7 On Your Side finds mattresses for tired Valley Fire evacuees

Friday, September 18, 2015
7 On Your Side helps get fire victims mattresses
At the Valley Fire evacuation center in Calistoga people needed 7 On Your Side's Michael Finney's help in different ways, but a group of women needed something simple.

LAKE COUNTY, Calif. (KGO) -- 7 On Your Side's Michael Finney and a team of experts went to the Valley Fire evacuation center in Calistoga to offer evacuees assistance on avoiding scams and getting the help they need.

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And while they were there, an ABC7 News viewers brought to their attention a group of very tired older women in need of just one simple addition -- a mattress on top of their cots so they could sleep better at night.

Michael Finney went looking for some but found there weren't many mattresses left in Napa Valley -- but there were still two in Calistoga. The mattresses were taken back to the ABC7 News pop-up tent, inflated, and carried through the camp back to the women.

The surprise delivery brought some back relief -- and some tears of gratitude.

Click here to see who else Michael Finney and 7 On Your Side were able to help that day.

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