Category: disaster relief

Labor Promises $200 Million a Year to Defend Against Natural Disasters

January 12, 2022
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The Australian Labor government is pledging a whopping $200 million a year to go directly towards building robust disaster prevention mechanisms across Australia. Labor leader Anthony Albanese reiterated nationwide calls that Australia should be working to mitigate the effects of natural disasters before they strike, rather than simply funnelling funds in the form of disaster…

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Toy Donation and Other Relief Efforts Help Victims of Caldor Fire

October 4, 2021
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Ashlee Smith started Ashlee’s Toy Closet when she was eight years old, after she lost her house to the Angora Fire in 2007. Now, at 22, she’s still giving out toys, this time to children impacted by the Caldor Fire in California’s Grizzly Flats. She participated in a relief effort for fire victims on Sept….

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Toy Donation, Other Relief Efforts Help Victims of Caldor Fire

October 4, 2021
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Ashlee Smith started her nonprofit organization, Ashlee’s Toy Closet, when she was 8 years old, after she lost her house to the Angora Fire in 2007. Now, at age 22, she’s still giving out toys, this time to children affected by the Caldor Fire in the town of Grizzly Flats, California. Smith participated in a relief…

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