Over a thousand of you pitched-in to help our neighbours in Erlton, Rideau-Roxboro, Bridgeland and Inglewood over the last several days.
It’s been an amazing show of community support. HUGE thanks!
We’re now moving that passion westward to Bowness, where our fellow Calgarians are cleaning up and need many extra hands.
So pack-up your gear and meet us there!
When: Friday, June 28 at 10 am (we will be here coordinating until 5pm)
And there’s still plenty of work to be done in our Ward 9 neighbourhoods of Erlton, Rideau-Roxboro and Bridgeland-Riverside.
These communities are running muster stations to coordinate volunteers and donations:
Erlton: 2609 Erlton Street SW
Rideau-Roxboro: 3030 4th Street SW
Bridgeland-Riverside: Community Hall at 917 Centre Avenue NE. Inglewood: either DaDe Art & Design, 1327 9th Avenue SE or at the Inglewood Community Association,1740 24th Avenue SE.
Be ready to get dirty! #MuddyIsSexy
Bring:
Rubber boots
Masks
Gloves (extras if you have any)
Garbage bags (lots)
Bug spray
Sunscreen
Additionally, we’ll need other resources if you can bring them/drop off:
Flashlights
5-gallon pails/bins
Food / Coffee / Water
Shovels / Tools (not power tools)
Corporate donors will be welcomed with open arms if they can donate any of the above. A special thanks to the following that came out today:
Brookfield
Recycling Worx
Whissell Contracting
Cardel Homes
Qualico Communities
Rona Home & Garden Crowfoot
Focus Equities
Ward 14 Office Team
H2O Landscaping
CIBC
Aker Solutions
Authentic Western Productions
Homes by Avi
Sunridge Mall
Northland Village Mall
Reebok Crossfit Ramsay
Ground3 Inc.
Groundswell Group Inc.
500 Cucina Food Truck
West Canadian Graphics
Search and Rescue Team
UDI Calgary
Chestermere Tim Hortons
Van Houtte Coffee
Calgary Metals
Sorrenti’s
DIRTT
Westhoff Engineering
Calgary Dream Centre
Vitamin Water
Farm Food Truck
Red Wagon Food Truck
Edo Japan
Bubbles
ATB Financial
Bloom Event Planning
Erlton Community Association
The City of Calgary
Samaritan’s Purse
Fiasco Gelato
Shaw Communications
QR77
CBC
Global News
Calgary Clean Up
Everyone else who came to work, dropped off sandwiches, donuts, water and encouragement.
And of course, our Ward 9 Alderman, Gian-Carlo Carra, who has been out and about supporting those hit hardest by the flood and for supporting us today. BIG thanks!
See you (again) tomorrow!
Ward 9 Volunteers
Karin, Lauren and Quinton