Last weekend I had the opportunity to travel to Eagle Alaska with a crew from Dawson City to help out with the clean up efforts. Pictured above is some of the devastation caused by the flood at ‘ground zero’.
These are the folks that came over from Dawson. We are getting ready to take part in the fourth of July parade and then go back to ripping and tearing. Jack Vogt (red hat) is our team leader and has been on hand as much as possible since the spring.
Kate and Andy are the super energetic volunteer coordinators in Eagle ready with a long list of projects and chores for those that come to offer their help.
As we drove from place to place in the City of Dawson passenger van we were always greeted with waves and smiles. So it was very touching to find this note left on the driver’s seat of the van on the day we came home. Much help has come from Dawson and will continue to flow until we’re told otherwise.
If you wish to volunteer for a few days get in touch with Jim Regimbal, our Fire Chief who has done an amazing job of coordinating local relief efforts for Eagle.
My son Ken Knight has a cabin in Eagle…His Aunt Carol lived in Eagle for about 10 years of her childhood….her parents were Jess and Cathryne Knight….they are buried in the Eagle cemetery. My son loves it there and has been going every summer practically since he was 9 years old…he and his wife Cathy now go each summer for 3 weeks….they love Eagle….I hope to get there again sometime soon…I was there briefly while on a FAM trip when I was a travel agent…..