Alba s Sister City Committee raises more than $4,000 to go towards scholarships for wildfire victims.
Posted: Mar 9, 2021 5:23 PM
Updated: Mar 9, 2021 5:44 PM
Posted By: Hailey Gravitt
MEDFORD, Ore. Medford s city sister in Alba, Italy is helping students who lost everything in the September wildfires. Alba s Sister City Committee started fund raising to help raise money for fire victims of the Phoenix-Talent School District. The fire was so devastating we were really shocked by it and that s why the crowd funding started. said Luisella Vernone, Alba s Sister City Committee President.
Raising a total of $4,870, this donation will go along side the Phoenix-Talent Alumni Association to fund scholarships to students who have lost their homes in the Almeda Fire.
Photo courtesy Medford Alba Sister City Association / Facebook
The city of Alba helped raise and donate nearly $5,000 to the Phoenix-Talent School District s wildfire recovery fund.
Posted: Mar 8, 2021 1:24 PM
Posted By: Jamie Parfitt
MEDFORD, Ore. Medford s Italian sister city helped raise money for a donation of nearly $5,000 to the Phoenix-Talent Schools Fire Relief Fund, the Medford-Alba Sister City Association announced on Monday. Our friends in Alba were devastated to hear of the Southern Oregon fires that affected our community, the Association said in a statement. They immediately sent their love and support to show they were with us in solidarity. Alba’s Sister City Committee went one step further and started a fundraiser to raise money for the Phoenix-Talent School District fire victims.