Tomah Chamber & Visitors Center Newsletter September 2018 | Página 15

EMERGENCY RELIEF ALERT
The Toro Challenge
Leadership from the Toro Company in Tomah met with the Tomah Chamber
and Visitors Center on Thursday, August 30th to discuss the devastating flood
damage in our neighboring communities.
The Toro Company is issuing a plea and challenge to businesses in the area
to help provide relief to the flooding victims in neighboring communities.
Beginning Monday, September 10th, the Toro Company will have at their
premise an empty semi trailer. They are urging businesses to help fill the
trailer with much needed supplies of water, non-perishable food, bleach and
cleaning supplies and pet food. All containers must be new and not opened.
Toro’s Director of Operations, Chris Hacker, stated “this isn’t just our
employees in Monroe County who are deeply affected, we also have
employees in Vernon and Juneau Counties that need our help.” Hacker
is urging the businesses in Tomah and surrounding areas to pool
their resources and help to get supplies to the areas where they are so
desperately needed.
Tomah Chamber and Visitors Center President/CEO, Tina Thompson,
added that “Tomah is the big city compared to the surrounding villages and
communities that surround us. Tomah employs their residents and has
more resources than some of these rural communities. I know that the
businesses here can step up and do great things when there is a need. We’ve
all seen the devastation, and now is that time.”
Tomah Mayor, Mike Murray, also added that “people in the area want to help,
but don’t know how…this is how.”
Relief items can be taken to Toro at 200 Sime Avenue beginning on
September 10th through the 14th from 6:00 AM until 3:30 PM. The goal
is to fill the semi trailer. The Tomah Chamber and Visitors Center will
be working with the Salvation Army, Red Cross and other involved relief
aid organizations to communicate the needs as well as the distribution of
donated items.
Companies and individuals wanting to make monetary donations can do so
at any Tomah F & M Bank location.
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