The Kiwanis Club of La Cañada is coordinating assistance efforts for victims of the ongoing rains and debris flows. Club members have been authorized to use city vehicles to shuttle volunteers up into the impacted hillside neighborhoods.
Those in need of help and others who have time to volunteer are urged to
e-mail or call City Hall at (818) 790-8880. Volunteer work is expected to take place Thursday after the storm and mandatory evacuations are lifted.
According to Kiwanis volunteers who assisted homeowners in the Paradise Valley following Saturday's failure of the Mullally Debris Basin, those living in the area should remove all personal belongings from the bottom shelves of every cupboard, cabinet and closet.
"Mud is relentless and will ruin everything it touches," said Wendy Alane Smith, who helped a Manistee Drive mudslide victim get her belongings out of her home on Monday. "Go through your house to get everything that is valuable to you up off the floor."
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