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August 29, 2007 Disaster responses to Midwest floodingUNITED METHODIST VOLUNTEERS IN MISSION MINNESOTA – Updates on Flood Recovery Assistance: Announcement from the Rev. Heather Klason, the Minnesota Annual Conference Disaster Response Coordinator: Volunteer Opportunities Update: As of Aug. 27, flood relief officials are seeking volunteers for work in Winona and Rushford Counties. To volunteer, call the following numbers: Rushford County: United Way, phone 507-287-2000 and in Winona County: Jeff Peterson phone 507-457-8882 To register your willingness to volunteer in a specific county, call 800-543-7709. Find information for general volunteers at www.uwolmsted.org. Find registration numbers for volunteers for other specific counties at www.minnesotaumc.org. (Click "Flood Relief: How to Help" under "Quick Links.") DO NOT enter an affected area before (1) registering as a volunteer and (2) being enlisted to volunteer. Many areas do not have electricity, telephone, or sewer systems, and are unsafe. Uninvited volunteers, regardless of how well meaning, can complicate recovery efforts. Minnesota Disaster Response Team to Minnesota City: The Minnesota Disaster Early Response Team, a specially trained group, has been called to in Minnesota City. The team's assistance was requested by emergency response officials. McKinley United Methodist Church in Winona is graciously providing staging area for the team. Before Aug. 27, the team had been mucking out homes in Stockton. They expect to continue working at least until Sept. 7. WEST OHIO – flood relief efforts and needs are posted: http://www.westohioumc.org/page.asp?PKValue=1446 UMCOR Advance Special – #901670 Ohio flooding Volunteers needed to assemble kits at the Jackson Area Ministry Office Friday, August 31, 9 a.m. to 12:00 noon (or as late as needed). Address is 483 Chillicothe Street, Jackson, OH 45640. For more information contact Bob Davis at jldavis@magicohio.com; jamjar@bright.net; or by phone at 888-237-3141 The Findlay Salvation Army is in desperate need of volunteers. Call 419-422-8238. Mud Out Teams for NW Ohio will be needed soon. Requirements for Volunteers include:
To schedule a volunteer team, please contact Doug Dowson and Bob Davis who will coordinate teams through the larger Ohio VOAD group. This will insure that teams will be sent to areas in need of work. Doug Dowson ddowson@ohiovoad.org Bob Davis bdavisjld@wmconnect.com If you have any questions, please call Dee Stickley-Miner at 614-284-9294. RESPONSE: Please Send Flood Buckets to Midwest Mission Distribution Center Visit http://new.gbgm-umc.org/umcor/getconnected/supplies/flood-bucket/ for contents list EARLY DISASTER RESPONSE TRAINING COMING TO INDY OCT. 18North Central Jurisdiction United Methodist Volunteers in Mission EARLY DISASTER RESPONSE TRAINING Oct. 18 from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Registration and coffee 9:30 a.m. at St. Luke’s United Methodist Church, 100 West 86 Street, Indianapolis. Leaders include: Barbara Tripp, staff member for UMCOR Trainer, and Lorna Jost, North Central Jurisdiction UMVIM Coordinator, Resource Person. Who should attend: District Disaster Response Coordinators, previously trained ERT people, people interested in early disaster response work, pastors. Cost: $15 includes lunch and materials – Please respond by Oct. 10. Include name, street address, city, state, ZIP, phone number with area code, e-mail address and check payable to St. Luke’s UMC with “disaster training” on memo line. For registration form, hold down control key and click on to www.nicumc.org/pdf/mi/early_disaster_training.pdf. Send information and check to: Sylvia Forbes, St. Luke’s UMC, 100 West 86th Street, Indianapolis, IN 46260. For updated information about disaster flood relief in the Midwest, log on to www.disasternews.net. # # # e-HUM Alert copyright 2007 by Indiana Area United Methodist Communications. |
