These fires in LA have been devastating, apocalyptic, unfathomable — and yet there they are. Indiscriminately ravaging homes, rolling over neighborhoods as first responders fight with the kind of bravery I reserve for fantasy books: Gandalf against the balrog, Harry Potter against Voldemort. But this is real.
In my Highland Park (Illinois), there’s snow on the ground. My house is struggling to stay warm, so I’m sitting next to my fireplace. A Duraflame flickers and I feel ashamed that I’m deriving comfort from something that’s causing others such unimaginable grief.
So today I’m doing what I can to bring some relief to people who need it — in the form of a fundraiser. Here are the details:
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Rel’s Recs LA Fire Fundraiser
This fundraiser is a raffle, which means anyone who enters gets a chance to win a prize valued at over $900. It’s packed with gifts from spectacular food industry people, James Beard award-winning writers, and t…
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