The American Land Title Association (ALTA) Good Deeds Foundation awarded a $10,000 emergency grant to the Community Foundation of Boulder (Colo.) County for the Boulder County Wildfire Fund.
The Foundation Board decided to award the grant because the wildfire, known as the “Marshall fire,” was determined to be the most destructive in Colorado’s history. It destroyed nearly 1,000 homes in Boulder County on Dec. 31.
“This is exactly why we created the ALTA Good Deeds Foundation,” Foundation Board Chair Mary O’Donnell, president and CEO of Westcor Land Title Insurance Co., said in a release. “Almost 1,000 families have been displaced because of the Marshall fire. Our hope is this grant will go straight to the people who need it the most.”
“Through the ALTA Good Deeds Foundation, ALTA members are able to uplift local communities in times of crisis in addition to supporting our members and the communities in which they are doing good deeds,” ALTA CEO and Foundation Board member Diane Tomb added. “This year, we will continue to raise funds so the Foundation can support our members’ volunteer efforts and strengthen communities across the country as well as be able to respond to crises like the Marshall fire.”