Following a harrowing week of deadly wildfires in Los Angeles, multiple San Diego-area organizations announced Tuesday that outpouring of donations for victims had nearly filled their headquarters.
The Institute of Contemporary Art San Diego‘s north location in Encinitas served as a donation point for support and relief headed to those impacted by wildfires. More than 300 volunteers helped unpack and sort items from 1,537 vehicles over the weekend, filling four moving trucks worth of supplies for L.A.
Those supplies have been delivered to Snail Farm LA, The Sidewalk Project, 9thirtyLA, and United Native American Movement, among others.
Tuesday through Friday, ICA North is also offering its community garden as a workspace or a place to find respite for those displaced by the fires. The garden has Wi-Fi, power strips, tea and coffee and is open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
ICA North is located at 1578 S El Camino Real.
South El Camino RealSlightly farther south, the Helen Woodward Animal Center had to pause its donation drive because of the massive response from San Diegans.
The Rancho Santa Fe-based animal shelter has filled multiple box trucks, its Rescue RV and storage space in the facility with donated supplies for Los Angeles. The RV will make trips north to bring the supplies to groups on the ground in the Southland before resuming donations.
“Blue Buffalo, Barons Market and Midwest Vet immediately provided needed pet food, crates, snacks and bottled water and the San Diego community came out in full force over the weekend, providing an endless stream of crucial items from paper towels, to pet food, to bedding, to clothing, to kitty litter,” a statement from the center read.
Even with its building jam-packed with necessities, the center also announced Tuesday it was donating $50,000 to SPCA Los Angeles — the organization heading L.A.’s animal search and rescue, veterinary care for lost animals in the area and the sheltering of pets — and was asking for the community to match it.
The Helen Woodward Animal Center’s Club Pet facility is offering free kennel space to pets of those who lost their homes in the fires. Club Pet can be contacted at 858-756-4117, ext. 2 for more information.
Feeding San Diego is holding a food drive this week in tandem with the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank to help those displaced. Of special need are water bottles and hydrating beverages, snacks, and ready-to-eat meals.
Donation items can be dropped off at Feeding San Diego in Sorrento Valley, 9477 Waples St., Ste. 100.
Waples StreetDonations are accepted Monday through Friday, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
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