About VernoniaAid
VernoniaAid was started by the Cascade High School principal, Walter McGregor, after the town of Vernonia was hit by flooding again. It initially started through the Cascade High School e-mail list and has grown to a community wide effort to provide aid for the flood victims of Vernonia.
So far we have over 200 volunteers actively helping flood victims. Their responsibilities range from collecting supplies to starting fundraisers to raise money. Volunteers come from all walks of life and you can be one too.
Several local businesses have chipped in. Bob & Bob Construction, a local construction company has provided aid in the form of dump trucks and other construction equipment to get running water, electricity, and other utilities back on line.
SkillsUSA & Timberland PRO
Significant assistance has been provided by SkillsUSA and Timberland PRO.
At SkillsUSA, we believe in making a difference in the communities where we live and work—by engaging dedicated volunteers in service events that help develop civic leadership and pride, and by finding opportunities to use our skills, resources to become Champions of Service.
We’re very proud to partner with Timberland PRO, who shares our ongoing commitment to service, along with our belief that civic engagement is the highest form of leadership. Since our partnership began in 2002, Timberland PRO has hosted the Day of Service at the National Leadership & Skill Conference in Kansas City and supported civic engagement events in many other states, with more than 6,100 students serving some 35,000 hours of community service.