Wednesday, November 7, 2012

[news] CORRECTION ON UPDATED NOTICE - HURRICANE DISASTER RELIEF - Critical Needs Your Congregation Can Now Supply

From: adminassociate@presbyteryofli.org [mailto:adminassociate@presbyteryofli.org]
Sent: Wednesday, November 07, 2012 3:30 PM
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Subject: CORRECTION ON UPDATED NOTICE - HURRICANE DISASTER RELIEF - Critical Needs Your Congregation Can Now Supply

 

 

 

CORRECTION:  Original UPDATED message had incorrect phone number for FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH – OCEANSIDE SEE BELOW

 

 

 

 

 

        Hurricane Disaster Relief Update – Wednesday, November 7, 2012

 

CRITICAL NEEDS YOUR CONGREGATIONS CAN NOW SUPPLY:

 

Center Moriches, Presbyterian Church of the Moriches

 

Extreme need to restock their food bank. Need everything, especially easy open, heat and eat food, rice and pasta food that even children can heat like Chef Boy Ar Dee canned, peanut butter, dried milk,  paper goods, single-serve beverages, hygiene products, diapers for children and adults, and pet food.

Protocol: If you want to help, contact Jeanine Frenzel-Sulyok at church or cell, or e-mail her.

Contact: Jeanine Frenzel-Sulyok

            Church: 631-878-1993

            Cell: 502-767-5483

            Email: jeanninemfs@aol.com

Address of Church:263 Main Street, Center Moriches, NY11934

 

Oceanside, First Presbyterian Church

 

Serving as warming center, serving soup daily, food pantry

They also have a list of families who need help with muck out. Barbara can direct you to those folks. Be sure to wear protective gear since some homes have sewage in their flood water.

Protocol: If you want to help, call Barbara at church or cell, or email her.

Contact:  Barbara Messier

                  church

                  516-766-5916    

                  cell: 516-660-8546

Address of Church:  2701 Oceanside Road

Ocesnde NY 11572

 

Adult clothes and shoes including coats and sweaters.  We have a lot of baby clothes but not enough toddler coats and clothes.

Coleman camping stoves and propane tanks

12 volt batters

LED lanterns with # batteries

 

Blankets , Pillows

Air mattresses

Sleeping Bags

Baby wipes/personal hygiene wipes

 

Homemade Soup to serve guests with crackers, etc.

Canned Soup for food pantry

Plates, Napkins, Cups, Bowls, Cheese ,Cold Cuts, Bread, Snacks, Cookies

 

 

Freeport, First Presbyterian Church

 

Serving a MRE (meals) distribution center and overnight sleeping place for survivors and others. If there is space available, work teams might be able to stay there. No showers.

 

Protocol: If you want to help, please call Eddie at church and leave a message: 516-379-114

178 South Ocean Avenue, Freeport 11520

 

Homemade soup to serve guests with crackers, etc.

Plates, Napkins, Cups, Bowls

Cheese cold cuts

Bread

Snacks, Cookies

 

Personal Hygiene Kits

Cleaning supplies

Paper towels

Baby wipes/personal hygiene wipes

 

 

For your own Communities: Emergency Needs – Finding Assistance:

 

Referral agency 211 helps folks locate emergency services.

 

Dial 211 to connect with a care specialist or call toll free: 1-888-774-7633

The 211 call center is available 24/7

 

Web site with searchable database:

https://211longisland.communityos.org/cms/

 

 

Re: Church work groups

 

Work groups from your churches may also register with Presbyterian Disaster Assistance at: pda.callcenter@pcusa.org

 

 

Importance guidance for regional long term recovery:

 

Remind folks in your congregation and community to register with FEMA if they sustained damage to homes or businesses. The Federal Emergency Management Agency will help those who sustained damage during Sandy with grants for temporary housing and home repairs, low-cost loans to cover uninsured property losses, and other programs to help individuals and business owners recover from the effects of the disaster. To apply for disaster assistance, you can register on-line at FEMA’s web site (www.disasterassistance.gov) or call 1-800-621-FEMA from 7 am to 10 pm, seven days a week.

 

It is important to note that the cumulative regional damage registered with FEMA will also impact the amount of aid that will later come into the region for future infrastructure repair and restoration.

 

 

Presbytery Reconstruction Fund

 

The Presbytery is establishing a special Long Island Hurricane Sandy Reconstruction Fund to receive financial gifts that will be used in the future for local unmet needs after initial funding has been received from other agencies. Checks should be made payable to “The Presbytery of Long Island” and marked “Hurricane Reconstruction Fund” on the memo line.

 

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