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July 16, 2021 7:13 PM Alex Crescenti
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SPOKANE, Wash. Throughout the past year we’ve introduced you to different organizations helping families pay bills. But even before the COVID-19 pandemic hit, the Salvation Army and City of Spokane have been teaming up to help households in need.
According to move.org, the average monthly payment for water and trash in the U.S. is nearly $85, and over the course of the year, that adds up to more than $1,000, and that’s before you add electricity and internet payments.
Through the City of Spokane’s UHelp program, households can receive up to $135 for water, sewer and garbage payments. This may not seem like a lot to some, but it can be the difference between getting a bill paid or falling behind on payments and starting a snowball effect.
The Bandidos Motorcycle Club in Spokane began a new holiday tradition Saturday as it unloaded hundreds of dollars in food, blankets, hygiene products and toys from a trailer and onto pallets for the Salvation Army.
“A lot of us belong to groups and we’re constantly wondering how can I or my group impact a community,” Salvation Army Maj. Ken Perine said. “It helps the group with their cohesiveness and it also helps people who they’ll never meet but who will be forever thankful.”
Bandidos club members said collecting donations for the Salvation Army was a spur-of-the-moment idea that grew into an organized effort.