Support Margarita's Recovery from the Palisades Fire

Please help my friend Margarita, a caring and dedicated member of the Lake Shrine Temple community in Pacific Palisades, who lost her home and place of business in the devastating Palisades Fire.

Margarita has been volunteering at the temple for over 12 years, jumping in feet first in three roles: as a Sunday School teacher, an usher for services (usually helping with cars!), and also in the musical Kirtan group.

She also experienced a double loss. As she worked as a tutor for young men and women in the Pacific Palisades, her space she used for teaching burned down, as well as likely losing all her clients due to their living also in the Palisades (and losing their homes).

Please help her get through this tough and horrible time. Even a small amount will add up to help her figure out her next steps.

Thank you for your generosity and heart.

(Organized by: Roy Vongtama, a friend of Margarita's for over 15 years.)

The Tahitian terrace apartment before the fire (above)

Margarita with students (second from right, above)

Margarita with students (second from left, above)

Margarita with students (waiving in the red, above)

Her home office with photo of the Lake Shrine

The Tahitian Terrace burned, Wednesday January 8, 2025