(BRAIN) — A list of crowd-funding campaigns to support members of the bike industry recovering from the January wildfires in the Los Angeles area. If you learn of more campaigns, please let us know at [email protected].
Longtime industry journalist Zapata Espinoza dropped a quick note to BRAIN on Thursday, and shared the photo of himself below. "The kind words & support that the bike industry has provided is not a reminder that we are family because I feel it in my blood & bones, the bike industry is simply a part of me...it's not anything that can be forgotten," he said.
GoFundMe's Wildfire Relief Fund
Specific industry campaigns:
- Rebuild the Bunny Museum, Altadena
- Support the Steve's Bike Shop family, Altadena
- Support industry journalist Zapata Espinoza and his family
- Support industry journalist Mike Wirth and his family
- Help Socal MTB League riders replace their bikes
- Help Lauren Abrahamian, formerly with Bicycle Transit Systems
- Help Elon Rubin owner of a Sundays Cycles in Santa Monica
- Help Ben Lieberson, former Rapha Travel leader
- Help Megan, owner of a bike shop
- Help Brad and Ester (founder of Road Runner Bags and VP of Mount Wilson Bicycling Association)
- Help Josh and Maria (Josh is active in the Mount Wilson mountain bike group and a coach of the San Gabriel Mountains Composite Team).
- Help Jeff and Dot (Dorothy Wong is a cycling advocate and promotes SoCalCross races).
- Help Patrick Hildebrand Jr. (Patrick owns an e-bike store in Surron by the Sea)
