Los Alamos Kiwanis Treasurer Rita Bronson, right, and President Doug Hemphill with a check for $3,000 the club has collected for forest fire relief fund, which will be forwarded to the Las Vegas Sunrise Kiwanis Club. Courtesy photo

KIWANIS NEWS RELEASE

The Los Alamos Kiwanis Club has established a forest fire relief fund to assist those who are being affected by the massive New Mexico wildfires.

 This is in response to a challenge from President Stephanie Whittecar of the Kiwanis Club of Lake Havasu City, Ariz. Their organization announced that they would be donating $1000 to the Las Vegas Sunrise Kiwanis Club and has challenged all clubs in the Southwest District to meet or exceed their donation. 

The Los Alamos club has collected over $3000 in donations, which will be sent to the Kiwanis clubs of Las Vegas, New Mexico who are coordinating their distribution.