On this Giving Tuesday, we are looking back at a wonderful partnership we formed in September with the owners of the Chinese Camp Store & Tavern. Richard and his wife, Add, went above and beyond to provide much-needed items, care and comfort to their neighbors who lost their homes in the TCU Wildfire Complex disaster. … Continue reading Giving Tuesday: Owners of Chinese Camp Store Become Valuable Partners to Community and Red Cross

By Angie Irmer, Volunteer George Grove lives in a single-wide mobile home in Anderson, CA. In the early morning hours of May 29, 2025, he, like many people, lay asleep in bed. As usual, Grove’s Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) machine was on while he slept. Suddenly, above the whirring sound of the CPAP, he … Continue reading Smoke alarm saves lives of Anderson resident and his cats – allowing him to keep a promise made to his late partner

NOTE: This post will be updated regularly as our sheltering situation evolves. Volunteers with the California Gold Country Region continue to run an evacuation shelter in Sonora in response to this week’s wildfires. 2-7 Wildfire (Calaveras County): Shelter: Sonora Senior Center, 540 Greenley Rd., Sonora, CA 95370 A livestock shelter is open at the Calaveras … Continue reading CA Gold Country Region Red Cross Continues to Operate Shelter in Sonora; Mobile Feeding Begins in Chinese Camp