COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO)– A Colorado Springs restaurant is now raising funds for the Maui wildfire victims. This comes after hundreds of people lost their properties and homes because of the Lahaina fires.
Julie’s Kitchen located on the southeast side of Colorado Springs on Astrozon Boulevard is giving back to those victims who are in need of food by donating part of their local sales to the Maui Food Bank.
Juliet Arruiza is the owner of Julie’s Kitchen, and is originally from Maui. Arruiza said she is devastated and cannot believe what with what is going on in her hometown. Adding that she remembers walking the streets of Maui everyday, playing with her friends and being surrounded by family members.
Although Arruiza cannot physically be there helping those who lost it all, she is trying to make a difference from a distance.
“I have a brother who did not eat for three days …