 Volunteer Bryce Ashland posts signs directing evacuees to the local Red Cross shelter. |  Red Cross volunteer Bryce Ashland puts together cots for evacuees at a Red Cross shelter in Orange County, Calif. |  The American Red Cross of Orange County activated its emergency operations center at 7 p.m. on Oct. 21. Volunteers and staff continue to coordinate the Chapter’s response to the devastating fire. |  Delissa Jimenez and DeAni Thomas, evacuees from the San Diego area, spend a happy moment with Mickey and Minnie Mouse at the Red Cross’ El Toro High School shelter in Lake Forest, Calif. |
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 Minnie Mouse poses with Red Cross volunteer and shelter manager Madison Burthchaell at the El Toro High School shelter in Lake Forest, Calif. |  Shelter manager Madison Burtchaell and public information officer Larry Fortmuller welcome California’s governor to the Red Cross shelter. |  Red Cross volunteers Larry Fortmuller and Madison Burtchaell give California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger a tour of the El Toro High School shelter on Oct. 24. |  Red Cross volunteer Amy Ashland takes a break from her liaison duties at the county’s emergency operations center. |
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 Red Cross staff and volunteers began accepting donations well before dawn at the Honda Center fundraiser on Oct. 26 |  Red Cross staff member Victor Salas took good care of donations as he transported them to a secure location for counting. |  Anaheim Ducks captain Chris Pronger assists the Orange County Chapter of the American Red Cross to collect donations for California wildfire relief at the Honda Center in Anaheim on Oct. 26 |  Red Cross volunteers assist Brian Burke, general manager of the Anaheim Ducks, put on a Red Cross vest at the Honda Center fundraiser. |
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 Anaheim Ducks captain Chris Pronger took a moment to thank American Red Cross volunteer Joe Cover for his work during a California wildfire fundraiser. |  Orange County Chapter CEO Stanley Perdue (in red) accepts a $100,000 donation from Ducks General Manager Brian Burke, Ducks owner Susan Samueli and Ducks CEO Michael Schulman. |  Red Cross youth volunteers pose with Ducks defenseman Joe DiPenta, who spent nearly two hours collecting donations alongside Red Cross workers at the Honda Center fundraiser. |  Anaheim Ducks defenseman Joe DiPenta helps collect donations from a very generous Orange County. |