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McKinley Fire Long Term Recovery Group wishes to express our “Thank You” of immeasurable gratitude to the many agencies, businesses, faith groups, and individuals who, through their selfless generosity, have given to the recovery efforts of the August 2019 McKinley Wildfire.
Support through generous grants, cash, in-kind and material donations, along with an unbelievable number of volunteer work hours has provided much needed assistance to wildfire survivors in efforts to rebuild and recover from this tragedy. Our sincere “Thank You” to these and all donors who contributed their time and resources:
United Way of Mat-Su, Mat-Su Health Foundation, Mennonite Disaster Services- (MDS), United Methodist Committee on Relief- (UMCOR), Southern Baptist Disaster Relief- (SBDR), MEA Charitable Foundation, Magic Metals, Inc., Moore’s Hardware and Building Supply, Inc., Newman’s Hilltop Service, Alaska Red Cross, State of Alaska, Mat Su Borough, McCullough Excavating, Alaska Demolition, Camp La Da Sa, Gigglewood Lakeside Inn, Sunshine Community Health Center, Willow United Methodist Church, Talkeetna Baptist Church, Fairview Loop Baptist Church, St. David’s Episcopal Church, Frontline Mission, Richie Brothers, Alaska Car Crushing, Casey Compton, Garret Davidson, Ellen Southern, Team Rubicon, Upper Susitna Senior Center, Value Village (TVI, Inc.), Sheep Creek Lodge, Cubby’s Marketplace, Petersville Community Council, Willow Garden Club, Northern Susitna Soil & Conservation District, Society of American Foresters, Upper Susitna Food Pantry, Willow Community Food Pantry, Kyra and Caleb workman, Towz R Us, LLC, 1023 Diesel & Fleet, Superman Moving and Storage, Fannie Mae Herschberger, Mile 91 Repair, Alcan Electric, Willow/Caswell Fire Department, Willow Lions Club, Big Lake Lions Club, Schrock Construction, High Country Construction, TJC Excavating, Griffin Water Well Drilling, Mat-Su Veterans Foundation, Women of the Moose, Palmer Lodge 793, Alaska Realtors, Week of Compassion, Valley Block and Concrete.
Joe-d DowlingSoka, Chairperson 9/13/19 – 10/20/20; Randal (Ned) Sparks, Chairperson 10/20/20
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