During the Camp Fire, Lions Clubs from Sacramento brought up semi truck loads for food several times and just before Christmas 2019, they brought up 2 semi-trucks full of food, enough Christmas dinners for over 300 families, as well as Christmas gift items for children.

expense for the Camp Fire relief center was $32,000 the first week, then $18,000 to $22,000 for the following weeks (This much and more in donations as well).

 

Number of people served over the two months was about 19,000.  The response was from almost every club in the district either by contributions or sending volunteers.  The Gridley Lions Club helped at the fair grounds and helped to man a local relief center.  Live Oak Lions Club sent the first food donations from the district.  Almost before the center was set up, the Lions Club District in Sacramento sent $11,000 to get us going, also $5,000 from California Lions Foundation and $10,000 from Lions Clubs International Foundation.  The Millbrae  Lions Club sent $15,000, Foster City Lions Club sent a total of $33,800 and Grass Valley Lions Club sent $11,466.  These were direct donations to the district.  Weaverville Lions Club sent $5,000 and the Prescott Lions sent $5,000 for gift certificates. 

 

The Paradise Host Lions and other Chico Clubs also received donations that largely went to gift certificates.  Two Paradise schools received donations, $10,000 went to Ridgeview High School and $5,000 went to the Achieve Academy.  Gas cards were given out as well as individual help to Camp Fire Survivors.

 

We had many non-Lions helping at the center including church groups, individuals that just wanted to help. We also received volunteers from the Boy Scouts of America on several occasions and they gave us diapers, non-perishable food, dog and cat food. In the last two weeks the disaster relief center was open, we also had 4-8 workers from the California Conservation Corps out of San Jose each day.