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Donations Still Needed: How You Can Help

Various Centers Taking Donations For Victims

POSTED: 12:00 pm PST February 2, 2004
UPDATED: 10:42 am PDT October 8, 2004

Victims of the Cedar and Paradise fires still need help getting back on their feet, three months after the infernos destroyed more than 2,400 homes.

The San Diego Union-Tribune released a list, community by community, of what the victims need the most.

Alpine/Lakeside
Many victims need help clearing their lots of burned debris, Robin Clegg, executive director of the East County Fire Relief Center, told the newspaper. Anyone wishing to donate or lend tools, equipment or trash bins or who would like to volunteer to work can contact Clegg at (619) 561-3965.

The center keeps track of victims with ongoing needs and will match them with donors and volunteers.

Crest
The most pressing need of victims is tools and sheds as they begin to rebuild their homes, Robert Irwin, pastor at St. Louise de Marillac Catholic Church said.

As victims rebuild their homes, they will also need items for everyday use such as clothes, toilet paper, paper plates and plastic silverware, Irwin said.

Donated items can be dropped of at the parish hall. Donated money can be mailed to the church at 2005 Crest Drive, Crest CA 92021.

Harbison Canyon
High on the list are food, diapers, personal hygiene items and pet items, along with sheds and tools, Lea Ready, a local resident running a donation center for the fire victims, said.

Items can be dropped off anytime at the donation center at 118 Almyra Road, just off Harbison Canyon Road. Ready can be reached at (619) 659-8904.

Julian/Cuyamaca
Volunteers from the Mennonite Disaster Service are helping residents clear rubble in the community and need food and tools to get the job done.

Donations may be dropped off at the Julian-Cuyamaca Community Resource Center at Fourth and B streets. Monetary donations can be sent to the Julian-Cuyamaca Community Resource Center, P.O. Box 411, Julian, CA 92036.

In an ongoing effort to raise funds for Julian fire victims, a poster of the 1935 painting of downtown Julian by artist Ivan Messenger is being sold in area stores for $25.

Poway
The Rotary club of Poway has teamed with the Knights of Columbus of St. Gabriel's Catholic Church to organize a drive to replace tools lost by local construction workers in the blaze.

Donations may be brought to Poway Valley Collision, at Poway and Garden roads, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. For information, call Jim- Tom Cavanaugh, the drive's organizer, at (858) 748-6256.

Scripps Ranch
Volunteers from licensed child care services are being sought in Scripps Ranch, where parents need to attend night-time meeting on insurance and other rebuilding issues.

For more information, contact the Scripps Ranch Civic Association Web site.

Tierrasanta
In Tierrasanta, the list of needs is varied.

Gift cards to stores and gas stations, pet supplies, tools, college books, bus passes, clothes, shoes, furniture and appliances are all needed, along with cash donations.

For more information, contact Melody L. Morse, the Tierrasanta Fire Recovery operations coordinator at (858) 571-6902.

Valley Center
The Valley Center Fire Relief Fund is raising money for local fire victims. Many of those hit hardest in Valley center were migrant agricultural workers with few assets.

Donations may be sent to the Valley center Fire Relief fund, 28904 Valley center Road, Calley center, CA 92082.

For more information, visit www.ParadiseFire.com or call (760) 751-8692.

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