Disaster Relief in Iowa

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Mon, 08/18/2008 - 5:00pm

 

Since June, the population of Cedar Rapids Iowa has been trying to deal with the largest flood in 500 years.

There, as in Mississippi and Louisiana in 2005, a network of volunteers affiliated with the Rainbow Family of Living Light have built outdoor kitchens to provide fresh meals to survivors and supporters.

The Rainbow Family is best known for its yearly Rainbow Gatherings, held in National Forests each July.  The group creates an entirely self-sufficient village in the woods for two weeks, then dismantles the village and leaves no trace.

Heather Bee with the Rainbow Family , providing disaster relief in Cedar Rapids Iowa speaks here

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