Skip to content
CapRadio

CapRadio

listen live donate
listen live donate
listen live
donate
  • News
    • News

    • State Government
    • Environment
    • Health Care
    • Race and Equity
    • Business
    • Arts and Lifestyle
    • Food and Sustainability
    • PolitiFact California
    News
    • News

    • State Government
    • Environment
    • Health Care
    • Race and Equity
    • Business
    • Arts and Lifestyle
    • Food and Sustainability
    • PolitiFact California
  • Music
    • Music

    • Classical
    • Jazz
    • Eclectic

    • Daily Playlist
    Music
    • Music

    • Classical
    • Jazz
    • Eclectic

    • Daily Playlist
  • Podcasts & Shows
  • Schedules
  • Events
  • Support
    • Support
    • Ways to support
    • Evergreen Donation
    • One-Time Donation
    • Corporate Sponsorship
    • Vehicle Donation
    • Stock Giving
    • Legacy Giving
    • Endowment Support
    • Members
    • Member Benefits
    • Member FAQ
    • Member Newsletter

    • Fund drives
    • Drawing Winners
    • Thank You Gifts
    Support
    • Support
    • Ways to support
    • Evergreen Donation
    • One-Time Donation
    • Corporate Sponsorship
    • Vehicle Donation
    • Stock Giving
    • Legacy Giving
    • Endowment Support
    • Members
    • Member Benefits
    • Member FAQ
    • Member Newsletter

    • Fund drives
    • Drawing Winners
    • Thank You Gifts
  • About
  • Close Menu
 We Get Support From:
Become a Supporter 
 We Get Support From:
Become a Supporter 

Sacramento-Area Residents Collect Donations For Fire Victims

  •  Sammy Caiola 
  •  Randol White 
Friday, October 13, 2017 | Sacramento, CA
Sammy Caiola / Capital Public Radio

The DeJong family loads a U-Haul truck full of supplies headed to wildfire victims in Rohnert Park.

Sammy Caiola / Capital Public Radio

Sacramento-area residents are stepping up to help families hit hard by this week's wildfires.

Christina DeJong said she woke up Tuesday morning inspired to help families hit hard by the fires. She started telling her fellow school teachers to bring in bags of food, water and clothing.

She asked her husband Mike if they could rent a truck and take it to Santa Rosa. Mike’s a firefighter with the Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District, so he told his station about the project.

“Just having seen it before, I know what it’s going to look like. And I just know how much stuff those people need," she said. "Since I can’t be there helping out and actually fighting the fire, we just decided it would be good for us to find another way we could help out.”

Christina said the response was overwhelming.

“We sent out a Facebook post, and an email to everyone we knew locally, and here we are today, with I think two U-hauls to bring everything to Santa Rosa.”

The couple and their four kids spent Thursday morning loading trucks with shoes, pet food, water bottles and diapers.

Mike DeJong and his kids load a U-Haul truck full of supplies headed to wildfire victims in Rohnert Park. (Sammy Caiola / Capital Public Radio)

“Even just simple things like cleats because all their sports stuff is gone," Mike DeJong said. "Anything people feel like they have needed in their lives, they’ve donated and they’ve brought them to the fire stations and to our church.”

The truck headed to the Assembly of God church in Rohnert Park. The DeJongs said they may organize another supply drop next weekend.

Similarly, an effort by Sacramento-area craft breweries to collect supplies for fire victims was far more successful than organizers expected.

Jennifer Wonnacott helped spread the word for the breweries and said they were overwhelmed by the number of donations.

"It ended up being so much stuff it may have to be a couple of trips, but it will be getting to the locations as soon as possible."

Wonnacott said the breweries are now asking for monetary donations in the form of grocery store and gas station gift cards.

Monetary donations are being accepted at these breweries (all in Sacramento unless otherwise noted, update Oct. 19):

  • Sactown Union Brewery 1210 66th St B
  • New Glory Craft Brewery 8251 Alpine Ave
  • New Helvetia Brewing Company 1730 Broadway
  • Bike Dog - Broadway Location 915 Broadway #200
  • Oak Park Brewing Company 3514 Broadway
  • Device Brewing Company 8166 14th Ave A
  • Track 7 3747 W. Pacific Ave, Unit F 
  • Track 7 826 Professor Ln, Ste 100 
  • Three Mile Brewing 231 G Street, Ste 3, Davis 
  • Two Rivers Cider 4311 Attawa Ave #300

Follow us for more stories like this

CapRadio provides a trusted source of news because of you.  As a nonprofit organization, donations from people like you sustain the journalism that allows us to discover stories that are important to our audience. If you believe in what we do and support our mission, please donate today.

Donate Today  

    Related Stories

  • Sacramento-Area Resources To Donate To Fire Recovery

    Friday, October 13, 2017
    A number of groups in the Sacramento-Area are gathering funds and resources for victims of the wildfires tearing through Northern California.

Randol White

Former All Things Considered Anchor/Reporter

Randol White is an award-winning, accomplished, and well-rounded broadcast journalist with more than two decades of radio, television, web and print experience.  Read Full Bio 

Andrew Nixon / CapRadio

Sammy Caiola

Former Healthcare Reporter

Sammy Caiola has been covering medical breakthroughs, fitness fads and health policy in California since 2014. Before joining CapRadio, Sammy was a health reporter at The Sacramento Bee.  Read Full Bio 

 @sammycaiola Email Sammy Caiola

More Stories

Ethan Swope / AP Photo

State Farm won’t sell new home insurance in California. Can the state shore up the market?

May 31, 2023

Rich Pedroncelli for KFF Health News

Newsom and Democratic lawmakers at odds over billions in health care funds

May 30, 2023

AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli

California Assembly advances bill to make tech platforms pay for journalism

June 1, 2023

We Get Support From:
Become a Supporter

Back to Top

  • CapRadio

    7055 Folsom Boulevard
    Sacramento, CA 95826-2625

    •  
      (916) 278-8900
    •  
      (877) 480-5900
    •  Contact / Feedback
    •  Submit a Tip / Story Idea
  • About

    • Mission / Vision / Core Values
    • Stations & Coverage Map
    • Careers & Internships
    • Staff Directory
    • Board of Directors
    • Press
  • Listening Options

    • Mobile Apps
    • Smart Speakers
    • Podcasts & Shows
    • On-Air Schedules
    • Daily Playlist
    • Signal Status
  • Connect

    •  Facebook
    •  Twitter
    •  Instagram
    •  YouTube
  • Donate

  • Listen Live

  • Newsletters

CapRadio stations are licensed to California State University, Sacramento. © 2023, Capital Public Radio. All Rights Reserved. Privacy Policy | Website Feedback FCC Public Files: KXJZ KKTO KUOP KQNC KXPR KXSR KXJS. For assistance accessing our public files, please call 916-278-8900 or email us.