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Thank you to everyone who helped with the flood Relief! The people in the Fargo-Moorehead region were very appreciative of the supplies that were sent.
The people in that community are amazing. They showed so much courage and camaraderie during this whole ordeal. I didn’t think I would see so many smiling faces in a federal disaster zone. Even with their homes and livelihood’s in the balance, there remained a neighborly feeling everywhere we went. People would cheerfully pitch in and help before you could even get the chance to ask for it. It was inspiring.
Come the weekend, we had trouble finding places where volunteers were needed. The volunteer stations were overcrowded with people waiting to help. So we saddled up and headed north. We managed to find some sandbagging to do in the rural towns of BrookTree Park and Hendrum. Getting there was a chore in itself. It seemed that swollen rivers and creeks were blocking us at every turn. We did manage to get there though. We put in a fair amount of work.
Although were were fairly busy, we still managed to snap a few photos.
We know that the people in the Red River valley are not out of the woods yet. We wish them luck, and regret that we couldn’t take another week to offer more help.
Good luck Red River Valley!
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We have been busy sandbagging. The people here are very appreciative of the support that the Lake Minnetonka / Twin Cities community has given.
Remember, we have another large vehicle leaving tomorrow (Friday) afternoon. drop us a line at volunteer@bluefox.info if you have any supplies to send along! Or just drop them off at Minnetonka Motorsports before 5 PM
(hint: Drinking Water!!)
Thanks Everyone!!
/sleep
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We are leaving the Twin Cities for Fargo in a couple of hours. Thank you to everyone who donated supplies to the relief effort. There will be a few more vehicles leaving for Fargo in the coming days. So there is still room for more relief supplies or volunteers. If you wish to donate supplies please drop them off at Lake Minnetonka MotorSports. Their Address is 4388 Shoreline Dr. Spring Park MN 55384
Water is needed!
Thank you!
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The Fargo Inforum Newspaper posted THIS
story today.
“It’s going to be a massive effort to protect the city to 40 feet,” Mayor Dennis Walaker said.
The crest in Fargo would top the 1997 flood level, and the potential for a 40-foot crest for the Red River in Fargo is about a 50-50 chance.
The city is asking for volunteers to help fill sandbags starting at 8 a.m. Friday.
To make things worse, the crest date has been moved forward a week. Kare 11 reports:
“It was kind of shocking — not as much as the elevation was concerned, but moving this thing from the first week to second week in April, back to March 28,” Walaker said. “That really creates an awful lot of heat under our people and our staff.”
Find out more about the sandbag volunteer efforts here:
http://twitter.com/fargoflood
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=57966338284
In the meantime, Blue Fox is busy mobilizing Lake Minnetonka volunteers to help Fargo and the Red River Valley with their impending disaster.
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These news reports are from the 1997 flooding of the Red River Valley. This years flooding is expected to be near the same levels. Take a look.
News Report 1
News Report 2
News Report 3
News Report 4
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Happy Saint Patrick’s Day.
Our WebLog, bluefoxrelief.info , is now online. We are a Lake Minnetonka area based volunteer group dedicated to providing disaster relief and assistance to folks in need. We are currently focused on helping the people of the Red River Valley prepare for and deal with the threat of flooding this spring. We are currently putting together a group of volunteers, supplies, and equipment in order to respond to the needs of the folks in the Red River valley. Flood victims are going to need more than a 4 leaf clover to face the upcoming disaster, so, lets make some luck of our own.
Please check back frequently!
