For those wanting to help victims of B.C.B次元官网网址檚 wildfires, emergency officials want you to know that cash is best.
B次元官网网址淧lease, no more food or supplies at this time,B次元官网网址� the City of Merritt said on social media Sunday, along with a photograph of an overwhelmed food bank.
They said the mountain of items on hand is a result of the B次元官网网址減henomenal generosity for Lytton evacuees and others.B次元官网网址�
But financial gifts are what could really be useful right now as emergency officials and volunteers aim to help evacuees.
Pader Brach of Emergency Management BC said everyone who has stepped up to help has made a difference in victims lives, but now itB次元官网网址檚 time to pivot from sending material goods to sending financial help.
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He said those wanting to donate to organizations that they work with can choose from United Way, Food Banks BC and the Canadian Red Cross.
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Elysia Demspey from the Canadian Red Cross said the same.
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Countless donation efforts were launched immediately after the Lytton fire, with convoys of transport trucks being filled with donations of everything from brand new baby supplies to used clothing, along with food and water for evacuees. But many evacuees have nowhere to store items that are donated, or have to move from place to place with items in garbage bags.
Several trucks were sent from the Fraser Valley, and have gone to various emergency centres and First Nations community halls.
To donate to United Way, .
To donate to Canadian Red CrossB次元官网网址� British Columbia Fires Appeal at or by calling 1-800-418-1111.
To donate to Food Banks BC, visit .
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