OROVILLE – Butte County’s best and bravest are acting quickly to help their neighbors cope with the wildfire disaster – almost like clockwork, given recent events in the region.
Volunteers from the Tiny Pine Foundation and eight other groups from across the northern part of the state packed supplies into the cars of families affected by the Park Fire during a fundraiser Saturday afternoon at the foundation’s office on Feather River Boulevard.
Cars from Cohasset, Forest Ranch and other areas in the Park Fire scar lined up at a drive-thru lane to pick up food, drinks and other groceries, as well as clothing, baby supplies, toiletries, children’s toys and other nonperishable goods.
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Alyssa Hoffman, founder of the Tiny Pine Foundation, organized the fundraiser as one of many she has hosted since the Camp Fire in 2018, including the Bear Fire and the Almeda Fire in Oregon.
“No one organization can do everything alone… so we try to work with the community and influence them as best we can,” Hoffman said.
Hoffman said she received 40 pallets of food from Convoy of Hope and volunteer help from Say Love Sutter and Yuba, whose members spent the afternoon loading cars with various supplies.
Large items such as tarps were given to people who could get them into their cars, and most residents left with all the car seats filled with goods.
Other organizations that donated items or volunteers at the drive-through fundraiser include Butte Diaper Bank, Be Xtra, Mother Hubbard’s Cupboard, Global Empowerment Mission, Embassy of Hope for the Heart and Ashlee’s Toy Closet. Dutch Bros distributed 300 gift cards.
Say Love volunteer Ryder Daines spent the afternoon handing out towels, cereal boxes and the like.
“I was able to talk to the people helping and you can really feel the community effort,” Daines said. “A lot of good people are trying to help others.”
