Pierre needs volunteers to help fill sandbags.
Volunteers will be scheduled for 2-hour shifts beginning at 6:00 p.m. Wednesday evening. Shifts will continue 24-7 until the need subsides.
To volunteer, please call the Pierre Area Chamber of Commerce at 224-7361. The office will be staffed until at least 9:00 p.m. Wednesday night or as long as necessary. If you can not get through immediately, please try again in a few minutes as we expect a high volume of calls.
Volunteers should dress for the weather and be prepared to fill sand bags and help load them onto trucks as needed.
If you need sandbags in Pierre you can go to the Solid Waste Facility. It's on the corner of Lowell and Park Avenues.
In Ft. Pierre people can go to the City Shop. The address is 911 Salebarn Road. It is self-service.
