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How Do You Truly Help Those In Need? California Wildfires
When I used to think of Wildfires I used to think of acres of dry grasslands and forest being burned to the ground.  I never used to associate it with Homes and Families.
Then the 2003 Wildfires changed that for me.  It was the first fire that affected someone I knew personally, a home that I had visited and enjoyed or so I thought."Oh, Toni don't you remember such and such, we visited them back in '96, They lost their home and some horses".
My friend went on and on about how many people we knew that had been affected over the years.  That was an Uh-oh moment for me...  Wildfires were no longer solely about trees, vegetation and wildlife for me.  My thinking was forever changed. 
WHAT TO DO!
My next thought back in 2003 was what I could do to help.  I then decided to help another long time friend (whose name I won't mention, til I clear it with her) and she in turn was able to help three other families, she had the space in her home and her heart.  One family stayed on until their house was rebuilt, (they have had to run from the wildfires again.) 
I think of Kathy & Corina McGraw ... more

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