From Deseret News archives:
Mormons in California provide thousands of meals for evacuees, firefighters and police
As the winds in Southern California have started to subside and firefighters accelerate their work combating 17 different fires, members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints joined the relief efforts Tuesday by ensuring evacuees and emergency personnel were fed.
�Providing meals became a priority for Church members after they learned that some firefighters had worked for 15 hours with no food,� said Elder John Dalton, a Church leader in Southern California.
Mormons in the San Bernardino area spent most of Wednesday morning preparing over 2,000 meals 1,000 for evacuees staying at the National Orange Show Fairgrounds in San Bernardino and 1,000 for firefighters and police.
Carolyn Fenn, a local Church leader, was concerned because it had been difficult to get provisions to those who were fighting the fires in the mountains. Tuesday night Fenn, along with 30 Mormon missionaries and 50 volunteers, prepared 1,000 sandwiches and delivered them to the firefighters� command center in Lake Arrowhead.
To date, the Church delivered five truckloads of supplies to evacuees in the San Diego area. Blankets and hygiene kits were given to evacuees in the Lake Arrowhead/Running Springs area. Thirteen chapels are currently being used as temporary shelters.
�We will keep our chapels open as shelters and continue to provide food for as long as the community needs it,� said Dalton.
Recent comments
It would be nice if the liberal media would report more on the the...
travis | Oct. 27, 2007 at 5:43 a.m.
The Latter-day Saints many times get criticized and mis-understood by...
David in CA | Oct. 26, 2007 at 5:40 p.m.
I love the spirit of service of the members of this Church. it is...
From Minnesota | Oct. 26, 2007 at 11:18 a.m.
- NHL: The Captain heads to the Hall 7:48 p.m.
- Jazz: Korver, Miles to be evaluated 7:43 p.m.
- Hiker rescued from narrow ledge 7:38 p.m.
- RSL unfazed by conference final 7:27 p.m.
- 12 high schools ready for 'The Turf' 7:25 p.m.
- 'Motherhood' is totally obnoxious 7:16 p.m.
- Gordon, Wallace lead Pistons 6:51 p.m.
- Lopez wants to get party started 6:47 p.m.
- Garden tips and events 6:47 p.m.
- Plant fall-fruiting trees and shrubs 6:47 p.m.
- Gay advocates trek to LDS office
215 - House passes health care bill
192 - Dirk does dirty work in Dallas
190 - Lobo suspended
173 - Cougars crush hapless Cowboys
149 - Speed has never been BYU's game
136 - Utah Jazz fall apart against Kings
124 - RSL rallies to advance
103 - Thousands protest health bill
102 - Provo company innovating engines
99
The reason that Boise and Utah are dropping is the schedule makers ploy is...
For this game!!! The Utes have a history and tradition of doing very well in...
wouldnt it be really awesome if there were a wasatch vs. PC final. now thet...
I watched my last game. Have fun watching these losers. I am no longer a...
'The Mormon Church opposed civil rights movements on both the race and gender...
both byu and utah probably aren't deserving of their rankings. definitely...
DAH! We had Germans, Japanese & Italians fighting in our Armed forces in the...
wouldn't it seem like to a good idea in a struggling economy to encourage...
To: Re Don 756 pm. I am sorry but you missed the point entirely! My comments...
@Roland | 12:36 p.m. Nov. 8, 2009 Atheists don't get married? Well that is...

