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Submitted by Kassey on Sat, 12/08/2007 - 11:44am.

This is an updated list for the local farmers flooded this week. This is updated on current needs.

Monetary Donations are being accepted at the Olympia Farmer's Market (OFM). The market is open on Saturday and Sunday. The OFM office is open during the week call for hours. Make checks payable to the Olympia Farmer's Market.

There will be Paypal buttons placed on the OFM website. If it is not up today it will be soon.

Material Needs:

Pressure Washers- If you can rent one please do so.

Rubber gloves elbow length

Shopvacs- Wet/dry

Fans

Cordless tools

Flat headed shovels and shovels.

Disinfectant cleaners

Tarps

Squeegies

Gift cards to Hardware stores, groceries, or clothing stores

Remember if you go down to help the flooded farmers you will need: Warm clothes, change of clothes, your own drinking water, your own food. AND BOOTS! Rain gear is helpful. The farmers are not in a place to offer people food and water. This is not kid friendly work parties.

Work Parties are set for

Boitsfort Valley Farm (Mike and Heidi Peroni): Sunday, December 9. Carpools leave at 9:45 from the Chevron at Plum and Union. The drive is an hour+.

Rising River: Everyday call 360-273-5368 (Jim McGinn and Jennifer Belknap). All roads are open to Independence Valley Road.

Wobbly Cart (Contact Joseph): Work Parties are for Saturday and Sunday, December 8and 9. Call 273- 7597.

There is a lot of cleaning of the outbuildings. Once stuff has been washed, there needs to be a clean place to put stuff. Tarps are helpful.

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