SAN ANTONIO — The San Antonio Zoo, Witte Museum and Tobin Center are partnering with a local nonprofit to raise money for "children and families that have had their lives traumatically disrupted" by the wildfires that tore through Lahaina, Hawaii this month.
The effort is being called the Imua Maui Relief Fund, facilitated by a Maui-based organization that will ensure the money directly benefits those affected. The Will Smith Foundation, which works to benefit children in Texas, Hawaii and Africa, is also involved in the collaborative callout for donations.
The wildfires incinerated the historic town of Lahaina and killed more than 100 people, according to local authorities. Search efforts are ongoing.
You can donate to the Imua Maui Relief Fund here.
Other local ways to help
Other Alamo City businesses are organizing their own efforts to send money to those affected by the Hawaii wildfires.
On Sept. 8, the American Legion Alamo Post 2 will host a fish fry fundraiser to help locals' families in Hawaii. On August 18, August 25 and Sept. 1, Kain Na Filipino Cuisine (9323 Perrin Beitel Road) will sell Spam meals and donate the proceeds to affected Hawaiians.
Donations can also be made through the Red Cross here.
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