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Please help us bring more federal grants to Santa Clara County
SCFSC Vice President Michael Newburn (right) accepts (Click on thumbnail for larger photo) |
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The Santa Clara County FireSafe Council continues to make great progress! We've finished our 2008 federal grants for our Defensible Space Chipping Programs and we now have five 2009-2010 grants to continue these programs. In 2008, our Chipping Program accomplishments include protecting over 2,100 homes, 6,300 people, and $2.1 Billion in property values. We expect to significantly increase these values in 2009.
Pacific Gas and Electric Company, San Jose Water Company, Santa Clara County Fire Department, Aldercroft Heights County Water District, Santa Clara Valley Water District, State Farm Insurance, San Jose Fire Fighters Local 230, FM Global Insurance, Loma Prieta Resource Conservation District, Morgan Hill Community Foundation, Firefighters Charitable Foundation, Lake Canyon Mutual Water Company, Loma Prieta Community Foundation, Murphy Law Firm, Union Pacific Railroad, Bear Creek Stables, Allstate Foundation, Willow Street Wood Fired Pizza, Westinghouse Electric Company, Holiday Lake Estates, Redwood Estates Services Association and individual homeowners have made matching contributions for our Chipping Programs.
So, with all of this growth and great news, what do we need now? More Matching Funding for our new Federal Grants and General Donations! Please help us raise the local funding we need to grow our programs and help us prevent wildfires in Santa Clara County by making a tax-deductible donation to the Santa Clara County FireSafe Council.
If you would like to help make Santa Clara County Fire Safe, you may make a secure online donation or simply mail your tax deductible gift to the Santa Clara County FireSafe Council, 16174 Highland Drive, San Jose, CA 95127. Please call Jenn Viane Riese, Executive Coordinator, at 408-975-9591 to learn about making a donation.
SCFSC Contact Information
If
you would like someone from SCFSC to speak to your group or organization, please
contact Jenn at (408) 975-9591 or E-mail
JennVR@SCCFireSafe.org. If you would like to make a tax-deductible
donation to SCFSC, please contact Jenn or click on the button just below to make a Credit Card or PayPal donation to
SCFSC.
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If you have any questions on making donations to SCFSC for a specific purpose, please don’t hesitate to call Jenn at (408) 975-9591or E-mail JennVR@SCCFireSafe.org.
Please see our Thank You! and About Us pages for a list of donors and contributors.
Thank you!
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Like to write? Want to put your nifty digital camera to a really good use? Can you help us write stories and take photos for our newsletter? We want to publish more articles written by our readers. Stories should be related to our mission and of general interest to readers throughout the County, particularly those in Wildland Urban Interface areas. The mission of the Santa Clara FireSafe Council is "Mobilizing the people of Santa Clara County to protect their homes, communities and environment from wildfires."
Send your stories, photos and comments to Jenn Viane Riese, E-mail.
Funding provided by National Fire Plan grants from the U.S. Forest Service and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service through the California Fire Safe Council. Our Community Outreach, Education and Youth programs and other council activities are also funded in part by grants and donations from local agencies, companies, foundations, organizations and individual donors. Please see our Thank You! and About Us pages for a list of donors and contributors.
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