Aiding Wildfire-Impacted Communities: PG&E Commits $1 Million to Wildfire Response and Recovery this Fire Season
September 02 2021 - 12:56PM
Business Wire
Company Supports Nonprofits, Volunteer Fire
Departments, Community Groups
As wildfires continue to spread across Northern and Central
California forcing residents and entire communities to evacuate,
nonprofit organizations, volunteer fire departments, and community
groups are mobilizing to provide immediate relief and longer-term
recovery services.
Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) is joining the
effort, and will contribute $1 million in charitable giving for the
2021 wildfire season, focused on sheltering and near-term
resources, food security for vulnerable communities, and support
for volunteer fire departments.
As part of this overall pledge, PG&E is contributing
$100,000 to assist communities impacted by the Caldor Fire in El
Dorado County, which has consumed more than 200,000 acres and
continues to grow. This includes $50,000 to the California
Association of Food Banks’ Rapid Response Fund, which helps local
food banks purchase food and supplies and supplement their
staffing.
“Every day, food banks are on the frontlines responding to the
increasing needs of hungry Californians,” said Stacia Levenfeld,
Chief Executive Officer, California Association of Food Banks. “The
ongoing pandemic, coupled with wildfires devastating communities
and forcing thousands of Californians to evacuate their homes for
safety, are a one-two punch. It’s critical that we all stand
together to support our food banks, and to nourish and uplift every
member of our community. We are grateful to PG&E for supporting
our food banks and in turn helping to combat record levels of food
insecurity and hunger.”
PG&E also is providing funding to the El Dorado Community
Foundation’s Caldor Fire Fund. The Foundation is dedicated to
serving those in need through the direct support of community and
organizations. The Caldor Fire Fund has been set up to support
families impacted by this fire. You can donate here.
PG&E’s contribution also is providing assistance to El
Dorado County Animal Services; Pioneer Fire Protection District and
Pioneer Volunteer Firefighters Association; and senior support
groups.
PG&E and PG&E Corporation are grateful for the legion of
nonprofits, community groups, and volunteers answering the call to
support those impacted by wildfires.
“We are so thankful for the courageous firefighters working
around the clock to contain the wildfires ravaging California
communities. We all are blessed by the kindness of the many
nonprofit organizations, volunteer fire departments, and community
groups that are opening their hearts and rolling up their sleeves
in service to those who have been displaced temporarily or
permanently by these terrible fires. We humbly offer our support to
them to help our communities through these difficult days,” said
PG&E Corporation Chief Executive Officer Patti Poppe.
Included in PG&E’s $1 million commitment, the company
previously announced $300,000 to support the wildfire relief and
recovery efforts of its longtime partner the American Red Cross
this fire season. Donations help the Red Cross to shelter families,
serve meals, support emergency responders, deliver relief supplies,
provide medical care, and create recovery plans.
These charitable donations will come from PG&E shareholders,
not PG&E customers.
The public can help, too. Donors can contribute online or send
checks to the Red Cross designated to “Western Wildfires.”
Supporting Employee Giving and Volunteering
This month, PG&E and PG&E Corporation launched an
employee giving campaign that includes an additional 1:1 match for
any employee donations, up to a total of $50,000 from The PG&E
Corporation Foundation. Employees can receive the match for their
donations to any of five featured charities: Red Cross, California
Fire Foundation, Pacific Service Employees Association Emergency
Assistance Fund (nonprofit serving PG&E employees and
retirees), El Dorado Community Foundation Caldor Fire Fund, and
North Valley Animal Disaster Group.
The companies also support virtual volunteering during the
ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and encourage employees to participate in
volunteer events supporting the Red Cross. Volunteers are
assembling Red Cross Projects in a Box for wildfire-displaced
individuals and families, and care packages for first
responders.
About PG&E
Pacific Gas and Electric Company, a subsidiary of PG&E
Corporation (NYSE:PCG), is a combined natural gas and electric
utility serving more than 16 million people across 70,000 square
miles in Northern and Central California. For more information,
visit www.pge.com/ and http://www.pge.com/about/newsroom/.
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