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MADERA, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - Two radical from Madera with ties to Los Angeles are spearheading an effort to nonstop assistance to those affected by the devastating wildfires successful L.A. County.
Madera concern proprietor Christopher Arias and Madera City Councilmember Anita Evans accidental they are some saddened by the harm done by the catastrophic fires successful L.A. County. Together, they person organized drop-off points crossed Central Valley cities for anyone who wants to assistance the occurrence victims rebuild their lives.
According to Evans donations tin see (but are not constricted to):
- Toothpaste
- Toothbrushes
- Washcloths (disposable oregon cloth)
- Soap (bar oregon liquid)
- Feminine products specified arsenic pads oregon liners
- Deodorant
- Diapers
- Formula
Drop disconnected locations successful Madera include:
- The aged Clothes and Things successful astatine 300 Yosemite Avenue from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Madera Martial Arts astatine 325 S Pine Street from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.
- Pacific Martial Arts successful Fresno (inside the Fit Republic) astatine 6735 N First Street from 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
- Pacific Martial Arts successful Clovis astatine 275 N Clovis Avenue from 5 to 7:30 p.m.
"Many radical cognize my location burned down astir 2 years ago," Arias said. "I cognize each the emotions down it, each the each the tragedy. I retrieve however galore radical came and helped america retired erstwhile we didn't person anything."
Arias says a nonaccomplishment connected that standard is much than a worldly nonaccomplishment - and helium could not beryllium backmost and let the metropolis of Los Angeles to spell done the aforesaid happening helium did without doing thing astir it.
"I emotion Los Angeles. I'm primitively from Los Angeles. All my household lives down there," Arias said. "If I could, I'd go. I would beryllium down determination myself, doing arsenic overmuch arsenic I can."
Evans says her household has suffered straight from the fires.
"I person cousins, whose location has been flattened, household members that person conscionable been devastated by what's going on," she said.
"That close determination conscionable broke me. I person cried, I person hurt, I person prayed," Evans said. "I'm acceptable to spell down determination present and [put] boots connected the ground."
Evans and Arias accidental they are asking the assemblage to donate what they tin this week, and connected Saturday, Jan. 18, they volition marque definite to get the supplies to L.A. themselves.
Arias and Evans inquire that immoderate donations beryllium recently bought, not used. They adhd that portion times tin beryllium pugnacious for galore successful the Central Valley, determination are radical who are successful hopeless request down south.
"I don't similar politics," Arias said. "There's radical conscionable radical hurting, radical conscionable request our assistance close now. That's that's it - it. We're the bosom of California for a reason."
