Thousands lend a hand at huge wildfire donation center | ABS-CBN News

Thousands looking to offer a helping hand to those impacted by the Los Angeles wildfires showed up at a huge donation center at the Santa Anita Park racetrack in Arcadia, a city close to the Eaton Fire, on Sunday. Volunteers waited in long lines for an chance to help with sorting through mountains of donations that included clothing, water, diapers and tinned and dry food. "I just needed to come out and do something to help people," said Jennifer Denhartog, a 48-year-old school teacher from Long Beach, who was handing out diapers. "I feel so bad for the people so I just wanted to come help somebody. It's all I can do. I can't give a bunch of money, but I can come and give my time," she added. The Santa Anita effort began when a street vendor announced on TikTok that he wanted to serve hot dogs to firefighters. People who had been inundated with images of destruction jumped at a chance to do something positive and flooded the donation center. "I have donated water. I donated food, cereals and pasta. And also I donated face masks as well and also some cleaning wipes," said Michael Xiong, a 57-year-old local resident who said he felt compelled to do something because so many people have been suffering. Six-year-old Oliver Lee came to volunteer with his dad and was helping by handing out bottles of water. "The worst part about the fire was, like, my dad's school is getting burned down. Kids cannot go to school. Kids and grownups are homeless. They don't have anywhere to live," he said. The overflowing donation center was just one of many relief efforts across the region. Hollywood celebrities have also pledged donations and local restaurants were offering free food to first responders and displaced people. On Sunday, Firefighters raced to contain the frontiers of two Los Angeles wildfires that burned for the sixth straight day, taking advantage of a brief respite in hazardous conditions before high winds were expected to fan the flames anew. At least 14 people have died in what California Governor Gavin Newsom said could be the most devastating natural disaster in U.S. history, one that has destroyed thousands of homes and forced 100,000 people to evacuate. Another 16 people were believed missing. (Production: Alan Devall, Omar Younis) For more ABS-CBN News videos, click the link below: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLgyY1WylJUmgUHWUpi2ioSp4xAP1SmAaf For more Breaking News & Live Coverage videos, click the link below: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLgyY1WylJUmgG2ln-vtKXb-oLlGEZc3sR For more latest news and analysis from ABS-CBN News videos, click the link below: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLgyY1WylJUmg4pcvfM9a96rbUcLD_0P_U For more News Digital News Raw Cuts, click the link below: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLgyY1WylJUmivfD9aJD-8k0SNcMqG2xdA Subscribe to the ABS-CBN News channel! - http://bit.ly/TheABSCBNNews Watch full episodes on iWantTFC for FREE here: http://iwanttfc.com Visit our website at http://news.abs-cbn.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/abscbnNEWS Twitter: https://twitter.com/abscbnnews Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/abscbnnews #Wildfire #LatestNews #ABSCBNNews