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Bethenny Frankel Is Mobilizing Relief Efforts for the Victims of the California Wildfires (UPDATED)

The RHONY B Strong founder is getting her team organized to help humans and animals affected by the fires.

By Jenny Berg Nov 14, 2018, 10:40 AM ET

UPDATE (Nov. 14, 2018, 10:40 a.m.): Bethenny Frankel's wildfire relief efforts are underway in California. Following her announcement yesterday that she and the B Strong team were "on the ground to determine precisely where to expend our efforts," on Wednesday, November 14, Bethenny posted Instagram photos of the devastation caused by the wildfires, with an update on B Strong's progress in the caption: "[Global Empowerment Mission] and [B Strong] will have teams delivering aid supplies and cash cards in Southern California starting on Friday, November 16th and will be supporting the Paradise area by Monday, November 19th." She instructed followers to donate via this link and provided an address for donations and supplies in her Instagram caption.

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@globalempowermentmission and #bstrong will have teams delivering aid supplies and cash cards in Southern California starting on Friday, November 16th and will be supporting the Paradise area by Monday, November 19th. Please visit the link in my bio to donate so that we are able to provide cash cards and gift cards. You can drop off aid donations and supplies at this location: 20463 Hart St., Winnetka, CA 91306 #thisisacrisis
A post shared by Bethenny Frankel (@bethennyfrankel) on Nov 13, 2018 at 10:44am PST

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As the devastation of the California wildfires continues (with 44 people reported dead as of Tuesday, November 13, according to The New York Times), Bethenny Frankel is doing her part to help. The Real Housewives of New York City philanthropist is the founder of B Strong, a foundation that has also assisted with relief efforts for natural disasters in Guatemala, Puerto Rico, and North Carolina. For the California crisis, the B Strong team is on site to help humans and animals alike.

In a November 12 Twitter post, Bethenny shared: "BStrong is on the ground to determine precisely where to expend our efforts. In addition to supplies and cash cards, pets are a particular focus on this mission. What a crazy past year this has been. Hopefully, the tide turns soon."

BStrong is on the ground to determine precisely where to expend our efforts. In addition to supplies and cash cards, pets are a particular focus in this mission. What a crazy past year this has been. Hopefully, the tide turns soon. #bstrong #globalempowermentmission
— Bethenny Frankel (@Bethenny) November 12, 2018

The Skinnygirl mogul also shared an update on Instagram Stories. "Hi, everyone. I'm definitely not asleep on the California fires and the relief," she said. "We are getting sorted and organized, we have a drop point, we have vans, and we are getting the lay of the land."