Help the Harris Family Recover After Pacific Palisades Fire

We're raising funds to help my brother Cameron, his wife Olya, and their kids Liam (15) and Mila (13), to get back on their feet after losing everything in the Pacific Palisades wildfire.

Yesterday, the unthinkable happened, a devastating wildfire forced Cameron and Olya, their two kids, and their beloved pets —Romeo the dachshund and Oreo and Sonic the cats— to flee their Pacific Palisades home, leaving behind almost everything they own.

It was chaos. Olya spent hours stuck in gridlocked traffic trying to pick up Mila from school, which was dangerously close to the fire. Meanwhile, Cameron stayed back to gather what little he could—passports, a few personal items—and load the car with Liam and the pets. Together, they evacuated just in time, leaving behind their home and everything in it.

Cameron and Olya have lived in LA for over 12 years and called this house home since 2018. Today, we’re facing the devastating reality: they’ve likely lost it all.

Their house was a rental, but everything they owned—furniture, clothes, keepsakes, Liam’s prized LEGO collection—is almost certainly gone. The last image from their home’s security camera was lost at 8 p.m. last night. Cameron tried to go back to see the damage but was turned away due to the dangerous conditions. From reports and footage of the area, it’s 99% likely their home has been reduced to ashes.

They've purchased masks, goggles and gloves to prepare for the difficult task ahead. As soon as they're allowed to return to what remains of their house, they'll sift through the ashes to find anything that might have survived. The reality of starting from scratch again is overwhelming.

This is where we’re asking for your help.

Every donation, big or small, will go directly to the Harris family to help them rebuild their lives. The money will cover essentials like clothes, toiletries, and other basics, as well as help them find a new place to live and start replacing what was lost. It will also give their kids, Liam and Mila, a sense of stability and hope in this unimaginably traumatic time.

We’re their family here in New Zealand, and being so far away makes us feel helpless. That’s why we’re turning to this GoFundMe—to rally support for them from anyone who can spare even a little. If you can donate, please know how much it will mean to this family. And if you’re not in a position to donate, sharing this story would also make an incredible difference.

We’ll keep this page updated as we get more information. For now, thank you for taking the time to read their story, for donating if you can, and for sharing it to spread the word. Your kindness means more to us than we can put into words.

Thalia Stronge (Cameron’s sister, writing from NZ)