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Acts of Kindness Lift Our Community
On November 7, 2018, Ventura County lost 12 precious souls in a senseless shooting at Borderline Bar and Grill, a popular hangout for many local residents. The next day, before the community had a chance to begin to grieve, residents in local cities were being told to evacuate in front of two quick moving wildfires. As we evacuated, or watched those evacuating, losing sleep tracking the fires’ progress, the feeling of helplessness grew. In the wake of unfathomable heartbreaking tragedy, we often see some of the most generous and beautiful acts of kindness from fellow humans around the world. It is my belief that when we feel helpless to stop terrible things from happening, we will do the only thing we know how to do, give.
Our community is no different. In fact, many people were in action while the recent fires were happening, some even and in spite of being in evacuation zones.
To be honest, when I started looking into ways that our community was supporting first responders, families of the Borderline shooting victims, and evacuees of the fires, I became overwhelmed at the sheer breadth of the giving. Every time I turned on the computer, I heard of another restaurant giving 15%, 20% or even 100% of their profits on a particular day to support those affected by the fires.