CALHOUN COMMISSION RESOLVES TO HELP NEIGHBORS

(09/05/2005)
The Calhoun County Commission's Resolution:

"We, the Calhoun County Commission, representing the people of Calhoun County, West Virginia, hereby recognize the overwhelming pain, death and destruction of our fellow Americans in Louisiana, Mississippi and the south, and see a clear need as their neighbors to reach out to them in their time of need."

"We also see a need to reach out to people in the upper West Fork region of Calhoun County who have experienced a flash flood."

"Despite our limited resources, the need to act is upon us."

"The Calhoun Commission will be directing the relief effort, including the contributing of taxpayer resources to this effort and see it gets done."

Larry McCallister, president
Rick Sampson, commissioner
Bob Weaver, commissioner

Trucks and vans will leave for the south at 9 p.m. Wednesday night.