The needs in our community for flood clean-up are urgent. Many homeowners have recently or are just getting access to their homes. They are racing against the clock to get water-damaged items out of their homes, such as furniture, carpets, appliances, and cabinetry, and then stripping drywall off the walls in order to prevent mold growth in the studs.
We would like to form teams of volunteers to target our selected neighborhood and offer help to homeowners on Saturday morning. At this point, the exact time and location is still to be determined but we'd like to recruit your help in advance. Please contact me (information below) if you are available.
In the meantime, you are looking for ways to be of service during the work-week, the best route to go is to find a homeowner in a flood-affected neighborhood and offer your assistance. There are many, many people in need right now and one could literally walk through a neighborhood and join with many teams doing clean-up. When you help, it's ideal to go prepared with some basics, such as: Rubber and cotton gloves; masks; old tennis shoes; crowbar (for knocking down drywall); wheelbarrow or wagon (for pulling drywall, carpet, misc. items to the curb); and water.
Also, the flood relief kits and garbage bags that were donated by Convoy of Hope are stored in the United Methodist Church's west parking lot. Please help yourselves to these as needed, or take them with you when you go to volunteer. Our only request is that you contact me with the number of supplies you've taken (for grant/accounting purposes).
Contact Info: 541-5338 or weber.heather@gmail.com
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