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From Napa Valley Register: Local quake fund is filling federal aid holes

Posted on: Jan 15, 2015

January 15  •  Barry Eberling A $10.9 million disaster fund launched by the wine industry has spent $2.5 million doing such things as repairing Herb Caraway’s mobile home and restocking Joseph Sciambra’s store – and it’s just getting started. Napa Valley Vintners donated $10 million to the fund in the wake of the South Napa…

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From Napa Valley Register: Napa’s mighty earthquake

Posted on: Dec 30, 2014

December 30  •  Kevin Courtney At 3:19 a.m. on Aug. 24, most Napans were sleeping the sleep of angels. A minute later, all hell broke loose. At almost any other hour, the 6.0-magnitude quake would have produced vast numbers of injuries and likely deaths as buildings shook violently to the sound of locomotives roaring off…

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From Napa Valley Register: Grants available at the local assistance center

Posted on: Dec 12, 2014

December 12, 2014  •  MARY CERVANTES If your business suffered physical damage or economic loss from the August earthquake, grants are available to help in your recovery. The Napa Valley Community Foundation and the Napa-Sonoma Small Business Development Center (SBDC) provide the assistance businesses need to access these disaster relief grants. If you are a…

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From Napa Valley Register: Community Foundation details next phase of quake aid  

Posted on: Nov 26, 2014

November 26  •  REGISTER STAFF Napa Valley Community Foundation has announced up to $8 million in the second phase of funding from the Napa Valley Community Disaster Relief Fund. This aid is aimed at repairing structural damage sustained by homeowners and mobile homeowners, as well as physical and economic losses sustained by small business owners…

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From Napa Valley Register: The ongoing process of rebuilding

Posted on: Nov 23, 2014

November 23, 2014 •  The Napa Valley Register Editorial Board While much of the region has moved on, the truth is that the Aug. 24 earthquake is still a daily fact of life for many residents and business owners in and around Napa (the Napa Valley Register among them). That is why it is important to…

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From Napa Valley Register: International Institute marks one year in Napa

Posted on: Nov 9, 2014

Sunday, November 9, 2014 The International Institute of the Bay Area (IIBA) celebrated the first anniversary of the opening of its Napa office at the home of Peter Menzel and Faith Daluisio, authors of "A Hungry Planet" and the "Material World" series ). IIBA, a nonprofit founded in 1918, is one of the oldest and…

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From Napa Valley Register: Community Foundation prepares new round of quake aid

Posted on: Nov 2, 2014

November 02, 2014 •  Register staff The Napa Valley Community Foundation intends to begin giving out some $8 million in earthquake aid in December, dovetailing its application process with the one now in use for federal assistance. To be eligible for a grant from the Napa Valley Community Disaster Relief Fund, business owners and homeowners will…

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From San Francisco Chronicle: Homeowners, renters hit by Napa quake now eligible for federal funds

Posted on: Oct 28, 2014

Tuesday, October 28, 2014  •  By Kurtis Alexander Federal officials announced Monday that homeowners and renters who suffered damages in the Napa earthquake in August are eligible for financial assistance. A previous emergency declaration by President Obama cleared the way for federal funds to help cover an estimated $80 million in public infrastructure repairs, but it…

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Earthquake: Learn

Posted on: Oct 27, 2014

If you want to learn more about the  Napa Valley Community Disaster Relief Fund, which is managed by Napa Valley Community Foundation and was created with a $10 million lead gift from Napa Valley Vintners following the 2014 Napa Earthquake, please read below. Update: Thursday, January 15, 2015  NAPA VALLEY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION EXTENDS DEADLINE FOR EARTHQUAKE RELIEF Grant Sizes…

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Earthquake: Give

Posted on: Oct 25, 2014

If you'd like to donate to to the Napa Valley Community Disaster Relief Fund and help quake victims, please click here. Watch the video to learn how more than 10,000 people have been helped with your support in Phase I.

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