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Bernice's Tavern Collects 1,800 Gallons Of Water, $700 For Flint

By Ed Komenda | March 25, 2016 5:50am
 Steve Badauskas and Diane Joyce Mack pose with a jug of water donated to Flint, Mich.
Steve Badauskas and Diane Joyce Mack pose with a jug of water donated to Flint, Mich.
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Steve Badauskas

BRIDGEPORT — By the time the barkeeps at Bernice's Tavern yelled last call Monday night, folks from all over the neighborhood and beyond had donated more than 1,800 gallons of water and $700 cash for people suffering from the lead contamination crisis in Flint, Mich.

"It was very cool," said Bernice's baritone-voiced showrunner Stephen Badauskas of the water collection driver he hosted Monday.

The cases of water began to stack up early Monday, when two suburban women — a cancer survivor and a woman with an uncle in Flint — dropped off eight cases.

"It was a fun bunch," Badauskas said. "It was a steady stream all night long."

The 1,800 gallons of donated water and $700 cash is now on the way to Flint.

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