Help the Wisners Recover After Eaton Fire

Craig and Lusi Wisner, their two children, Shant and Sage, and their pets (a dog, a cat, and chickens) lost their Altadena home of 10 years due to the Eaton fire, Wednesday, January 8th, 2025.

Craig is a beloved and respected ceramics teacher (yes, kilns and glazing) at Culver City High School (over 20 years); he also chairs the Art Department and is the 2021 CCUSD district-wide Teacher of the Year.

Craig and Lusi love their Altadena and Armenian communities... so much so that Craig makes the 60-mile/3-hour round trip daily commute to support and teach the teens who attend CCHS.

Lusi's mother, who is elderly and has failing memory, lost her home in Altadena as well. Craig and Lusi are her primary caretakers.

From Craig: "We’re sort of embarrassed by all of it but I think we’re going to need all the help we can get…. it’s both silly and tragic…. 25 years of marriage and aside from the good times, we now literally have a car and the clothes in two backpacks to show for it all…."

Please give what you can to this devastated and deserving family.

Craig and Lusi's home.

Lusi's mom's home since 1988.

Please note: Lusi and Craig will need to start again. The funds will be used for immediate needs as well as recovering from this devastating loss.

I'm Alexis Reyes, raising funds for my colleague at Culver City High School. I am a film teacher at the same high school. Craig and I are long-time friends and our children attend the same college.