Feb. Storm Update

Long Term Recovery Committees (LTRC’s) are in full swing in Sumner/Trousdale, Macon, and Williamson/Hickman. We provided significant energy to get these efforts started and have our local churches very involved with the leadership and operation of these efforts. UMCOR provided us with a $10,000 emergency grant and 2 Case Management trainings (2nd to be held next week). We have received over $50,000 in donations from our local churches, $5,000 from the Kansas West Conference, $3,125 from the Kansas East Conference, and $3,000 from the Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee. Shortly, we should know the told estimate for long term recovery rebuilding/other needs and will be requesting an additional grant from UMCOR.

Currently, only Macon County Long Term Recovery is beginning to schedule work teams for rebuilding, although still on a very limited basis. At the invitation of Macon and Sumner, the Church Reformed World Relief Committee (CRWRC), has sent teams who are currently doing long term recovery assessments. When they have completed their work, both LTRC’s will know better the long term needs, be able to start casework, and be able to start scheduling more teams. Macon has a website at www.LTRMC.ORG where you can find info on their efforts and the Volunteer Coordinator’s phone number and email link. When Williamson/Hickman and Sumner/Trousdale are ready to schedule teams, we will get that information out to you.

If your church is located in one of the many other counties affected by the Feb. and April storms and needs assistance aiding community members in their recovery, please have someone from the church contact me to see how we might help.