Williams Lake and area residents have come up with all sorts of ways to raise funds for and support victims of wildfires this summer and help with the firefighting effort at the same time.
And it all seems to be coming from the grassroots level, one individual and group at a time launching a new campaign.
Selling T-shirts to raise funds for two families who have lost their homes to the wildfires, selling cards and decals to raise funds for the Red Cross, sewing Christmas stockings for children who have lost their homes, raffles to raise funds for local fire departments and collecting food and cash donations for the Salvation Army food bank are just some of the ways the community is pulling together during this unprecedented wildfire season which has caused so much hardship for so many people.
People were set up all over Boitanio Park Saturday with these kinds of fundraising projects during the Thank You and Welcome Home event sponsored by local businesses and community groups to help with healing and thanking all of the people involved in fighting the wildfires and co-ordinating relief efforts and keeping people safe through all of the trials and tribulations.
