IL GREAT RIVERS CONFERENCE (United Methodists in Kincaid, IL):
The IGRC Disaster Response Committee is requesting individuals and teams of volunteers to help in the town of Kincaid with flood cleanup and drywall & floor demolition. Volunteers are needed any day of the week and do not need to be ERT certified. All volunteers 16 years of age and above are welcome. There are no housing facilities available for volunteers, so you do need to be within driving distance. Whether you are part of a team or an individual willing to help, please contact Walter Wilkins at 309-231-9834 or e-mail him at pastorwalter@comcast.net
The American Red Cross has been on the ground helping since tornadoes and flooding slammed into states in the south and Midwest over the holidays. Officials report these storms destroyed or caused major damage to more than 2,500 homes.
The IGRC Disaster Response Committee is requesting individuals and teams of volunteers to help in the town of Kincaid with flood cleanup and drywall & floor demolition. Volunteers are needed any day of the week and do not need to be ERT certified. All volunteers 16 years of age and above are welcome. There are no housing facilities available for volunteers, so you do need to be within driving distance. Whether you are part of a team or an individual willing to help, please contact Walter Wilkins at 309-231-9834 or e-mail him at pastorwalter@comcast.net
The American Red Cross has been on the ground helping since tornadoes and flooding slammed into states in the south and Midwest over the holidays. Officials report these storms destroyed or caused major damage to more than 2,500 homes.
In Missouri alone, officials estimate at least 2,000 homes are inaccessible. Homes were also destroyed or severely damaged in Illinois, Texas, Mississippi, Tennessee, Alabama and Georgia.
DIANNA’S STORY In Pacific, Missouri, Dianna Bush and her dog survived flooding along the Meremac River. “I don’t have a house. I don’t have a place to live. I don’t have anything,” she said. Bush escaped the flooding in a Red Cross shelter. “Red Cross people are special,” she said. “It’s a family. They’re so happy to hug you.”
Hundreds of Red Cross volunteers have shelters open and are providing meals, distributing comfort kits and clean-up supplies, providing health and mental health services and meeting with those affected to help them plan their next steps. Red Cross Emergency Response Vehicles are traveling through some affected neighborhoods, making sure people have food to eat and relief supplies.
New storms are causing flooding and landslides in California and Red Cross workers opened an evacuation center for people forced to leave their homes. The Red Cross has more shelters on stand-by if needed.
The threat of flooding along rivers in the Midwest and south will continue until the middle of January, especially in communities along the lower Mississippi. The Red Cross has more supplies and volunteers standing ready if needed.
PLEASE GIVE NOW The Red Cross depends on the generous support of the American public to assist people affected by disasters such as the ongoing flooding, recent tornadoes, and winter storms.
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