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Texas Teen Travels A Long Way To Hand-Deliver Donations To Camp Fire Victims

SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — A teenager from Houston, Texas made a special trip to help the victims of the Camp Fire.

Rafe Kotalik, 13, is an Eagle Scout in Texas. He created a donation drive for the victims of the Camp Fire, then flew with his dad John to Sacramento to deliver the items.

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Sacramento County Sheriff's Deputies who work at the airport coordinated to have the packages transferred off them plane and helped Kotalik and his father to their rental truck.

 

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