How YOU Can Help The Farm Workers In Our Bay Area Wine Countries!

Five wine industry marketing professionals are launching a fundraising campaign for direct relief for those in California’s wine country affected by the statewide lightning fire complex. Many wine regions throughout the state have come under siege due to the fires that unleashed in the pre-dawn hours of August 15th. This includes the wine regions located in Alameda, Contra Costa, Lake, Monterey, Napa, Santa Clara, Solano, Sonoma and Yolo counties, which have experienced loss or are under threat.

The California wine industry makes 81% of U.S. wine and is the world’s 4th largest producer. Representing 635,000 acres, its 3,900 wineries and 5,900 grape growers contribute approximately $114 billion annually to the U.S. economy providing 786,000 jobs and $35 billion in wages, according to the Wine Institute.

During the 2017 wine country fires, the team, comprised of Tia Butts, Katie Calhoun, Kimberly Charles, Rebecca Hopkins launched a GoFundMe campaign, raising close to $100,000 for direct relief focused on farm workers who are a vital part of the wine industry's fabric. This campaign will have a similar objective, supporting various regions' most essential needs and is joined this year by southern California based Katherine Jarvis. A GoFundMe page has been set up and the team has identified a number of causes that will be in receipt of funding. In 2017, CEO and Co-Founder Jake Kloberdanz provided a generous matching gift to the fund.

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Organizations targeted for 2020 Wine Country Fire Relief Funding

American Red Cross

https://www.redcross.org/donate/

World Central Kitchen

https://donate.wck.org/give

Firefighters Relief - California Fire Foundation

https://linktr.ee/cafirefound

Providing emotional and financial assistance to families of fallen firefighters, firefighters and the communities they protect.

Napa County

Napa Valley Community Foundation

https://www.napavalleycf.org/

Sonoma County