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If you are seeking to assist with the Sonoma County Fire relief, below is a list of locations that are accepting donations and volunteers:

 

• Red Cross is in need of volunteers to assist fire evacuees at Elsie Allen High School (599 Bellevue Ave) and Cook Middle School immediately to assist with check-in and supply distribution and other activities as needed. Both schools are opening as emergency shelter locations. Red Cross has exhausted their volunteer pool and many additional hands are now needed during this emergency. Check in here: http://tinyurl.com/RedCrossVolOctober2017 
• Salvation Army is looking for donations, including food – (707) 542-0981 – located at 93 Stony Point Circle
• Les Schwab: all locations are accepting donations (Santa Rosa, Healdsburg, Rohnert Park, Sebastopol
• Guerneville Vets Hall is in serious need of volunteers and donations, as there is no cell service west of Forestville
• Redwood Empire Food Bank: Accepting financial donations to increase the amount of food to give out; food donations can be taken to 3990 Brickway Blvd. in Santa Rosa, CA (easy to open and easy to eat, no glass containers or perishables)
• Big O Tires: 1115 Healdsburg Ave, Healdsburg, CA
• Santa Rosa Gymnastics Center: donations/pick up 2210 Bluebell Dr. Santa Rosa, CA (close to Coffee Park) – open 11 AM – 5 PM daily
• Ooh La Luxe: drop off/pick up; 109 Petaluma Blvd. Petaluma, CA

Volunteer Info:

*Volunteer shifts rotate every 4 hours

*Only active needs shown

• Elsie Allen High School: needs overnight volunteers plus runners to donate food to other shelters.
• Santa Rosa Veteran Center: needs overnight volunteers
• Petaluma Fairgrounds: Medical Personnel (Contact 707-283-3247) RNs, NPs, CNAs

and volunteers needed for overnight shift. More cots coming. Need help setting up. Please stop in and sign up.

• (*Volunteer shifts rotate every 4 hours): 15-20 volunteers for shifts taking place 7am-12noon (this shift is covered now); 12noon- 5pm; 5pm-10pm. 5-7 volunteers for hours of 10pm-3am; 3am- 7am. Enter the fairgrounds from Gate #3 (Payran St). Park in the livestock area. Check in at Herzog Hall to be assigned a job.

• American Red Cross Needs Volunteers – Doubletree Hotel in R.P.

Training at 1pm & 4pm-Rest of the week 9am-5pm

• Salvation Army- Needs volunteers to package food

• Petaluma People Services Center are looking for Emergency Home Shares. They are looking to find temporary housing for those displaced by the fire. If you are interested in hosting please contact PPSC SHARE Sonoma County at SHAREfire@petalumapeople.org
• Casa Grande HS needs: people to help transfer items to Cavanaugh Center.
• Mystic Theatre will need help serving food Tue, Wed, Thur from 9am-11am, 12pm-3pm & 5pm-8pm- they can also deliver food or make it available for pick up. Contact them directly at 707-765-2121
• Grocery Outlet is a drop off area for ALL donations.
• Lucchesi Center Fairgrounds: see facebook page-
• New Life needs:. All needs covered
• Hopealong and Second Chance: In desperate need of fost you would like to temporarily foster, we currently need additional kitten fosters for the newcomers. To foster, click www.hopalong.org/foster/. We also REALLY NEED supplies immediately. If you can, PLEASE DONATE. Thank you!!  https://donatenow.networkforgood.org/hopalonganimalrescue

DONATE CLOTHING HERE:

• Ooh La Luxe – 109 Petaluma blvd north. Accepting women’s clothing donations Tuesday from 10-2 in the Petaluma store.
• Ethical Clothing – 122 Kentucky Street. 707-769-8564. Open Tuesday. Accepting clothing donations.

DONATION DROP-OFF POINTS:

Pick a location nearest you:

• Wishbone Restaurant
• Yoga Hell
• Grocery Outlet
• Synergy Health Club
• Sonoma County Animal Services (distributing to animal shelters from there) – need animal food and litter 1247 Century Court Santa Rosa
• Smart and Final at 465 N. Mcdowell Blvd. Petaluma
• Bay Equity offices  (Windsor, Santa Rosa Rohnert park)

Petaluma locals!

Ways to help other than donating goods:
1. Do the dirty work. Offer to pick up dirty laundry and trash from the evacuation centers.
2. Help the helpers. Take care of eachother. Make sure that people are eating, hydrating, as well as getting appropriate rest.

3. Share only info that has been vetted and updated. Ever heard of “fake news”? It’s a thing and it hurts people. Please share accurate and helpful info.

Resources Available to Evacuees

FREE FOOD / WATER

• Amy’s Drive Thru in Rohnert Park: offering free meals to those evacuated. If you choose to pay for a evacuees meal, 100% of that money will be donated to help in the aids effort. (10/10/17 3:30pm)
• Nopalito (10/10/17): offering free burritos from 11-3 (1905 Bodega Ave)
• McGuires is offering free food
• Mystic Theatre/McNears (10/10/17): Serving Breakfast 9-11, Serving Lunch-soup and sandwiches from 12-3, Serving Dinner from 5-8. They can deliver or make meals to go. Contact them directly at 707-765-2121
• Sauced BBQ Restaurant (10/10/17): Serving free food from 9-4, offering place to rest and view TV
• Sweet Zone (10/10/17): Offering free Gelato
• Quinua Restaurant (10/10/17): Offering free lunch
• Lagunitas, Tap Room (10/10/17): Giving away free water- bring containers and they will fill them
• Amy’s in RP is offering FREE food today- limited menu. All money donated there will be given to families in need.
• The Drawing Board (10/10/17): Offering food delivery to those in need, plus a special menu for firefighters and victims.
• Backyard Forestville (10/11/17): 3000 lbs of food; stir fry, chili, enchiladas, salads, breads.
• 59 Montgomery Drive Santa Rosa (10/11/17): Bread will be available until 3:30/4:00 pm.
• Steele and Hops have essential items available for pick up. (10/11/17)

FREE WIFI / COMPUTERS

• Discovery Office Systems (10/11/17 10:51am): Insurance paper copying services and other copying services are available. 1269 Corporate Center Parkway, Santa Rosa, 95407. Open until 6pm today.
• Comcast (10/10/17) FREE Internet/Comcast/Xfinity: Removed restrictions and opened their WiFi hotspots for all to use through Fri. 10/13 Log in as “Guest”.
• Copperfield’s Books Petaluma: Free wifi, allows dogs, water, stickers & crayons for children
• Mystic Theatre/McNears/The Roaring Donkey (10/10/17): Offering laptops for fire victims to use if they need to get a hold of their financial institutions or family. Ask for Sierra Bradley.
• Roaring Donkey has laptops set up and wifi and chargers for people, as needed.
• The History Museum will be open free of charge as a safe, peaceful, air-conditioned space with free WiFi and and outlets for charging phones, laptops, etc. from 10/11 – 10/15. Closed on Monday.

FREE HEALTH / WELLNESS

• Exclusive Space (10/11/17 10:43am): 314 Mendocino Ave, Downtown Santa Rosa, is open today until 9pm for those who need a massage or a stress relief stop free of charge. Go to their Facebook page or text 415-571-0073 for more information.
• Petaluma Swim Center (10/10/17): Offering showers 8:30-10:30 am and 3:00-5:30 pm today. (Soap, Shampoo and Towels provided)
• Petaluma Health Center (10/10/17): 1179 N. McDowell Blvd. Offering free medical/mental health care for any in need 8:00 AM – 8 PM
• Synergy Health Club (10/10/17): Offering free showers plus towels to those in need. Also a place to relax with couches and TV.
• Sonoma-Marin Fairgrounds (10/11/17): Mobile Medical Center opened 24 hours
• Sonoma West Medical Center (10/11/17): Sonoma West Medical Center 501 Petaluma Ave, Sebastopol.
• Santa Rosa Sport & Family Medicine (10/11/17) 1255 N Dutton Ave, Santa Rosa Urgent Care 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM
• YMCA (10/11/17) 1111 College Ave, Santa Rosa  Free showers.  Open till 5:00 PM
• 8400 Hembree Lane Windsor (10/11/17): 60 plus Walkers for Seniors in good condition!
• 6345 Commerce Drive Rohnert Park (10/11/17): Hot Showers and running water.
• St Joseph Medical Group Santa Rosa 510 Doyle Park 12-9 pm & Petaluma 905 E Washington St 9am-5pm (10/11/17). Both locations are fully operational for immediate health care needs that are non-life-threatening; walk in care, prescription refills and minor burns and respiratory issues. Visit www.stjoesephhealthmedicalgroup.com/Afterhours.
• St Joseph Health will also be reaching out to those who were scheduled for cancer treatment at 355 Round Barn Circle. (10/11/17).
• Hosing Insurance Claim Help (10/11/17) more info @ABBSfire@gmail.com

FREE CLOTHING / ENTERTAINMENT

• Adventure Recreation – 2200 Petaluma Blvd. N. will be open until 6pm for kids to play out of the smoke. Free for fire victims. Proceeds from others will be donated to relief efforts.
• Petaluma Bowling Alley (10/10/17): Offering a free space to hang out and free games.
• Copperfield’s Books Petaluma: Free wifi, allows dogs, water, stickers & crayons for children

• Sax’s Joint – 317 Petaluma Blvd. S – Collecting Men’s Basketball shorts and sweats, as well as socks and underwear for both men and women from 6am-4pm Tues. 10:10 to distribute to shelters.
• California Academy of Sciences Free, safe place for families during the day
• Ethical Clothing – 122 Kentucky Street. 707-769-8564. Open Tuesday. The middle room of the store is a free clothing boutique for those in need. For non-evacuees, they will also sell newly donated items for $25 a piece and donate the money to those in need.
• Yoga Hell: Free yoga classes, plus an easy drop-off donation site for locals

 

MISSING A RELATIVE? Or mark yourself as “safe”

Go here > https://safeandwell.communityos.org/cms/index.php

NEED A PLACE TO STAY?

Airbnb is opening their doors to those affected by the fire. Go here >

https://www.airbnb.com/welcome/evacuees/northerncaliforniafireevacuees

ADVICE FROM FORMER FIRE VICTIMS:

(1) Contact your insurance companies. Most will cover hotel stays, apart from the usual coverage.

(2) Call your credit card companies and have the last 3-6 months of your purchases reimbursed back (get a police report that testifies you are a fire victim).

(3) If you are renting and are a minor, your parents’ home insurance may cover your belongings.
(4) Call your chain retail stores and see what they can offer to fire victims (GAP gave away free clothes to fire victims up to $500 per person during the Oakland fires).

Evacuation Site Needs:

Casa Grande High School	New Life Christian Fellowship	Lucchesi Center
Thanks to our community’s response, there are no further donations needed at this time. Please check in for any up-dates for needs as they become known. Spanish Speakers needed at Casa!	Thanks to our community’s response, there are no further donations needed at this time. Please check in for any up-dates for needs as they become known.	Thanks to our community’s response, there are no further donations needed at this time. Please check in for any up-dates for needs as they become known.

Sonoma-Marin Fairgrounds	Veterans Auditorium	Cavanagh Center (Mentor Me)
Rubbermaid bins w/lids (high priority) Medical Personnel needed for overnight shift. Contact Susan Craig @ (707) 364-2339	Thanks to our community’s response, there are no further donations needed at this time. Please check in for any up-dates for needs as they become known.	Underwear for All *only thing needed as of now. $ donations can be made through Mentor Me. Gift Cards: Grocery Stores, Target, etc info@wrmm.org– Email to volunteer in the future. Info to include in your email is your name, phone number and skill set.

Petaluma Animal Center	Calvary Chapel	Church of Christ
Cash Donations Cat and Dog food Dog beds- all sizes Cat litter Refreshments and snacks for their volunteers	Face masks needed XL Shopping Bags Carry- ons Suitcases	Fruit Coolers

Business/Community Collections & Resources

Community Members	Grocery Outlet (donation drop off)	Synergy Health Club 1201 Redwood Way
Steven Cozza- 707-328-9766 Offering to pick up costs, air mattresses, twin size mattresses from porches of homes donating, and deliver to local shelters. Text him for pick up	Tents Air mattresses/cots Pillows Phone chargers Dry & canned dog & cat food Animal crates & carriers Dog bowls Can openers Kitty litter, Pet beds Leashes & collars Diapers, strollers Baby carriers Masks Boxes Duct tape Non perishable food	Collecting the following for Red Cross Evacuation Centers: Packaged or canned food Baby Food Pet Food Water Blankets Pillows Clothing Items