| CPOA's Big Sur Fire Relief Fund Update - September 2008
Your donation is helping the Big Sur Community in a multitude of ways.
CPOA is providing the following services as a result of your generosity:
- Emergency Grants to Residents and Property Owners.
- Offsetting ash removal and clean up costs for property owners who lost their homes and who are not covered by insurance.
- Helping the community prepare for winter by: retaining the services of two Post-Fire Mitigation experts to advise the community on best Post-Fire practices and coach us on how best to protect the community this winter; running a series of workshops to educate
the community on how to protect water systems, roadways, and structures; driving information sharing meetings with Private Property Owners,
the County, State, and Federal agencies regarding Post-Fire Treatments to ensure adequate preparation for this winter; video documentation of
fire-related meetings and workshops.
- Funding English/Spanish translation services for winter preparation materials and running a winter workshop in Spanish.
- Coordinating the implementation of a Community Emergency Response Team certification program so that our residents can be trained and certified to help out during road closure and other disasters. This will greatly expand the role of the community in self-directing our emergency response this winter.
- Development of our website as a resource for the community this winter.
Donations to date for the CPOA Big Sur Fire Relief Fund:
- General donations of $330,666.74
- Special Events (Auctions) $229,644.66
- Total raised to date: $ 560,311.40
Expenses to Date for the CPOA Big Sur Fire Relief Fund:
- Emergency Grants ($300 each) $189,928.32
- Grants to the Big Sur and Mid Coast Fire Brigades $80,000
- Fund Raising Costs $37,969.89
- Costs of Post-Fire Workshops and Consultants $12,723.86
Balance remaining in CPOA Fire Relief Fund as of 9/08 * $239, 689.30
What is next for CPOA, the Big Sur Fire Relief Fund and our community?
Continued preparation for winter and identification of grant opportunities that we can leverage
for the maximum benefit of the community as it recovers and rebuilds. |