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Oregon Shakes Helping Baton Rouge

On behalf of the stagehands at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival in I.A.T.S.E. Local 154, I am helping raise money for the Baton Rouge flood relief.

Last week a series of rain storms hit south Louisiana, dumping over 7 trillion gallons of water within 150 square miles over 4 days. As a Baton Rouge native, I watched anxiously as my hometown was taking on water by the minute. In the days that have followed, my friends and family have reported that everything we've known is now under water: the schools, parks, grocery stores, my old soccer field, and my university’s campus are all unrecognizable. I have struggled with the fact that I am not home to help in a time of need, but the truth is that resources and support will be needed for months to come.  

I have reached out to I.A.T.S.E. Local 478, Louisiana's film & tv union, to seek information on what resources they need. I was informed that they are taking donations and delivering supplies to shelters that have been been hit the hardest. They are on the ground floor and know exactly where their efforts are needed most. This week they have already delivered water, food, diapers, toiletries, clothes, and cleaning products to a community in need. Many of their members have also volunteered their carpentry, welding, and set construction skills to help gut and clean some of the 40,000 homes that have been damaged by the flood. We want to help continue and support their efforts.

This fundraiser will run for one week, and we hope to raise $1000. Our community is very small in Ashland, so I am reaching out to everyone I know to help however we can.

Whatever you can donate will help thousands of people access basic necessities as they rebuild their lives and start making new memories.

Update: GoFundMe has asked that I explain money withdraw/transfer of funds -
Once the campaign is over, I will withdraw the money into my own account, and send the funds to Local 478.  If this plan changes, I'll post here or send an update. 

Thank you,

Amanda Sager

Oregon Shakespeare Festival
I.A.T.S.E. Local 154
Sound Engineer

Donations 

  • Mallory Pierce
    • $50 
    • 8 yrs

Organizer

Amanda Sager
Organizer
Ashland, OR

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