Los Alamos Relief Funds

Energy Secretary Bill Richardson has established The Northern New Mexico Fire Recovery Fund, which is authorized to accept gifts from all public and private sources to aid victims of the fires that ravaged the area around Los Alamos National Laboratory. Donations, which are tax deductible, can be sent to U.S. Department of Energy, Attn: Northern New Mexico Fire Recovery Fund, PO Box 500, Germantown, MD 20874-0500.

Checks should be made payable to the Department of Energy and indicate they are for the Fire Recovery Fund.

The University of California along with Los Alamos National Laboratory has also established a relief fund to assist all area residents affected by the Cerro Grande fire. Contributions should be directed to the Los Alamos National Bank, PO Box 60, Los Alamos, NM 87544. Checks should be made payable to the UC Northern New Mexico Fire Relief Fund and specify account number 96358501. For more information please go to http://labs.ucop.edu.

About one third of the physicists participating in Fermilabís MiniBooNE experiment are employed by Los Alamos Laboratory. Many own or rent property in the Los Alamos area.