Under Duress from Bird Flu, California Farm Donates 300,000 Eggs to Victims of Palisades Fires

What do you get when you cross some good eggs with a fire? In Los Angeles County, you get much-needed relief.

In the wake of the Palisades and Altadena fires, and amid continual rising prices for eggs at the supermarket, a California farm has donated 324,000 eggs to victims of the recent wildfires.

54,000 will be given specifically to a charity of chefs and nonprofiteers called Gather For Good which cooks meals for first responders and others directly involved with combating the fires.

Another separate donation will be made to Winter Fate Bakes, a Los Angeles bakery that has offered to bake and donate a birthday cake to any child whose family lost a house in the fire.

The idea for the donation didn’t come out of times of plenty, but times of want. The 100-year-old family-owned Rosemary Farm in Santa Maria has had its flock of hens devastated by bird flu, but has decided to leverage its “sister farm” in South Dakota, which has remained unaffected, to make the donation.

“It’s been a struggle not only for us as farmers but for the entire industry,” Linda Sanpei, who handles marketing for the farm, told USA Today. “This flu has taken out so many producers nationwide.”

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“With all that’s happened in Los Angeles, we believe in community and in giving back. There’s no greater time of need than right now for Southern California residents.”

The more than 300,000 eggs will be transported aboard refrigerated trucks and sent to the Los Angeles Food Bank, which will oversee their distribution among the fire victims.

GNN has reported on several companies and individuals stepping up to help the fire victims. National instrument retailer Guitar Center has set up a multi-million dollar fund to replace any instrument or equipment lost in the fires up to $1,600.

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