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Helping flood victims.(THE GOODNESS OF AMERICA)(Brief article)
When the Cedar River rose over 19 feet above flood stage last June, it first covered Cedar Rapids, Iowa, with river water, and after it receded it left behind water-damaged homes filled with thick layers of mud. More than 25,000 of the city's 125,000 residents had their homes rendered unlivable, and 1,100 businesses (including 486 non-profit organizations) were damaged by the swollen river.
When Bismarck, North Dakota, resident Al Materi--a volunteer emergency disaster services coordinator for the Bismarck Salvation Army--learned of the plight of the Cedar Rapidians, he offered to help out his neighbors to the south however he could.
And so, seven days a week, from June through August, Materi drove a Salvation Army canteen truck around Cedar Rapids neighborhoods to distribute meals to the river city's flood victims. During each visit, three or four local volunteers helped distribute the food and beverages to residents who were working to restore their flood-damaged homes and ...
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Source: HighBeam Research, Helping flood victims.(THE GOODNESS OF AMERICA)(Brief article)