| The state of Georgia is in the center
of the Southeast Jurisdiction of the Methodist Church (SEJ) and
it takes a long day's travel to reach disasters within the
extremities of the Jurisdiction (Kentucky, Virginia, Florida,
and Mississippi). So response priority is within the
active Southeast Jurisdiction, however there may be teams that
are willing to travel to disaster destinations that have
requested assistance via UMVIM and are even farther away.
Before
You Go Check List
STATUS - EMERGENCY/RELIEF WITHIN THE SEJ.
None
STATUS - RELIEF STAGE WITHIN THE SEJ
1. Rebuild from Georgia Tornados 8/26
1a. Commerce, GA Need for rebuild teams.
Contact Tommy Raney for more information. 228-363-1223
2 North, Central Florida Flooding from 2008 Hurricanes
2a. Sign-up
volunteer teams for clean up
STATUS - RECOVERY STAGE WITHIN THE SEJ (Listed latest to
oldest)
1.
Florida
Conference (2004, 2005, 2007)
There
are six Florida counties that need assistance. Some it relates
to Ground Hog Day 2007 tornados that crossed north Florida and
others relate to Hurricanes of 2004 and 2005. Go to http://flumc2.org/page.asp?PKValue=1084,
or DisasterRecovery@flumc.org
or 1-800-232-8011 ext 149 for more information.
2. Mississippi Conference (Hurricane Katrina, 8/28/ 05)
Call toll-free
866-435-7091 or www.mississippi-umc.org
and click on help to right to sign up or check information.
The six camps are spaced across Mississippi. Each camp has
male and female bunk rooms with showers, a kitchen, and a coin
washer and dryer. There is heating and air conditioning without
insects for a good nights sleep. Some teams bring their
own cook. There is several years of work left to do.
STATUS - PROJECTS OUTSIDE
THE SEJ (Listed latest to oldest)
1. Texas - Hurricane Ike 2008
This information is from Kathie Mann, the
United Methodist Volunteers in Missions (UMVIM)
conference coordinator for Texas . Only Early Response Teams
(self-sufficient) should sign up at: http://www.txcumc.org/ikevolunteer.
The Rita Recovery office is not currently functioning.
There will be two other locations set up as long-term recovery
offices in a matter of weeks. Currently, all teams need
to register online at the above link, and they will be
contacted for deployment. There are several locations
which will be able to handle teams as staging points, but all
teams must be completely self-contained. Gas lines are
four hours long in Houston, and little gas is available.
Most places are without electricity. Water, ice, and
electricity are extremely limited. People are using
feeding centers to get MREs, water, and ice. There is
limited phone and cell phone service, but the infrastructure
is being rebuilt as rapidly as possible.
2. Louisiana - Hurricane Gustav, Ike 2008
The UMVIM, SEJ office has been in contact with conference
coordinators on the ground following the recent hurricanes.
At this time, the Louisiana area is ready to
receive any type of disaster team. Please contact Yvonne
Dayries, Volunteer Manager, Louisiana Disaster Response, at
225-346-5193.
3. Indiana Flooding 2008
3a. S. Indiana Jenni Walker jenniwalker@mac.com
3b. NW Indiana Alan Welch, DANI-Disaster Assistance for NW
Indiana 877-773-0249 or welchah@gmail.com
www.daniflood.org
4. Missouri Flooding 2008: Jeff Baker baker@umcom.com
or 573-474-7155
5. Iowa Flood 2008 Conference web site: www.laumc.org
Email iaumvim@gmail.com
or click on link below http://www.iaumc.org/page.asp?pkvalue=1390
5a. Marion: Pastor Melisa Bracht-Wagner (First UMC)
319-377-4856 (O) or 319-480-4469 (C) or www.fumcmarion.org or
melisa@fumcmarion.org
5b. Oakville: Associate Pastor Scott Smith
319-572-1914 or stsmith@louisacomm.net
5c. Waverly: Call Center 319-352-8701
5d. Waterloo: Pastor Sheryl Campbell 319-231-9161 www.StPaulsUMCWaterloo.com
5e.Coralville: Bryan Clark 319-621-0385 or bpc621@gmail.com
5.f. Bremer County United Way, Cory
319-352-2582
5g. Buchanan County: Bruce Berringer 319-334-7162
5h. Johnson County United Way, Patti Fields
319-338-7823
5i. Butler County: Ron Schipper 319-239-0943
6. West Kansas Conference (Greenberg Tornados and Spring
Flooding Spring and Summer 2007 )The Kansas West United
Methodist Recovery Center in Haviland is coordinating
all United Methodist volunteer efforts and providing case
management for storm victims in the Kansas West Conference.
The Kansas West United Methodist Recovery Center in
Haviland is coordinating all United Methodist volunteer efforts
and providing case management for storm victims in the Kansas
West Conference.
Volunteers and volunteer teams are needed for disaster relief
and rebuild work following the storms in early May that
destroyed Greensburg, damaged other Kansas communities and
produced flooding in many locations in the state. There
are many opportunities available.
Preference will be given to experienced adult teams, due to
housing shortage. Overnight teams will be housed at the
Haviland or Mullinville United Methodist churches. Some cots will be provided,
and you will need your own bedding. There are some
RV/trailer hookups available in Haviland. Minimum age for
overnight team members is 16.
For more information, go to http://www.kswestumc.org/page.asp?PKValue=911
or contact the Disaster Recovery Center at 620-862-5422 or umcrecovery@kswestumc.org.
Work teams should be scheduled at least one week in advance. For
disaster progress go to www.kswestumc.org/news_detail.asp?pkvalue=395
.
7. Louisiana Conference Disaster Relief and Recovery (Hurricane
Katrina, 8/28/05).
The Louisiana Family Recovery Corps has given a grant to
the following Disaster Recovery Stations in Louisiana:
Dulac, Abbeville, Eastbank, Lake Charles, and Slidell
This grant money has to be used on houses damaged by
Katrina/Rita. Materials must be purchased by December
31, 2007, and work on the selected houses must be completed by
February 15, 2008. Teams are needed primarily November -
February, 2008 After the project is finished there is
still lots to do. Register at http://www.laumcstormrelief.com/templates/System/default.asp?id=32649.
Go to
www.laumcstormrelief.com
for registration or information or call 225-346-5193.
There is several years of work left to do. To
date, 32,544 clients have been served by 28,166 volunteers
totaling 1,567,886 volunteer hours and giving to our state a
total in-kind donation of $29,598,848. WOW! Thank you for
volunteering with the La. Disaster Recovery Ministry.
UMVIM,
SEJ PROJECTS
United
Methodist Volunteers Mission, SEJ is an agency of the
Southeastern Jurisdiction of The United Methodist Church
in There are many opportunities through the United Methodist
Volunteers In Mission with many outside the United States.
Some of the opportunities include rebuilding burned
churches, overseas
and US medical opportunities for teams and individuals, and even
teams needing more volunteers. Call or email sejinfo@umvim.org
for more information.
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North
Georgia Conference Disaster Response Ministry