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Brother's Brother Foundation providing relief to those affected by Hawaii wildfires

August 12, 2023 / 1:51 PM EDT / CBS Pittsburgh

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PITTSBURGH (KDKA) - Brother's Brother Foundation here in Pittsburgh is reaching out and lending a hand to those affected by the wildfires in Hawaii.

The foundation is working with its partners to send 14 pallets of baby formula to Maui thanks to help from Giant Eagle.

Also, hygiene kits assembled by local volunteers along with personal-sized tarps will go with them.

Lastly, BBF will provide grants to food banks in the affected area.

All of the funds received will be used to support emergency relief and logistics.

You can donate on their website at this link and choose USA - US Disaster Relief.

Hawaii Wildfires

Patrick Damp

Patrick Damp is a web producer for CBS Pittsburgh. A Pittsburgh native who grew up watching KDKA-TV, Patrick studied journalism at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. After half a decade in sports communication, Patrick decided to pursue his dream of working in journalism in his hometown and joined the CBS Pittsburgh team in 2019.