The Monkey Tree Pub is heading a campaign to raise money for flooding victims in Jean Marie River and Fort Simpson.

Jen Vornbrock, co-owner of the establishment began putting together an initiative to raise money after she made a call out for ideas on Facebook on May 8.

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Vornbrock said that she reached out to the City of Yellowknife to obtain a lottery license to start a 50/50 draw to begin selling tickets in a weekSA国际影视传媒檚 time.

She thinks that if she can sell 1,000 tickets for $50 each, a quick start can be made to direct money directly to those who need it.

Prizes for the draw were still being developed as of Monday at noon.

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Some other companies in town have been reached to help with collecting bottles, noting the NWT Brewing Pub and the Raven Pub as participants, she said.

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She said she wants to avoid raising money to purchase items that may not be needed.

Elisa Hazenberg, a Yellowknife resident who was born and raised in Fort Simpson, is closely affiliated with the Salvagers United Facebook group. She is working closely with Vornbrock and Shelly Hardisty on how best to identify items through a new

public Facebook group called launched Monday morning.

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People can publicly post what items are needed or other ways they can help, she said.

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