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HayRivergoodsamaritanhostsonlineauctionstoraisefundsforfamiliesinneed14TuesdayOctober142014NORTHERNERSVOLUNTEERSThenewPULSEWOODBUFFALOCALLLINE780-743-7000isaninormationlinenowavailabletoallRegionalMunicipalityoWoodBualocitizens24-hoursadaysevendaysaweek365daysayear.CallthisnumberandamemberothemunicipalRESDispatchwillanswereverycall.Itheycantansweryourquestionimmediatelyyouwillgetapersonalresponsewithin48hours.Thisisasimplewaytokeepyourfngersonthepulseothecommunity.Foremergenciesalwayscall911.ForaccuratecurrentinormationroundtheclockaboutanythingconcerningtheMunicipalitycall780-743-7000.FROMBUSPASSESTOBUSSHELTERSLOSTSWEATERSKEYSTOWINTERROADSSNOWREMOVALANDSTRAYDOGSWITHFLEASFROMPOTHOLESTOFLOODINGTREEBRANCHESBRICKSTOPARKINGANDTRAFFICLIGHTSCALLUSFORTHEFIXAREALPERSON.WITHREALANSWERS.EVERYTIME.ALLTHETIME.HAVEAQUESTIONCALL780-743-7000HAVEANEMERGENCYCALL911WWW.WOODBUFFALO.AB.CAByDALICARMICHAELWhendisasterstrikesbeitanillnessorinjuryaccompanyingfinancialwoescanaddstresstoanalreadyawfulsituation.ThatswhyonewomaninHayRiverhasbeenactivelyworkingtohelpfamilieswiththeirfinancialburdensthroughtheHayRiverclassifiedspageonFacebookusingthehugelypopularsocialmediasitetoauc-tionoffitemsinanefforttoraisefundsforpeopleinhercommunity.ItsjustsomethingIstartedtodoofmyownsaidKimBeaulieu.Itjustfeelsgoodtogivebackanditfeelsgoodtodogood.Acurrentseriesofnightlyauctionsfortwoseparatefamilieswithinjuredchildrenhasbeenhermostsuccessfulendeavouryet.AsofOct.10shehadraised4644.76bysellingover60items.Thefamilieswillsplitwhatevermoneyisraised.Onelittleonewasburnedandan-otherlittleonefelldownandfracturedtheirskullandtheybothweremedeva-cedoutBeaulieusaid.SomebodyfromeachchildsfamilycontactedmebecauseIhadalreadydoneauctionsontheclassi-fieds.BothfamiliescameandmadetheirrequestsatdifferenttimessoIthoughtwellIlljustcombineit.ThislatestinitiativeiscalledRock-a-byBaby.BeaulieusaidpeoplefromascloseasFortSmithandasfarasManitobahaveparticipatedintheauctionsbydonatingandpurchasingitems.ItcostsmoneyifyouwanttogodownandbewithyourfamilyBeaulieusaid.Hotelsmealsparkingortaxiingbackandforth.Sometimesifyourenotimmediatefamilynoneofthosethingsarecovereditsonyourowndime.Plusbeingawayforalongtermtheresthebillsbackathomethathavetostillbecoveredandnotev-erybodyhasgotthemeanstotakecareofthosethings.Beaulieustartedherfirstonlineauc-tionseveralyearsagowhenalocalGrade12girldidnthavethefundstoattendherapproachinghighschoolgraduation.Shealsohelpedanotherfamilyvisittheirel-derlymotherovertheChristmasholidays.SowhatmakesBeaulieuwanttohelpherfellowneighboursIveworkedintheaddictionsfieldforalongtimeIveworkedintreatmentcen-tresIveworkedatlocalcommunitycoun-sellingsoIveworkedwithpeopleforalongtimeBeaulieusaid.IthinkitsjustmaybehavingcompassionbutalsoIknowthatifaclosefamilymemberofmine-notimmediatebutsomebodywhoIlovedandcaredabout-issentofftothecitytomemedevacedoutforacriticalreasonifIwanttogothereandhelpbeasupportanddowhateveritisIcanitsonmydime.ImfortunateenoughthatIhavefamilyfriendswhatevertostaywithinEdmon-tonorYellowknifebutnoteverybodyhasthatandsoIthinkitsjusttohelpeasethatburdenforsomepeople.Kimsworkwithinthecommunityhasnotgoneunnoticed.Betweenthepho-tosofgoodsupforauctionothershavepostednotesofthanksdirectedtowardthesamaritan.IjustwanttosaythankyoutoKimBeaulieuforafunfilledauctionsaidFreidaElaineLarocqueinaFacebookpost.YouaresoveryhelpfulduringthesehardtimesforthefamiliesIloveyouforthat...Thanks.AnotherpostfromDeeDeeSageLepinehighlightstheentertainmentvaluetheon-linecommunitygetsfromtheposts.KimyouareanangeltogooutofyourwaytohelppeoplewroteLepine.Iseethatyouaretherstpersontostepupandhelpwhenpeopleareinneed.Theseauctionsarefuntowatchpeopletryingtooutbidoneanotherandthelittlefunbanterthatgoesonjustloveit.Beaulieusaidsheenjoysdoingtheworkandplanstokeeprunningtheauctionsintotheforeseeablefuture.KimBeaulieurighthasthisphotoofherselfherpartnerTimLeaashercurrentprolepictureonFacebookwherethisimagehasbeenallovertheHayRiverClassiedspageasshecarriesoutaseriesoffundraisersforlocalfamiliesinneed.PhotoKimBeaulieuFacebook