Saturday, Dec. 9 The El Dorado Hot Shots will walk 52 miles
in and around Sacramento, rain or shine, to raise money for the
Wildland Firefighters Foundation general fund following the Esperanza
incident. They are asking for sponsors, donations and pledges. Visit
www.eldorado hotshots.org/52milewalk.html for more information.
Sunday, Dec. 10
A golf tournament to benefit the firefighters’
families will be held at the Kern Valley Golf Course in Bakersfield.
Registration for the 18-hole scramble runs through
Dec. 6. Cost is $60 per person and includes greens fee, cart, food and
a donation to the Wildland Firefighter Foundation. Check-in is 9 a.m.
and tee time is 10 a.m.
Call Geri Adams at (760) 379-5646, Ext. 513, or
Shannon Solis, Ext. 554, to sign up.
Sunday, Jan. 21
Idyllwild Pizza Co. is planning a chili cook-off
with proceeds going to the families of the fallen firefighters.
Ongoing
• The Wildlandfire.com is selling CA-BDF-E57 Always
Remember Decal for $5 each honoring U.S. Forest Service Engine Crew 57
from Alandale Station on the San Bernardino National Forest. Visit
https://shop.wildlandfire.com/Scripts/default.asp to order. All
proceeds will benefit the Wildland Firefighters Foundation.
• Power Self Storage at 1661 Campus Drive in Ontario
will donate the first month’s storage rental to Habitat for Humanity’s
Mark Loutzenhiser Building Fund over the next four months. It also is
offering free storage to any fallen Esperanza firefighters’ families
and a free location for any fund-raising events that benefit the
families.
For more information, call Marketing Coordinator
Pati Perrault at (562) 280-0477, Ext. 101.
Recent donations
Pastor Ed Mitchell’s Dec. 2 poker run, chili
cook-off and auction at Jo’An’s Restaurant raised $1,722 for the
firefighters’ families.
Richard Koine of Idyllwild came in first in the
chili cook-off. Pastor Ed said the even went off without a hitch with
nice weather and a lot of fun.
Riverside County Supervisor Marion Ashley said to
date, the county’s Esperanza Firefighters Assistance Fund has raised
more than $1 million.
Ranging from $2 to one for more than $100,000, 4,168
checks have come in, including $73,000 from golfer Fred Couples and
$73,837 from radio DJs John and Ken of KFI-AM 640.
