January 18, 2025
Goodr is bringing the Atlanta neighborhood collectively to help these impacted by the wildfires in Southern California.
Goodr, the Atlanta-based starvation reduction group, is main a neighborhood initiative to assist households impacted by the devastating wildfires in Southern California.
On Wednesday, the sustainable meals waste administration firm introduced the launch of the “ATL to LA Aid Drive,” an initiative to move a semi-trailer loaded with 16 pallets of important provides throughout the nation to assist these affected by the continuing wildfires in Los Angeles and different areas of Southern California.
“Southern California is going through an unimaginable disaster, and households who’ve misplaced all the things want our assist,” Goodr’s founder and
CEO, Jasmine Crowe-Houston stated in a press release. “We at Goodr, know the ability of neighborhood, and we’re calling on Atlanta to indicate up and assist us assist our neighbors throughout this difficult time.”
To launch the initiative, Goodr is looking on the native Atlanta neighborhood to donate essential provides together with snacks, canned items, hygiene merchandise, child necessities, pet meals, water, air purifiers, over-the-counter medicines, and blankets. The donations could be introduced to 2 allotted areas:
- Warehouse Assortment Website at 650 Atlanta South Parkway, Suite 108, Atlanta, GA 30349 (Monday-Friday, 9 AM – 8 PM)
- Goodr Group Market @ iVillage: 2491 Martin Luther King Jr Dr SW, Atlanta, GA 30311 (Monday-Friday, 8 AM – 6 PM)
Goodr can be encouraging contributions to nonprofits that are offering direct assist to households together with World Central Kitchen, Mutual Support LA Community, and LA Hearth Division Basis. Financial donations could be made to these straight impacted by way of the SoCal Hearth Victims web page on GoFundMe.
“Collectively, we are able to make a significant distinction within the lives of these impacted by the wildfires. Be part of us in displaying the energy and compassion
of the Atlanta neighborhood,” Goodr stated.
In response to current stories, the fires, which started on January 7, have claimed no less than 27 lives, destroyed over 12,000 buildings, and scorched greater than 60 sq. miles. The Palisades and Eaton wildfires stay lively, with tens of hundreds of Los Angeles County residents nonetheless underneath evacuation orders.