‘Incredible generosity’: RDM thanks community for donations, suspends Neighbor-to-Neighbor Care Drive
Kelsey Merison
REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Happening now at Redmond Municipal Airport, donation collection has been suspended.
You may remember from our reporting, community members and businesses have been dropping off donations at the airport for TSA workers–from gift cards to fresh meals. This, as the partial government shutdown had TSA agents working without pay for weeks.
Now, RDM made the announcement that it can no longer accept donations like these, saying, in part, “Thank you, Redmond community, for the incredible generosity you’ve shown during our Neighbor‑to‑Neighbor Care Drive in support of TSA employees. Your kindness over the past few weeks has made a difference for the wellbeing of our TSA team, and we are so grateful for every donation and every gesture of support. We’ve been notified that, pending the executive order to pay TSA workers, we are required to suspend all donation collections at this time.”
