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Chipotle gifts $380K for California wildfire recovery effort

December 6, 2018

Chipotle Mexican Grill is donating $380,000 to the United Way's California wildfire recovery effort.

The funds, collected after a fundraiser in November, are just a small part of the $1.4 million the fast casual brand has gifted to United Way since 2017 for natural disaster support, according to a press release.

More than 75,000 Californians showed support for wildfire victims by visiting the 154 participating Chipotle restaurants in the Sacramento and Los Angeles regions during the fundraiser event.

"We hope this donation to the United Way's California wildfire recovery efforts helps individuals and families impacted by some of the worst wildfires in our state's history to re-establish their lives and rebuild," said Laurie Schalow, chief communications officer at Chipotle, in the release. "We felt it was important to do our part and help the communities affected by these disasters through a United Way donation."

Funds donated to local United Way fuel interim- and long-term recovery help to those affected by the devastating wildfires in Northern and Southern California. Chipotle donated to United Way relief efforts for the Mexico earthquake and Hurricanes Harvey and Irma in 2017 as well as Hurricane Florence in 2018, according to the release.
 

In addition to the United Way fundraiser, Chipotle donated meals to feed volunteers at the Emergency Operation Center at the American Red Cross of Los Angeles.