LAKEPORT, Calif. – The Lake County Rising Fire Relief Fund this fall received a $5,000 contribution from AT&T to support residents with urgently needed assistance to help rebuild homes and businesses destroyed in the Clayton fire.

Preston Dickinson, representative for AT&T, presented a $5,000 contribution to the Lake County Rising Fire Relief Fund on Oct. 27 at the Lake County Courthouse.

Present at the contribution were Bill Groody and Terry Dereniuk representing the Fire Relief Fund along with Lake County Supervisors Rob Brown and Jim Comstock.

“We are very appreciative of the ongoing commitment AT&T has made to Lake County,” said supervisor Brown “Our residents need support after a disaster like this and it’s nice to know that a company like AT&T is there to support us in our time of need.”

“Lake County has been hit with fires now in two consecutive years and we felt that we needed to step in to help the victims not only of the Clayton fire but also the fires of past,” said Lake County Wine Alliance Board member Bill Groody. “We thank AT&T for their support in helping community members who were affected by the Clayton fire.”

“AT&T rapidly deployed communications to the fire affected areas so that our first responders and residents could communicate. Today’s contribution is further proof that AT&T cares about Lake County, so I want to thank them for what they have done here,” said Supervisor Jim Comstock.

With the onset of another devastating fire in Lake County, the Lake County Rising, which is a partnership between the Lake County Winegrape Commission, the Lake County Winery Association and the Lake County Wine Alliance,  is working with county staff to aid the community by assisting fire victims and helping those in need as a result of the fire destruction.