As some of you know, there was recently a devastating wildfire north of Bishop. Many families lost their homes in both Paradise and Swall Meadows... Including us. My sister and I were away at school, and my mom was stranded on her way home from Reno due to bad weather on Highway 395. She wasn't able to make it home in time to rescue any of our belongings. I'm setting this up as a way to help her, and all of us, get back on our feet. Anything anyone is able to contribute would make an enormous difference, and we deeply appreciate all of the kind words and the people who have reached out to us already.

There is another gofundme campaign circulating to help support the rest of our community whose homes were also damaged or destroyed, and if you would like to contribute to this as well, please consider doing so. This community campaign can be found at http://www.gofundme.com/roundfirerelief