In the aftermath of the Marshall Fire, an outpouring of donations flooded to victims who lost everything to the largest wildfire in Colorado history. The Community Foundation, a Boulder nonprofit, took up the reins for collecting these donations which amounted to about $43 million. It is more than many communities get after a natural disaster, but only about 2 percent of the Marshall Fire’s destruction.
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are ready to respond as soon as we have a disaster declaration. we have already over 100 people assigned to this disaster here in colorado and that number is going to continue to grow. as these events unfortunately happen, our team is ready to support. governor, is there a way to, you know, share with people what folks need most? i mean there are a lot of viewers who are watching who want to help in any way that they can. how might they be able to do that? you can go to coloradogives.org and you can click on the link the boulder community foundation put together, colorado gives.org. certainly if you know people in the area, reach out, text them if they want to talk, let them know that you re available. well, our prayers are with you all there. governor jared polis, fema administrator deann criswell, i appreciate it. thank you, fredricka.
The store manager of the Table Mesa King Soopers store in Boulder and the city’s mayor marked the official reopening of the store Wednesday by tying a ribbon together to signify the strength and unity of the workers at the store and the South Boulder community.