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The
STORM may be over,
but the DISASTER
is still with us!
Hurricane
Rita hit the shores of southeast Texas and southwest
Louisiana on September 24, 2005 and is the fourth most
intense Atlantic hurricane ever recorded. Rita made landfall
as a Category 3 storm with winds reaching 180 mph and caused 10 billion dollars in damages. Over 475,000 families
in Texas requested FEMA assistance, of those 200,000 live in
Jefferson, Orange and Hardin counties.
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Over 42,000 damaged homes
are owned by persons 60 years of age or older
and had no insurance
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19,000 of those families
live in Jefferson, Hardin and Orange counties
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There are currently 1,800
families in Jefferson, Hardin and Orange counties
living in FEMA trailers, of these 962 are elderly
Most of these families are
trapped in leaking, mold infested homes with little hope of
recovery. Hundreds of homes have been transformed by
volunteers and donated materials, but thousands more need to
be repaired.
Please... help us assist them!
Volunteer Today!! |
CRWRC
members from left to right: Mel Melissen, Ron and Sandy Kast
and Glenn Hartger. |
Volunteer Spotlight |
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In September, 19 members of
the Christian Reformed World Relief Committee (CRWRC), or as
they are more fondly referred to as "The Green Shirts",
arrived in Port Arthur to conduct a comprehensive Community
Needs Assessment.
Over 800 interviews were
conducted by CRWRC and local volunteers during the month.
Assessments were then prioritized and turned over to SETIO
case management and construction staff.
SETIO
would like to thank the entire team who worked so hard
despite the heat, mosquitoes and rain and selflessly gave
their time and love to assist our community!
Team
members: Mel Melissen, Ron & Sandy Kast, Glenn &
Sharon Hartger, Richard & Patricia Grasman, Morley & Emily
Brummel, Len & Marilyn Hartman, Sally Jo Wieling, Helen
Linders, Harold & Anna Porte, Tom & Char Glass and Richard &
Marlene Cleveland. Our special thanks to Noel Elmore,
a volunteer with Lutheran Social Services, who also provided
a tremendous amount of time and love to this project.
THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH!
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