Santa Monica College Foundation Fire Disaster Support Distribution Drive

Santa Monica College Foundation Fire Disaster Support Distribution Drive

Join us at Santa Monica College for a special, multi-day event to support those affected by recent fires. We are organizing a large-scale distribution drive to provide essential items to those in need.

The distribution drive will provide essential aid to students, employees and community members including the children, staff and families in the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District, who were impacted by the recent catastrophic fires in Pacific Palisades, Santa Monica, Malibu, Brentwood, and Greater Los Angeles County.

Thousands of generous donations – including food, new and gently used clothing (i.e., men’s, women’s, children, and baby), hygiene products, baby supplies, blankets, and other necessities will be available for free for all members of the community affected by the fires.

Each attendee will receive a complimentary IKEA blue bag (while supplies last) to “shop”. A detailed list of available goods is posted at smc.edu/disastersupport.

Providence St. John’s Health Centermobile van service will be present during the distribution of goods for the SMC expanded community providing masks, small care kits, and immunizations for children.

The SMC Foundation has also established the Santa Monica Community College Disaster Support Fund (smc.edu/disastersupport) to raise at least $250,000 to help SMC students and employees impacted by the fires with emergency funding for items like housing, food, water, clothing, transportation, medical supplies, school materials, and other basic needs. A comprehensive list of community disaster relief services is posted at smc.edu/disasterrelief.

WHEN:

· Wednesday, Jan. 22, 1:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.

· Thursday, Jan. 23, 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.

· Friday, Jan. 24, 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.

· Sunday, Jan. 26, 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.

WHERE:

Corsair Gym at Santa Monica College, 1900 Pico Boulevard, Santa Monica, CA 90405 https://www.smc.edu/about/campuses/documents/smc-main-campus.pdf

Public Parking: Metered parking is is available. Limited parking available in Lot #3 enter from Pico at 17th Street Signal.

Community Partners: Santa Monica College extends heartfelt gratitude to its community partners for their critical contributions, including:

· The Office of California State Senator Ben Allen, sd24.senate.gov

· Santa Monica College Foundation, foundation.smc.edu

· Westside Food Bank, wsfb.org

· Santa Monica Chamber of Commerce, smchamber.com

· Malibu Pacific Palisades Chamber of Commerce, malibu.org

· IKEA, ikea.com

· Providence St. John’s Health Center, https://www.providence.org/locations/socal/saint-johns-health-center

· Black Crows, black-crows.com

· DoubleSoul, doublesoul.co

· Dolphin Event Services,

dolphinevents.biz

· Baby2Baby, baby2baby.org

· KUT

To donate, volunteer, or learn more, please visit: smc.edu/disasterrelief.

We hope to see you there!

Host or Publisher Santa Monica College Foundation