Help West & Charmane back on their feet and home

Hi Everyone, My name is William Lam, a Neighbor of both West and Charmane; I am trying to fundraise here for their immediate expenses, such as housing, food and transportation, after losing their home and vehicles in the Altadena fire. West is a kind Veteran who has had heart surgery last year, and his sister Charmane where both need a lot of support and help. Please help in any way you can or share this with other people. We truly appreciate it. God bless you all. Thank you.

I have written a short entry here about what happened that night on January 8th,2025; it is nothing less than heroic.

West & Charmane Griffin, Brother and sister, have been living in Altadena since their late Father's time as the Evangelical preacher of the community in the 60's. West is a disabled veteran, still recovering from heart surgery last year for congestive heart failure, and to me he is a hero throughout this whole ordeal. West often struggles with mobility due to his condition, risked his life to save multiple people, including an elderly paraplegic and a young man with 3 dogs stranded during the fire.

Despite his limited mobility, West rushed to the aid of Mr. Eddy Anderson, a senior who is paralyzed from the waist down, ensuring he was safely carried out of harm’s way. Shortly before that, a young man(his neighbor William Lam, me), stranded without family due to their being abroad, pleaded for help to rescue his three dogs as the fire was approaching. West, fighting through pain and exhaustion, drove through the smoke-filled neighborhood, and helped save the animals before guiding his neighbors to safety.Throughout the night, West also went door to door, warning people and helping others to evacuate. Finally, at the last moment, he went back to his house and woke up his sister Charmane as the fire was finally in sight.They were only able to pack up bare essential items before leaving the house behind as the wind and fire had picked up speed. even in the face of overwhelming wind and smoke as the fire embers flew through the sky and landed all over us, West demonstrated the unyielding strength of human spirit! I know this because I was there witnessing all this.