Safeway’s Mill Valley Stores Launch Fundraising Drive for Clayton Fire Victims

​In an effort to help victims of the devastating Clayton Fire, Safeway is partnering with the Lake Area Rotary Club Association (LARCA) to raise funds for the LARCA Fire Relief Fund. Donations can be made at checks stands at both of Safeway stores in Mill Valley – in the Strawberry Village shopping center and at 1 Camino Alto – now through August 31 to help local fire relief efforts.

Since it began on Saturday, the Clayton Fire “has destroyed 175 homes and 268 structures in total,” but the damages are “in excess of $7 million,” according to the San Francisco Chronicle.
 
The fire was allegedly started by Damin Pashilk of Clearlake, who was arraigned at the Lake County courthouse “Wednesday afternoon on felony arson charges accusing him of lighting 12 fires and trying to set a 13th, plus four more counts related to methamphetamine violations and driving on a suspended license. The fires all occurred between July 2, 2015, and Saturday, when he allegedly sparked the devastating Clayton Fire,” according to the Chronicle. Authorities have dubbed Pashilk “a serial arsonist.”

Safeway’s stores in American Canyon, Arcata, Benicia, Clearlake, Corte Madera, Crescent City, Eureka, Fort Bragg, Fortuna, Guerneville, Healdsburg, Lakeport, McKinleyville, Napa, Novato, Petaluma, Rohnert Park, San Anselmo, San Rafael, Santa Rosa, Sebastopol, Sonoma, St. Helena, Ukiah, Vallejo, Willits and Windsor are also participating in the fundraising drive, according store officials.

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