Appeal for flood victims of the Lummi Reservation in Washington State

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Written by Lummi Housing Authority Lummi Housing Authority
Published: 13 January 2009 13 January 2009
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SUBJECT:  Flood Victims


To Whom It May Concern:

The Lummi Reservation was hit very hard last week with flooding from the Nooksack River that caused extreme damages to our Tribal family’s homes.  We had over 20 families affected by the flooding with about 11 of these 20 families that lost everything inside their homes.  When the Tribe was finally able to get down to Marietta which was hit the hardest, the workers reported that some homes had at least 5 feet of water in their homes and others which included mostly mobile homes totally under.

Lummi Housing Authority has moved forward to find temporary short/long term housing for these families until their home can be repaired or replaced.  As most of you know these families are pretty devastated by the damages to their homes, but are just happy that no lives have been lost because of the flooding.

We are accepting donations for these families that lost everything in the flooding waters.  They need all household items such as bedding, blankets, sheets, towels, kitchen supplies, furniture, washers and dryers, and dressers just to name a few.   The Housing Authority is working with the Tribe to purchase beds so these families can move out of the shelter into the Lummi Housing Authority homes by the end of the week.

Anything that you can provide for these families would be greatly appreciated.  Please send items to the following address:

    Lummi Housing Authority
    2828 Kwina Rd.
    Bellingham, WA 98226

[You can also send a check payable to  LNSO on behalf of the flood victims you will be able to deduct it as a charitable contribution.
 LNSO is the acronym for Lummi Nation Service Organization.]

Thank you.


Diana R. Phair
Housing Director

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