Wednesday, June 29, 2011
Home of Economy in the News
The Grand Forks Herald ran a story about the Home of Economy in Minot.
The flood victims they talked about was one of our Team Members that is living in the RV in our parking lot. Our Store Manager there did a great interview as well pointing out the H of E has always done what it takes to do what we need to do to help our customers:
“It’s not only north hill (and) south hill,” said Ben Litzinger, manager of Home of Economy. “The river kind of cuts off about half of the east side of town, and a lot of my workers live on the east side of the river.”
Litzinger said he typically has 18 employees working throughout the day. The flooding has cut that number to six. He said he has had to work 12 hours shifts to make up for lost employees.
“If I have to run the store with me and one other person, I’ll do that,” he said. “I understand that not everybody’s going to be able to make it in.”
They were lucky, though, when it came to stock piling supplies, he said. A truck from Grand Forks came Friday morning before U.S. Highway 2 was closed near Towner, N.D. He said during the evacuation periods the store was very busy, and electrical generators and water pumps were the first to go.
Litzinger, who lived through the Red River flood of 1997, was confident in his shop’s supply and their ability to stay open.
“In Grand Forks in ’97 Home of Economy was open the whole time. They actually had to move their business just outside of town,” he said. “If they can stay open, we’re staying open.”
Talk of what Ben’s going through brings back the memories of the Grand Forks flood where we were the only store open every day throughout the flood.
Posted by Wade - CEO on 06/29 at 12:36 PM
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Monday, June 27, 2011
If You Want to Donate to Help the People of Minot
Here’s a blog post from the Salvation Army where they are taking donations to help the people of Minot.
The Army is our favorite charity. You can’t do much better than them to get your money to where it’s actually needed.
The Minot Salvation Army is preparing to offer long-term assistance for local families affected by the flooding Souris River, expected to destroy hundreds of homes this weekend in Minot and surrounding communities.
With more than 12,000 people displaced and a reported 168 individuals at local shelters, that means many families are needing assistance in travel expenses or food and clothing as they are staying with friends or relatives. The Salvation Army is prepared to help these displaced families with emergency supplies. Cash donations are needed to provide these things to families in crisis.
Financial assistance for food, gas and other necessities is currently available for qualifying households displaced by the flood. To learn more, call 701-838-8925.
“Financial assistance will continue to be available after the floodwaters recede, cleanup begins and people begin rebuilding their lives, as resources allow,” said Major Donald Kincaid, Minot Salvation Army administrator. “But in order for us to assist all the people coming to us for help, we need as many donations as possible.”
In addition to monetary contributions, donations of clothing and gently-used goods can be made at the Minot Salvation Army thrift store, 530 20th Ave. SW. Many of the flood survivors will receive gift certificates good for anything at the store.
Salvation Army teams from Minot, Fargo and the Twin Cities are currently providing food, drinks and emotional support in Minot and neighboring Burlington, Velva and Sawyer. To volunteer, call 701-838-8925.
For any and all flood information not related to The Salvation Army, call the Ward County Flood Hotline at 701-858-9366.
Monetary donations:
The Minot Salvation Army needs financial support now and in the months ahead to cover the costs of its disaster response. To make a $10 donation, text “MINOT” to 80888 and reply “yes” to the confirmation text. A one-time donation of $10 will be added to your mobile phone bill. Messaging and data rates may apply. For terms, see http://www.igfn.org/t.
Donations can also be made online at http://www.thesalarmy.org by ca,lling 800-SAL-ARMY (725-2769) or by mailing a check to The Salvation Army, 2445 Prior AVE N, Roseville MN 55113. Be sure to designate your donation “Minot Flood.”
You know what’s really cool in this blog post? They say that 12,000 people were displaced, but only 168 people wound up in shelters. I love North Dakota.
Posted by Wade - CEO on 06/27 at 02:30 PM
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Monday, June 06, 2011
Daily Lunch Specials for week of June 6
Daily Lunch Specials
Served at 11:30
Soup, sandwiches, doughnuts, cookies, and free coffee are served daily!
June 6 - June 10
Monday - SOUP & SANDWICH
Tuesday - CHICKEN STRIPS AUG. POT. COLESLAW
Wednesday - TACO SALAD – SM. BEVERAGE
Thursday - ROAST BEEF – MASHED POT. GRAVY – CARROTS
Friday - BBQ PORK SAND. - CHOICE OF SOUP
Posted by Ben-Store Manager - Minot on 06/06 at 07:01 AM
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