Mountain Ranch, CA…Almost $1,000 was raised by three area high school drama students recently who wanted to help survivors of the Butte Fire. “This is a wonderful, compassionate gesture,” said Allen Sender, Chairman of Calaveras Recovers, as he accepted the check on behalf of the all-volunteer group. Calaveras Recovers is the long-term, post disaster recovery organization focused on helping rebuild homes for the uninsured or underinsured families affected by last year’s devastating fire…

Drama students at Calaveras High School (CHS) in San Andreas, and Amador and Argonaut high schools in Amador County, organized a theater production as a fund-raiser on behalf of Butte Fire survivors. All the proceeds from their performance held this Spring at the CHS Performing Arts Center were donated to Calaveras Recovers.
“This money will go toward supplies that are needed to finish each house,” said Sender. Currently, two homes are under construction with almost all work being donated by area contractors. Another home will break ground in August with another five homes planned for this Fall.

After a recent two week-long event hosted by the Red Cross of the Gold Country, it was determined that 59 homes will need to be rebuilt for families with limited insurance at the time of last September’s wildfire.
Monetary donations can be made directly on the Calaveras Recover’s website, www.CalaverasRecovers.org or to PO Box 395, Mountain Ranch, CA 95246. Calaveras Recovers operates under the 501(c)(3) fiscal sponsorship of the Amador Community Foundation.
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Calaveras Recovers is a post-disaster recovery organization. Calaveras Recovers provides resources and support to those individuals and families devastated by the Butte Fire, focusing on those whose needs have not been met by insurance or government aid programs. For additional information see CalaverasRecovers.org.