This past week’s Los Angeles County fires have taken a huge toll on the lives of many of the members of the animation and vfx community. Many have lost their homes, belongings and lifetimes of memories in the devastating fires that have scorched over 36,000 acres (56 square miles), an area about the size of Miami, according to Cal Fire. While firefighters are making some progress, more wind and dry conditions are in store for later this weekend early next week, and the Palisades Fire that devastated coastal communities is moving east.
We’d like to extend our deepest sympathies to all of them and invite everyone to lend a helping hand to help them rebuild and recover. The Animation Guild has compiled a helpful list of online fundraisers set up to collect donations for those who were impacted directly by the fires. Please let us know if you know of any other GoFundMe accounts set up for our community, and we’ll add them to this list:
[Updated Sunday, Jan. 12]
Marike Anderson-Dam
https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-marike-and-bodhi-rebuild-after-the-eaton-fire
Hillary Bradfield and Christopher Heckey
https://www.gofundme.com/f/christopher-and-hillary-rebuild-after-the-eaton-fire
Ashley Bradley
https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-ashleys-family-recover-from-the-eaton-fire
Harry Butler
https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-vanessa-and-harry-rebuild-after-the-eaton-fire
Anthony Chun
https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-anthony-chun-and-his-family-rebuild-after-la-wildfires
Kristen and Ryan Cummings
https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-ryan-cummings-after-la-county-fires
Jeff Dixon
https://www.gofundme.com/f/hope-home-for-amy-dixon-jeff-dixon
Renee Faundo
https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-renee-and-erica-rebuild-after-the-eaton-canyon-fire
Bill Flores
https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-claudia-bill-and-cairo-rebuild-after-the-eaton-fire
Susane Fitzer Geiger and Peter Geiger
https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-the-fitzergeiger-family-rebuild-after-fire
Kristina and Matthew Giblin
https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/kgiblin?country.x=US&locale.x=en_US
Adriana Gonzalez and Sabino Vasquez
https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-adrianas-family-rebuild-after-eaton-fire
Jinko Gotoh
https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-jinko-gotohs-fire-recovery-efforts
Tim and Joanna Heitz
https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-for-tim-joanna-heitz
Traci Honda and Erik Martin
https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-two-talented-animators-rebuild-after-the-altadena-fire
Tiffany Hunter
https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-tiffany-and-daughter-after-fire-loss
Amber and Rob Ingram
https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-amber-ingrams-family-postfire
James Jackson
https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-the-jackson-family-rebuild-after-eaton-fire
Delaney Januzzi
https://linktr.ee/delaneyjanuzzi
Levon Jihanian
https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-lila-and-her-family-rebuild-after-the-eaton-fire
Vanessa Kale and Simon Brown
https://www.gofundme.com/f/Help-The-Kale-Browns
Erika Lahey
https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-the-lahey-family-rebuild-after-the-eaton-fire
Kelli and Tim Lamb
https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-for-kelli-tim-lamb
Steve Lowtwait and Family
https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-steve-leslie-rebuild-after-the-la-fires
Evan and Jeffrey Mather
https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-evan-jennifer-and-eleanor-rebuild-home
Malerie and Mitch
https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-malerie-and-mitch-after-tragic-loss
The Martinez Family
https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-the-martinez-familys-new-beginning
Chris McCord
https://www.gofundme.com/f/la-hurst-wildfire-relief-for-chris
Ben Mekler
https://www.gofundme.com/f/ben-and-kirby-lost-everything-in-the-eaton-fire
Dutch and Sigma Merrick
https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-sigma-and-dutch-rebuild-after-california-wildfire
Corey Miller
https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-cory-and-olivia-rebuild-after-wildfire
Jordan Mitchell
https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-jordan-rebuild-from-eaton-fire-after-familys-passing
Meghan and Ryan Mulloy
https://www.gofundme.com/f/rebuild-hope-for-meghan-ryan-milo
Chuck Peil and Family
https://gofund.me/86cc507b
Yung Pham
https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-yung-and-audrey-rebuild-after-fire
Jeremy Polgar
https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-clara-jeremy-rebuild-from-the-eaton-fire
EBill Reiss
https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-bill-reiss-after-losing-everything
Vanessa Salas and Osiris Perez
https://www.gofundme.com/f/perez-salas-family-fire-recovery-fund
Shannon and Johnny
https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-shannon-johnny-rebuild-after-fire
Leticia Silva and Dustin James
https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-lele-and-dustin-after-losing-their-home-in-eaton-fire
Tim Snyder
https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-sam-tim-rebuild-from-altadena-fire
Shannon Soule
https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-shannon-johnny-rebuild-after-fire
Clayton Walker and Karen Davison
https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-clayton-and-karen-rebuild-after-fire
Ellen Wang
https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-ellen-and-daughters-rebuild-after-fire
Dave Wasson
https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-dave-wasson-rebuild-after-fire
Jason Warnesky
https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-the-jackson-family-rebuild-after-eaton-fire
Jeff and Laura Wheeler
https://www.gofundme.com/f/aid-jeff-and-laura-after-home-loss
Rachel Wiggins and Family
https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-randy-and-melinda-wiggins-recovery-journey
Sadly, Animation Magazine’s longtime employee Jan Bayouth’s daughter Chelsea and her family also lost their home in the Altadena fires. You can donate to her fundraiser here
https://www.gofundme.com/f/rebuild-hope-for-chelsea-tommy-and-valentine
Our hearts go out to everyone who was impacted by these terrible fires and hope we can all help a little bit to restore their lives back to normal.
To find out more about disaster resources available for animation industry employees and their friends visit https://animationguild.org/disaster-relief-resources
