Park Fire burn scar residents supplied with essentials

OROVILLE — Butte County’s best and brave act quick to help their neighbors recover from a wildfire disaster, almost like clockwork, given the area’s recent experiences.

Volunteers with Tiny Pine Foundation and eight other north state groups stuffed goods into the cars of families who were impacted by the Park Fire at a giveaway event Saturday afternoon the foundation’s office on Feather River Boulevard.

Cars coming from Cohasset, Forest Ranch and other areas in the Park Fire burn scar lined in a drive-through to pick up food, beverages and other groceries as well as clothing, baby supplies, hygiene items, toys for kids and other shelf-stable goods.

Cars line up for volunteers during the Tiny Pine Foundation’s supply giveaway for people affected by the Park Fire on Saturday, Aug. 10, 2024 in Oroville, California. (Michael Weber/Enterprise-Record)

Kade Croft with Say Love Sutter and Yuba places a box containing a tent shade during the Tiny Pine Foundation’s supply giveaway for people affected by the Park Fire on Saturday, Aug. 10, 2024 in Oroville, California. (Michael Weber/Enterprise-Record)

Deanna Dennis takes a slice of pizza from Oscar Moreno Jr. during a supply giveaway by the Tiny Pine Foundation for people affected by Park Fire on Saturday, Aug. 10, 2024 in Oroville, California. (Michael Weber/Enterprise-Record)

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Alyssa Hoffman, founder of Tiny Pine Foundation, fashioned together the donation event as one of many she’s hosted since the Camp Fire in 2018, including the Bear Fire and the Almeda Fire in Oregon.

“No one organization can do it all … so we try to do community collaboration and really impact them the ways we can.” Hoffman said.

Hoffman said she received 40 pallets of groceries from Convoy of Hope and volunteer help from Say Love Sutter and Yuba, whose members loaded cars all afternoon with miscellaneous supplies.

Large items like tent shades were given to people who could fit them in their car, and most residents took off with all their car seats occupied with goods.

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Other organizations that donated items or volunteers at the drive-through donation event include Butte Diaper Bank, Be Xtra, Mother Hubbard’s Cupboard, Global Empowerment Mission, Embassy of Hope for the Heart and Ashlee’s Toy Closet. Dutch Bros handed out 300 gift cards.

Say Love volunteer Ryder Daines spent the afternoon passing out towels, boxes of cereal and the like.

“I’ve been able to talk with the people helping out, and you can really feel the community reaching out,” Daines said. “Lots of good people trying to help people out.”