After 3 successful and humbling emergency relief trips to Prattsville, NY, we’d love to share some pictures that demonstrate the hard work that our volunteers put in to helping this area-in-need.
UPDATE: Looking for volunteers to help with the clean-up in the aftermath of Hurricane Irene. We are heading back to Prattsville, NY for a long weekend from
Come for the entire weekend, come up for one day or make a monetary donation. Email or call Ross Porter or the office (914-666-5014, office@mountkiscochurch.org) for more details.
As many of you know by now, Hurricane Irene became a problem for many of us. After a few days, and for some of you 1 week, our lives returned to normal. Our news stations reported that the Catskill Region of New York was hit extremely hard by the storm. The local rivers in the town of Prattsville overflowed and a surge of water and mud passed directly through the town. The New York Annual Conference(NYAC) of the United Methodist Church is asking for volunteers to help the residents of Prattsville and the surrounding neighborhoods with the clean-up.
We are currently looking for many volunteers to take the 2 hour ride, from Mount Kisco, to help on the dates listed below. The accommodations on these weekend trips will be in either local churches or a local retreat center. The jobs we will be participating in include debris removal and clean up, distributing food to local residents and volunteers, and distributing clothing donations. It would help if each volunteer were Early Response Team(ERT) certified, but you can participate without the certification. You will be contacted about future ERT certification dates.
Please consider the request to help these people in need. We will travel to Prattsville in our own personal vehicles, so many adults will be needed to participate. You can sign up for any of the trips listed below by contacting Ross Porter. Please call if you have any questions.
Trip Dates
Sept. 17-18: Sat. and Sun: leave Friday evening between 7 & 8, return approx. 6pm Sun.
Sept. 29-Oct. 2: Thurs. through Sun: leave Weds evening between 7 & 8(this is a long weekend due to a Jewish holiday), return approx. 3pm on Sun.
UMCOR Sager Brown Material Resources Specifications
Kits to Assist in Recovery from Disasters
The following resources are used in places where people may have suffered losses due to natural or human made disasters. Please follow the directions exactly. Include all items; do not add items that are not on the lists. Extra gifts, though given with the best of intentions, render a kit unusable and must be removed. Note: All items sent must be new!
Flood Bucket
These supplies enable people to begin the overwhelming job of cleaning up after a flood or hurricane. For flood buckets only, if the requested sized item is not available, go down to the next available size. If nothing is available in the requested or smaller size, put masking tape on the outside of the bucket saying, “This bucket contains no _________.”
- 5-gallon bucket with resealable lid
- Bleach (two 1-quart or one 82 oz. bottle. Do not include bleach of you are shipping the bucket through the US Postal Service, UPS or FedEx)
- 5 scouring pads
- 7 Sponges
- 1 scrub brush
- 18 cleaning towels (reusable wipes)
- Liquid laundry detergent (two 25 oz. or one 50 oz. bottle)
- 1 household cleaner, 12-16 oz. bottle
- Disinfectant dish soap, 16-28 oz. bottle
- 50 clothes pins
- Clothes line (two 50 ft. or one 100 ft.)
- 5 dust masks
- 2 pair latex gloves
- 1 pair work gloves
- 24-bag roll of heavy-duty trash bags, 33-45 gallon (remove roll from box before placing in bucket)
- 1 Insect repellant spray, 6-14 oz. can (If aerosol, cans must have protective caps. See special requirements below.*)
- 1 Air freshener, 8 or 9 oz. can (If aerosol, cans must have protective caps. See special requirements below.*)
*Special requirements: Put all items in the plastic bucket and seal lid. Please ensure that all cleansing agents are liquids (not powder) and in plastic bottles Pack inside the bucket or strong outer boxes. Put the ORM-D mark on the outside of any buckets or boxes containing these items. Get it at http://gbgm-umc.org/umcor/print/kits/orm-d.cfm. Copy and tape on each bucket or box. Boxes cannot exceed 66 lbs. each.
Value: $45 per bucket.
Thank you for your donations. You are helping to make a difference in people’s lives.
