Local caterer donates food to Bonny Fire evacuation center

Diane Sieker

Staff Writer

Local caterer Kaci McCulloch decided she wanted to help the victims of the Bonny Fire, as well as the staff and volunteers that were providing for their needs at an evacuation center during the disaster.

McCulloch contacted Red Cross coordinator Mark Lawson and offered several hot meals for those staying and working at the shelter Sunday, July 30.

“We were able to drop off 14 meals to the Hamilton evacuation center,” she said. “I’ve lived in the Anza/Aguanga area for 15 years. My family moved here when I was 16. We relocated due to the Rice Canyon fires in 2007 where we lost our family home. We love the peace and tranquility this mountain community offers and we don’t plan to leave.”

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Red Cross personnel pose with local caterer Kaci McCulloch, her husband Austin McCulloch and their two children Andy, left, and Logan at the Hamilton High School gym that is converted into an evacuation shelter for Bonny Fire victims Sunday, July 30.

Anza Valley Outlook/Kaci McCulloch photo