way to maximize your donation's impact, does more to stimulate local economies which may be suffering and decreases the environmental impacts associated with waste from surplus goods and goods transportation. LOCAL FUNDS Here are some local, on-the-ground funds that will go directly to victims when it's time to rebuild: North Bay Fire Relief Fund Redwood Credit Union (RCU), in partnership with the RCU Community Fund, Inc., The Press Democrat, and Senator Mike McGuire, is now accepting financial donations to assist fire victims and aid relief efforts. 100% of your tax-deductible donations will go directly to support those affected. When you donate, you can choose to support any of the four counties affected: Sonoma, Napa, Mendocino, or Lake. You may also designate "all" and your funds will be equally distributed among all four counties. Sonoma County Resilience Fund The Community Foundation Sonoma County has launched the Sonoma County Resilience Fund to address the mid to long-term needs of our community. Napa Valley Community Foundation (NVCF) Disaster Relief Fund Through financial contributions, Napa Valley Community Foundation and its nonprofit partners providing relief services on the ground can do more good for more people, with greater speed and sensitivity than with material donations. Cash donations provide medical and other services now and can help rebuild infrastructure later. Sonoma County Fire Relief from the Redwood Empire Food Bank OTHER OPPORTUNITIES TO HELP Red Cross You can donate online, or call 800-RED-CROSS, or text REDCROSS to 90999 to make a donation. Santa Rosa has currently met its immediate requirement for volunteers, but if you are interested in volunteering or donating as-needed, click here. For Sonoma County, you may call 707-573-3399 if you're hoping to volunteer. Senator Scott Wiener Food Drive for Redwood Empire Food Bank Between now and Tuesday, if you drop off bags or boxes of non-perishable food that is "ready to eat" and doesn't require cooking, Senator Wiener and his staff will deliver it to the Redwood Empire Food Bank in Sonoma County. This food bank badly needs food donations and also financial donations so that it can continue to deliver food to evacuation centers. There are many drop off locations throughout San Francisco. Adopt a Family - Housing Email: SHAREfire@petalumapeople.org You will be contacted and screened to match you up with a family/person in need of temporary housing. A background check will be conducted. Center for Volunteer and Nonprofit Leadership Register to volunteer, or make a donation. CVNL was activated as an Emergency Volunteer Center (EVC), overseeing volunteers and donations for Napa and Marin Counties. Thank you for supporting our neighbors to the north who have been devastated by these wildfires. Man-Kit Leung, MD SFMMS President Comments are closed.
