Pacific Gas and Electric Company

08/05/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 08/05/2024 14:33

PG&E and The PG&E Corporation Foundation Support Local and Statewide Nonprofits Responding to Park Fire

PG&E and The PG&E Corporation Foundation Support Local and Statewide Nonprofits Responding to Park Fire

As the Park Fire -now one of the largest in state history-continues to threaten homes and communities in Butte, Plumas, Shasta and Tehama counties, Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) and The PG&E Corporation Foundation (The Foundation) are providing charitable funding for emergency shelter, food and other needs. PG&E and The Foundation are contributing $50,000 to the North Valley Community Foundation which provides grants to other nonprofit groups to support immediate fire response needs; $35,000 to the North Valley Animal Disaster Group for evacuation and shelter of small and large animals; and are working with several other community groups in the impacted counties that have requested funding. "Our hearts are broken for the communities impacted by this fire, and we're sensitive to the trauma that all residents in the North Valley are suffering," said Alexa Benson-Valavanis, North Valley Community Foundation president and CEO. "We know there will be both immediate