[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 166 (Friday, October 5, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1374]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





               HONORING NAPA VALLEY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION

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                           HON. MIKE THOMPSON

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, October 5, 2018

  Mr. THOMPSON of California. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Napa 
Valley Community Foundation (NVCF) for its commitment to helping our 
community during times of disaster.
  Napa Valley Community Foundation was founded in 1994 and since then 
has distributed more than 50 million dollars to important causes in 
Napa Valley. For more than a decade it has spearheaded relief and 
recovery efforts following disasters and filled in the gaps to ensure 
residents received needed assistance. NVCF is a vital organization that 
has supported our community time and time again.
  After the New Year's Flood on the Napa River in 2006, the earthquake 
in August 2014 and the October 2017 Wildfires, Napa Valley Community 
Foundation provided aid and funded services for those affected and 
displaced. Following these disasters and recoveries, NVCF developed 
best practices for short-term, intermediate-term and long-term disaster 
relief. To address the many needs of our community and the inevitable 
gaps in the recovery process, NVCF partners with nonprofits and donors 
to ensure financial resources are available where they are most needed. 
Additionally, Napa Valley Community Foundation partners with 
associations, businesses, individuals and government agencies to 
provide aid to our community.
  Napa Valley Community Foundation manages the Napa Valley Community 
Disaster Relief Fund, which was established after the 2014 earthquake 
with a 10 million dollar lead gift from Napa Valley Vintners. The Fund 
raised an additional 15 million dollars after the October 2017 
Wildfires, which greatly assisted local recovery efforts. Because of 
the Fund, 15,000 fire survivors received immediate relief services such 
as temporary shelter, meals and medical care; and over 2,000 workers, 
households and small businesses received direct financial aid.
  Mr. Speaker, Napa Valley Community Foundation has been a lifeline to 
our community during times of disaster. It is therefore fitting and 
proper that we honor it here today.

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