Dear friends,
Since the Napa Fire Complex swept through our Valley 28 months ago, Napa Valley Community Foundation has distributed $9.5 million to provide relief services and financial assistance to thousands of our friends and neighbors -- people who lost homes, personal property or income because of the wildfires.
What we’ve come to understand from the 2017 wildfires, and past disasters, is that the hard work of recovery often takes years, not months.
That’s why we pledged to be here for fire survivors long after the last TV news vans had decamped from the Valley, and why we do our best to listen to the voices of those who are still on the path to rebuilding their lives and homes.
As part of this effort, together with Supervisor Ryan Gregory and a cadre of our nonprofit partners, we are hosting a town hall meeting to help us better understand the current recovery needs of our Mt. Veeder neighbors, and to get input from these residents on future programs that can help our community be more resilient when the next natural disaster strikes.
If you were affected by the Nuns Fire, we invite you to join us on Saturday, February 29 at 10:00 am at Enchanted Hills Camp. More information is available in this
flyer or below. (Please feel free to forward this email to friends or colleagues who might wish to participate, and stand by for word of similar town hall meetings that we may conduct in other fire-impacted areas of the county.)
We are grateful to the thousands of people -- from our own backyard to across the globe -- whose generosity has made this work possible.
Sincerely,
Terence P. Mulligan
President
Napa Valley Community Foundation
