Metallica Donates $100,000 to Those Affected in Wildfires Across California
By Elizabeth Campos ••
Metallica took to Twitter to bring awareness and lend support to victims of the recent California wildfires by donating thousands.
"Sadly, for the third year in a row, communities we have called home throughout the state of California are again experiencing the tragedy left in the wake of wildfires," the band posted on Twitter Monday.
Sadly, for the third year in a row, communities we have called home throughout the state of California are again experiencing the tragedy left in the wake of wildfires.
California experienced massive wildfires in both Northern and Southern parts of the state. The Kincade Fire in Sonoma County began October 23 and prompted evacuations, destroyed several homes and scorched a total of 77,758 acres. In Southern California, the Getty Fire started on October 28, also prompted evacuations and scorched over 700 acres.
Metallica said in their Twitter account that their foundation, All Within My Hands, will donate $100,000 in relief to assist Northern and Southern California, $50,000 to the Sonoma County Resilience Fund and $50,000 to the Wildfire Relief Fund.
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Stephanie LaFranchi holds her dog Jadzia as they walk through a family home that was destroyed by the Kincade Fire on October 28, 2019 in Calistoga, California.
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Ashley LaFranchi (L) and Stephanie LaFranchi (R) walk through a family home that was destroyed by the Kincade Fire on October 28, 2019 in Calistoga, California. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
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Stephanie LaFranchi holds her dog Jadzia as they walk through a family home that was destroyed by the Kincade Fire on October 28, 2019 in Calistoga, California. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
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"Lord Snort", a steel sculpture of a boar, one of the only structures to survive, is seen among the rubble after the Soda Rock Winery was lost in the Kincade Fire in Healdsburg, California on October 28, 2019. (Photo by PHILIP PACHECO/AFP via Getty Images)
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The charred remains of vehicles sit on a property burned during the Kincade Fire, along Highway 128 at in Healdsburg, California on October 28, 2019. (Photo by PHILIP PACHECO/AFP via Getty Images)
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Firefighters prepare to cut a break as they battle the Kincade Fire along Mayacama Club Drive on the outskirts of Santa Rosa, Calif., on Monday, Oct. 28, 2019. (Photo by Jane Tyska/MediaNews Group/The Mercury News via Getty Images)
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Firefighters stand watch by a fire line along Mayacama Club Drive as the Kincade Fire burns on the outskirts of Santa Rosa, Calif., on Oct. 28, 2019. (Photo by Dai Sugano/MediaNews Group/The Mercury News via Getty Images)
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A firefighter emerges from a thick cloud of smoke while battling the Kincade Fire along Chalk Hill Road in Healdsburg, California on October 27, 2019. (Photo by Philip Pacheco / AFP) (Photo by PHILIP PACHECO/AFP via Getty Images)
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A firefighter sprays water on a burning tree as he battles the Kincade Fire on October 27, 2019 in Windsor, California. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
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Embers burn on a property during the Kincade fire in Healdsburg, California, U.S., on Sunday, Oct. 27, 2019. (Photographer: Phil Pacheco/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
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Fire and embers blow around a burnt utility truck during the Kincade fire in Healdsburg, Calif., on Oct. 27, 2019. Powerful winds were fanning wildfires in northern California in "potentially historic fire" conditions, authorities said, as tens of thousands of people were ordered to evacuate and sweeping power cuts began in the state.
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Firefighters survey Soda Rock Winery as it begins to burn during the Kincade fire in Healdsburg, Calif. on Oct. 27, 2019.
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A building is engulfed in flames at a vineyard during the Kincade fire near Geyserville, Calif. on Oct. 24, 2019. A fast-moving wildfire roared through California wine country early Thursday, as authorities warned of the imminent danger of more fires across much of the Golden State. The Kincade fire in Sonoma County kicked up Wednesday night, quickly growing from a blaze of a few hundred acres into an uncontained 10,000-acre (4,000-hectare) inferno, California fire and law enforcement officials said.
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A home is engulfed in flames as the Kincade fire continues in Healdsburg, California on October 27, 2019. - Powerful winds were fanning wildfires in northern California in "potentially historic fire" conditions, authorities said October 27, as tens of thousands of people were ordered to evacuate and sweeping power cuts began in the US state.
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Soda Rock Winery on Highway 128 goes up in flames after the Kincade Fire raged into the Alexander Valley, Sunday morning, Oct. 27, 2019, east of Geyserville, Calif.
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A structure on Highway 128 goes up in flames after the Kincade Fire raged into the Alexander Valley, Sunday morning, Oct. 27, 2019, east of Geyserville, Calif.
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A fire fighting air tanker flies over the power transmission towers, which are engulfed in back fire set by the firefighters in an effort to control the fire in Geyserville, Calif. on Oct. 26, 2019. Hundreds of thousands of people were ordered to evacuate from Healdsburg, Windsor, Guerneville, Forestville, Occidental and several other communities as the Kincade Fire grew to over 25,000 acres.
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Firefighters pull up to a burning house during the Kincade fire in Healdsburg, Calif. on Oct. 27, 2019.
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A firefighter walks through a burned property after the Kincade fire tore through Healdsburg, California on October 27, 2019.
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The doors to the Soda Rock Winery burst open as it burns in Healdsburg, Calif. on Oct. 27, 2019.
The band's All Within My Hands foundation has previously supported organizations like Feeding America and the American Association of Community Colleges.
"Whether you are able to contribute money, non-perishable food, clothing and other supplies, or your time by volunteering or providing temporary housing, every bit helps," the band said.
