Wayne VOAD Flood Recovery Bulletin September 8, 2011 URGENT

Hi Everyone, I just recieved this email from Rev. Karyn Ratcliffe.  If you are not on my Wayne People Email List please email me at Ruby@RubysTravel.com and ask to be added.  Thank you

Shelter: Wayne Township has opened a shelter in the clubhouse at Kilroy Park, 6 Concord Place (off Kiwanis). Persons-in-need of shelter may arrive after 4:00pm today. Volunteers are needed to provide shelter management and meals. The Red Cross is offering a 2-hour training session today at 2:00pm in Health Room 2 in the Wayne Municipal Center. All interested persons are asked to attend.

Day Shelter: Persons in need of a place to stay temporarily during the day are welcome to use the PAL Building, 1 PAL Drive.

Hot Meals: This evening, hot meals will again be served to flood-affected families at Preakness Reformed Church, 131 Church Lane, 6-8pm. Sit-down seating and take-out containers are both available. Ryerson Elementary School, 30 McClelland Avenue, will also be used as a central distribution point where families can pick up take-home containers. Last night, 350 meals were provided by Packanack Community Church with members of Preakness Reformed and many community volunteers offering assistance. Meals were also delivered directly to residents in their homes. Tonight, Corrado’s has generously offered to provide the food. Flyers with information about the meals was sent home with all Wayne students. Please spread the word. A hot meal schedule is being coordinated through at least Friday, September 16. Organizations are needed to provide cooked food next week. If you would like to help with this effort, please contact Glenn O’Connell at OconnellGS@aol.com or Lonni Miller-Ryan at LonniMiller@aol.com. Items needed: take-out containers with lids and aluminum foil.

Volunteers: Volunteers are asked to come to the Civic Center and either be put to work immediately or add your contact info to a list of people who would like to help at a later date.

Supplies: The Wayne Civic Center at 1006 Hamburg Turnpike (across from Church Lane) continues to serve as a central distribution point for cleaning supplies, canned goods, health care items, bottled water and other supplies. Donations can be dropped off between the hours of 8am and 8pm. Wayne residents-in-need may pick up items. Volunteers are needed to man the Civic Center during its hours of operation.

Items most needed: all cleaning supplies (including mops, bleach, sponges, gloves, face masks and garbage bags), paper towels, toilet paper, hand sanitizer, mosquito repellent, anti-itch cream, new socks, new underwear, healthy snacks, juice boxes and canned fruit. School supplies are no longer needed.

Showers: The YM-YWHA, 1 Pike Drive, is offering their showers to anyone who does not have hot water in their homes. Adults and minors (under 18) accompanied by adults are asked to show photo ID and can come during the following hours:

Saturday and Sunday: 7am - 6pm

Monday, 8am - 2pm

Tuesday, 5:30am - 9pm

Financial donations: Gift cards in small denominations and checks can be dropped off at either town hall or at The Packanack Community Church, 120 Lake Drive East during office hours (Monday through Thursday, 9am – 2pm). Checks should be made payable to “The Wayne Interfaith Network” with “Flood Relief” in the memo area. All donations will be used to help the residents of Wayne.

Clothing: Clothing donations should be brought to St. Timothy Lutheran Church, 395 Valley Road.

Furniture and appliances: Furniture and appliances are not being collected at this time. We are in the process of establishing a database whereby information about available and needed items can be shared with the community.

FEMA Assistance: Residents are urged to register with FEMA for disaster assistance by calling 1-800-621-3362 or by going to www.disasterassistance.gov or www.fema.gov. Please have the following available: SSN#, private insurance info (if available), address and zip code of the damaged property, directions to the damaged property, and a daytime telephone number.

Computer stations at the main branch of the Wayne Library are being set aside for residents to register on-line with FEMA. Volunteers are needed to help residents with the process of registration. If you know how to use the internet and can show residents how to reach a specific web site, you have the skills we need. To volunteer, contact Michael Gottesman at NJAttorney@optonline.net. Assistance will be available on the second floor in the computer lab during the following hours:

Saturday, 12-5pm

Sunday, 1-5pm

Monday – Thursday, 4-8pm

Friday, 12-5pm

Flood Recovery Assistance: Residents who have been impacted by the flood can find a wealth of information about how to receive assistance – including food stamps – by going to www.waynetownship.com and clicking on “Flood Warning, September 8, 2011.”

More Information: For more information about volunteer efforts being made on behalf of all those who have been impacted by the recent floods, go to the Wayne VOAD Facebook page and www.WaynePatch.com