The philanthropic arm of the $1.9 billion Elevations Credit Union in Boulder, Colo., this week presenteda check for $36,312.59 to the Long Term Recovery Group of NorthernColorado to provide temporary housing for individuals and familiesstranded by the High Park wildfire earlier this summer.
|The Elevations Foundation said $26,312.59 came from Elevationsmembers and business partners after the foundation put up a $10,000challenge grant.
|“As the tragedy of the High Park fire unfolded it became clear to us that we needed to mobilizeand establish a fire relief fund for our neighbors to the north,”said Dennis Paul, vice chair of the Elevations Foundation.
|“Getting victims into a stable environment where they can beginto look to the future is critically important,” he said.
|The fire at the end of June killed one person and destroyed 259homes, authorities said. The Elevations Foundation said that theUnited Way of Larimer County and the Fort Collins Housing Authorityhelped guide the donated resources into the right hands.
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