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Council approves Woodstock agreement with Heartland Hunger; proclaims ‘Humanitarian Wood Day’
Summary
The council approved an agreement with Heartland Hunger to hold the annual Woodstock wood‑delivery event, and proclaimed a day in September as Humanitarian Wood Day; organizers described volunteer and delivery details from last year and planned saw and split days for this year.
The McCall City Council approved an agreement with Heartland Hunger and Resource Center to host the annual Woodstock firewood delivery program and proclaimed a September 2025 date as Humanitarian Wood Day in McCall, authorizing the mayor to sign the necessary documents.
Linda Clind, representing Woodstock and Heartland Hunger, described the program’s recent history and volunteer logistics. She said the event delivered wood to 81 families on the day of the event and another 10 families in the 10 days after, and that Woodstock volunteers and partner churches provided additional winter deliveries, including roughly 40 cords delivered during the winter to households that ran out of wood.
Clind introduced Craig Solberg as the program’s new coordinator and said volunteers and partner organizations (including Valley Adams Farm Bureau, local churches, Mountain Life Church and others) support saw and split days. Organizers said this year will include a separate “saw day” where volunteers will cut logs into rounds, and a later split and delivery day (the 20th of the month was noted as the delivery day) that will use volunteer crews and partner agencies to distribute wood to qualifying households in McCall, New Meadows and Donnelly.
Clind said Woodstock also donated about 15 cords of wood to the Valley County Sheriff’s office for Cascade in past seasons, and she thanked city staff for providing a site and logistical support. Council member Mike (last name not specified) moved to approve the Woodstock agreement and proclamation; Colby seconded. The council voted in favor.
Organizers requested continued city cooperation for staging and noted that saw and split days rely on volunteers, partner agencies, and occasional purchased wood when donations run short.
