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In response to all of the flooding facing Montanans this year, several Labor and Political Organizations have been getting together to help collect food, drinking water, clothing and other essentials to send to areas affected by flooding. Donated items were collected locally then loaded onto a tractor trailer to be driven to the areas in need.
2011 has seen the snow pack levels remaining higher than average. In some cases the percentage over the average is in the hundreds. This, accompanied by the extended rainy periods has swelled the state’s rivers far beyond their banks.
The organizations involved and people responsible were: the Montana Organizing Project (Molly Moody & Sheena Rice), Forward Montana (Bryce Bennett), Community Medical Center – Missoula, Family Services, Inc. – Billings, Montana Democratic Party (Trent Bolger), AFL-CIO (Al Ekblad, Chris Cavazos & Sandi Luckey), Teamsters Union Local #2 (YRC, Inc. donated trailer), Operating Engineers (donated use of tractor to pull trailer, Quint & Tori drivers), Organizing for America (Curt Sampson, Brandon Demars, Caty Regan, Nathan Kosted), Carpenters Union – Butte (Bob Brock), Help Center – Bozeman (Billy McWilliams), Grace United Methodist Church (Susan Otey), Unite HERE Local #427 (Mark Anderlik) and OPI (Denise Seymour, Theresa Veltkamp and others).
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