Do you remember the devastation in the form of FIRE last October?

Here is a quote from Gena Barney the owner of Cool Scrapbook Stuff:  “The witch fire (the one closest to me) burned 1040 homes, 414 outbuildings, 239 vehicles, plus 70 homes and 24 outbuildings were damaged — i believe that approx 500 of those homes were burned in rancho bernardo (where i live! – i live less than 6 miles from my store). “

Gena, the owner of Cool Scrapbook Stuff in Poway, is organizing an event for the people who lost their homes in those devastating fires last October*.  She rented a 20,000 square foot storefront in her shopping center. She has been collecting scrapbook donations to give to those people who lost EVERYTHING.  The response has been amazing.  Customers donated scrapbook product and many manufacturers donated huge amounts of product. Two dozen scrapbook stores in So Cal are also helping out with this effort.

*Update: this event is for all California Residents from losses from Fires. NOTE… FEMA/Red Cross paperwork/ID is required!  Check CSS website for more info!

Here are some other links that mention Operation Replenish.

 http://www.coolscrapbookstuff.com/operreplen.htm

http://twopeasinabucket.kaboose.com/mb.asp?cmd=display&thread_id=2496617

 http://merrileeboyack.com/operation-replenish/

http://www.rbcommunitycouncil.com/