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FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – Dads Cookies successful Fresno is donating hundreds of cookies to the firefighters successful L.A. connected Monday.
The owner, Lance Sanchez, says cookies whitethorn not beryllium an indispensable nutrient item, but it is what helium has to give.
Sanchez has ever loved baking, and helium says the champion portion is sharing his creations with others. When helium saw the sorrow and devastation from the L.A. fires, helium wanted to help.
His girl lives successful Southern California, and helium is friends with 1 of the firefighters connected the beforehand lines.
“Those guys that are down there, adjacent though it's lone 3 and a half, 4 hours away, you know, they're going done a tragedy. They're dealing with immoderate worldly that I personally can't adjacent imagine,” Sanchez said.
He whitethorn not beryllium equipped to halt the flames, but helium tin provender those who are. He plans to propulsion his bluish nutrient trailer to L.A. connected Monday to present cocoa spot cookies to firefighters and canine treats to carnal shelters.
“We’re hoping that, betwixt the canine treats and the existent cookies, we're hoping to person astir a 1000 cookies full – 800 to 1000 cookies – to instrumentality down determination to Los Angeles,” Sanchez said.
He says it has been a assemblage effort, with immoderate of his suppliers donating ingredients.
To some, it whitethorn look similar conscionable a cookie. But helium says erstwhile you are distant from family, surrounded by ash, a lukewarm cooky tin instrumentality you location – adjacent if conscionable for a minute.
“When thing similar this happens truthful adjacent – this is 1 of the biggest tragedies successful the past of California – and I truly consciousness similar it's similar a brotherhood – oregon similar they're similar a household to us,” Sanchez said.
He hopes that arsenic the firefighters bask his cookies, they are reminded that the Central Valley assemblage stands down them.
He besides encourages others to see originative ways they tin assistance arsenic well. Those funny tin presumption this list of credible organizations to donate to.
