Rotarian Ed Herrera volunteered his truck to take donations of supplies to the Wildfire Victims of Los Angeles. Donations were from Santa Rosa Catholic Church in Cambria and from Taft Rotary. Arrangements were made to deliver the supplies to St. Vincent de Paul in Los Angeles. Upon arrival at St. Vincent de Paul they were told that they no longer were accepting donations for the fire victims.
So new arrangements were made to take the items to Altadena to Sacred Heart Catholic Church which has a comprehensive fire victims' distribution center. They brought hygiene items and N95 masks, and Taft Rotary donated heavy duty trash bags which are really needed for putting clothing and personal belongings in them.
The distribution center is providing groceries and clothing and also feeding the victims; the church is also providing funds for rental expenses. The church is right in the heart of the disaster area. 7,000 homes were destroyed and many cars, whole neighborhoods are gone. When you see the devastation firsthand it is heartbreaking. Sacred Heart Catholic Church is located at 2889 Lincoln Ave. Altadena, Ca. 91001.
