Dave Grohl Helps Serve Meals to L.A. Wildfire Victims on 56th Birthday
Dave Grohl spent his 56th birthday giving back to families in need amid the ongoing wildfire crisis in the Los Angeles area.
In videos posted to Instagram Stories Tuesday (Jan. 14) by Feed the Streets — an L.A.-based charity with which the Foo Fighters frontman has volunteered in the past — Grohl helps stir homemade chili and laughs cheerfully with his other volunteers. A few hours later, the organization shared that it was in the process of packaging dinners for displaced families and inmate firefighters.
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The videos were posted on the same day Grohl turned 56, about one full week after fires first broke out Pacific Palisades and rapidly spread across L.A. county faster than first responders could snuff out the flames. More blazes later broke out in other parts of the city, destroying countless structures and forcing tens of thousands of residents to evacuate. At least 25 people have died so far, CNN reports.
As the city attempts to recover, multiple industry events have been canceled or postponed — including numerous concerts and pre-Grammys parties. Billboard announced Tuesday (Jan. 14) that all of its Grammy week gatherings in the area had been duly canceled, writing in a company statement, “Our hearts are with the people of Los Angeles as they face the reality of these devastating fires.”
“Many members of our staff and community have been personally affected, and our core focus at this time is allocating the resources we have to support long term recovery for the city we call home,” it added.
Grohl is just one of many figures in the music industry who has rallied to support L.A. in light of the crisis, with Doja Cat recently partnering with the American Red Cross to raise funds for wildfire relief through a line of custom merch. ASCAP, Guitar Center Music Foundation and more music companies have organized emergency funds and resource pools for those affected, while Beyoncé’s BeyGood Foundation, Sony Music Group, Warner Music Group and more have made sizable donations to the cause.
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