BAY AREA BANDING TOGETHER FOR NORTH BAY FIRE RELIEF
The Bay Area Council this week announced it is partnering with a coalition of business and community leaders to promote Band Together Bay Area, a campaign led by nonprofit Tipping Point to support local relief and long-term recovery efforts for the thousands of residents, businesses and others who have been impacted by the devastating North Bay fires.
Council members Kaiser Permanente, Salesforce, San Francisco Giants and Google are among the founding sponsors of Band Together Bay Area, which will hold a benefit concert on Thursday, Nov. 9 at AT&T Park featuring Metallica, Dead & Company, Dave Matthews, G-Eazy, Rancid and others. Tickets for the Band Together Bay Area concert can be purchased at bandtogetherbayarea.org and Ticketmaster.com.
The Council is working to make Band Together Bay Area a focus of its Annual Dinner and Bay Area Business Hall of Fame event, which is also scheduled for Nov. 9. The Council, whose Chair is Kaiser Permanente CEO Bernard J. Tyson, is planning to devote part of its Annual Dinner event to raising contributions for Band Together Bay Area and will provide free shuttles to the concert after. To make a contribution to Band Together, please contact Policy Manager Rachele Trigueros.
Funds raised by Band Together Bay Area will go into an emergency relief fund established by Tipping Point Community and will be directed to the North Bay community foundations, service providers and government partners supporting the low-income communities hit hardest by the fires. The fund aims to address urgent needs, such as temporary housing, food, education and healthcare services, as well as rebuilding efforts. Beneficiaries to date include: Community Foundation Sonoma County, Napa Valley Community Foundation, the Redwood Credit Union Community Fund, Inc. as part of the North Bay Fire Relief Fund established by the Press Democrat and Senator Mike McGuire, Catholic Charities of Santa Rosa, among others.
