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St. Andrew Church and School in Pasadena Leads by Example

130-year-old Pasadena fixture provides a host of supplies, food and clothing, along with Red Lobster meals

Published on Monday, January 13, 2025 | 5:47 am
 

In a week filled with extraordinary damage and equally extraordinary generosity, St. Andrew Church and Catholic School helped lead a long list of neighborhood organizations helping out following the Eaton Fire, which has displaced thousands of Altadena residents.

“The generosity is amazing. It’s just been a true blessing,” said Jay Kim, principal of St. Andrew’s School, a fixture in Pasadena for over 130 years. The school has been a hub for relief efforts since Wednesday, said Kim, working in conjunction with the parish and its pastor, Father Gonzalez.

The school has seen a steady flow of community members seeking food, clothing, and other supplies, as well, along  with the now-common generosity of local businesses and volunteers who have donated food, clothing and hygiene items, as well as prepared meals.

According to Kim, hundreds of people were served Saturday, with seven out of ten having lost their homes.

Saturday was particularly busy, said Kim, as local businesses, like Red Lobster, Soho House, Lowe’s, and Prime Pizza, have donated meals and supplies to support the relief efforts.

“Soho House provided 200 meals,” added St. Andrew Communications Director Andrea Gomez, “each with a handwritten note.”

The school has, in fact,  been overwhelmed with donations, to the point where they are no longer accepting many perishable items to avoid waste.

“Everything has to be non-perishable,” Kim added. “In many cases, these families don’t have a place to take things to,” said Kim. “Their life is just extremely difficult until they find permanent housing, which in this case is going to take some time.”

Many of the school’s students have been personally affected, with a number of families  having lost their homes and personal belongings.

As Kim recalled, “We had a little girl who was heartbroken. She walked two miles to her home and her Barbie Dream House that she asked Santa for was burned down. So we were able to get her replacement donated, which was really nice.”

The school planned to continue its relief efforts on Sunday.

“We expect quite a lot of people here on Sunday, since we also have Mass that day,” said Kim.

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