TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) — In the parking lot of Santa Rosa Cafe, people worked to pack a large black trailer and a U-Haul truck.
Early in morning the morning of Sunday Jan. 19, those two trucks, stuffed with toys, clothes, water and toiletries, will begin a seven-hour drive to Los Angeles to distribute their collection to victims of the still-raging fires.
The donations in these two trucks were collected by members of American Legion Post 109, The Old Pueblo Faithfuls and motorcycle riding group Tucson Modified Baggers.
They were inspired to help because a member of the Tucson Modified Baggers is from Los Angeles.
“Once you start writing next to each other at 70 miles an hour, 75 miles an hour, you start learning that respect,” said Richard Valdez, creator of the riding group. “You care about that person especially when you’re riding 200 300 miles to go somewhere and you care then you start …