On March 30th, the Christiana Chapter of the Lions Club International and entourage descended on Rockaway, NY to furnish the daycare that was destroyed during Hurricane Sandy on October 30, 2012. Arrangements were made by the Little Neck / Douglaston Chapter of the Lions Club to send the daycare owners, Roan and Stacey, into New York City for two days, on March 29th and 30th for a much needed break.
While they were gone, cleaning crews came in to give the facility a good final scrub down, the Christiana Lions arrived with a trailer load of children chairs, rocking chairs, desk chair, book shelves, books, toys, cribs, mattresses, etc. The Little Neck / Douglaston Lions donated a microwave, filing cabinets, desk, tables and chairs.
The Christiana Lions Club bought a stove and refrigerator with money donated by various organizations, churches and individuals which were dropped shipped to the daycare on the 30th.
Everything needed to get the daycare up and running again was set up in time for Roan and Stacey's return from their visit to NYC. Even a TV crew was there to film Stacey's reaction as she received the surprise of her life!
Six months ago, Roan and Stacey were devastated with the destruction Sandy brought to their lives. On March 30th, after many months of hard work and untiring efforts of Lions Club chapters and others, hope was restored again. Dozens of strangers from several states coming together for one common purpose, to lift up a hurting family and assist them to recover from such a great loss. At the end of the day, there were no strangers in the daycare, but friends for life.
There are many more families in the NY / NJ region that are still trying to recover from the damage Sandy did to their homes. If you are interested in lending a hand, you can contact Jim Groff with the Christiana Chapter at 610.636.2612 or lionsalertteam@comcast.net for more information.
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