tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83886968300527925462024-02-19T01:50:14.636-08:00In the Gap for ShoreDalehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05855824372785830260noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8388696830052792546.post-44162753250489018802013-10-08T17:22:00.003-07:002013-10-08T17:26:07.120-07:00Rehab of Homes damaged by Hurricane Sandy continues in Port Monmouth, NJOn 10/04/13, six members of the District 14-E Lions Club headquartered in Westmoreland County traveled to Port Monmouth, NJ in their Lions "Care-A-Van" to work with the Christiana Lions for the day on 10/5/2013.<br />
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We focused on David and Donna's home that was damaged during the Hurricane Sandy in October 2012.<br />
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They raised their house 9' feet to get it above future flood levels and added a basement. <br />
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Our goal was to finish up the odds and ends inside the house prior to inspections and clean up material removed from the damaged house and piled up in the backyard. <br />
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After approvals are received, the next wave of volunteers will install the insulation and drywall.<br />
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There are many more families in the NY / NJ region that are still trying to recover from the damage Hurricane 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.</div>
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Dalehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05855824372785830260noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8388696830052792546.post-91922612075485730452013-04-29T17:59:00.000-07:002013-10-08T17:11:38.974-07:00Daycare finished and ready to goHi everyone,<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq0yruQq26oMl5I4y9xYbXYQmp7djjKWmuxQeNDUglGiBtOCf7yoo5f3GVwQ02mymX_snGd-N6aFuGnQsrrsfpA7N_IjhCPFFkkdFWBIpJ2GAUGegN2Nrklm6BX6mw-xKWNkq-rCYrbms/s1600/STORM+SANDY+2012+034+1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq0yruQq26oMl5I4y9xYbXYQmp7djjKWmuxQeNDUglGiBtOCf7yoo5f3GVwQ02mymX_snGd-N6aFuGnQsrrsfpA7N_IjhCPFFkkdFWBIpJ2GAUGegN2Nrklm6BX6mw-xKWNkq-rCYrbms/s1600/STORM+SANDY+2012+034+1.JPG" height="133" width="200" /></a>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. <br />
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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.<br />
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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. <br />
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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. <br />
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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! <br />
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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.<br />
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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.<br />
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Dalehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05855824372785830260noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8388696830052792546.post-72382864833643813562013-04-29T17:15:00.000-07:002013-05-05T07:54:48.078-07:00Building the Deck for Patty in Breezy PointMay 5, 2013<br />
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On 4/27/13, I traveled with the Christiana Chapter of the Lions Club International to Breezy Point, NY to work on a home damaged during Hurricane Sandy. This is the town that became the poster child for the damage caused by the storm, losing over 80 homes to fire during the storm. <br />
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Patty is the owner of the home we were to work on. She has a physical handicap and was struggling to make ends meet prior to the storm. To supplement her income, she collects recyclables with her wagon. She walks around the town picking up cans and bottles, returns to the house to sort, package and turns the cans and bottles in for income. People even drop off bottles and cans at her home to help her out.<br />
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Her deck and roof was damaged by Sandy. This was a big blow to her. She was referred to us as someone who was truly in need and could use some help in getting back on her feet.<br />
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Patty is one of those people that just knows everybody. Every time we met with her to discuss what she needed and to work out the details, it seemed each passer by, whether in a car, walking or riding bike, would yell "Hey Patty" and she would wave, give a big smile and a "Hey" back. She's one of those people you meet for the first time and you feel as if you were friends for years.<br />
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So Friday night, Jim Groff, Rick Groff and I traveled to Brooklyn to spend the night at the Immanuel House. This facility is owned and operated by <a href="http://www.lifeinmessiah.org/home">"Life in Messiah"</a>, a Christian organization ministering to the Jews in the Brooklyn neighborhood. This was the first overnight stay for us on these trips to the New York / New Jersey region. The house keepers very graciously opened their doors to let us in at 11:30 pm. By doing this, we were able to get an early start the next morning. It is still difficult to find housing for volunteers that come from outside the region to work. For the Christiana group, that means 3 hours on the road one way, and about $150.00 in tolls and gas with each trip. To date, they have been making daily trips each weekend because of the housing issue. Hopefully, the housing issue can be resolved soon.<br />
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The Christiana Lions previously sent a crew to repair her roof. The task on Saturday was to build 23 concrete piers where the block piers were. This required removing the existing block not required, laying out the new piers, excavating, cutting the sonotubes to length, and pouring 4 yards of ready mix concrete into the sonotubes. The ready mix plant closed at 12:00 noon, so we needed to be ready for the Ready Mix truck by then. <br />
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At 10:30, Jim said he needed to release the concrete truck and asked if we felt we would be ready to receive the truck by noon. With only half of the piers completed, we swallowed hard and agreed to go for it.<br />
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It was about this time, people just started showing up, asking what they could do to help. Jim, the Executive Director for New York Habitat for Humanity and a couple of his crew, stopped by to help. Roan and his father Wesley came to pitch in and were a huge help. We previously helped Roan restore his wife's daycare facility that was destroyed in the storm.<br />
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It turned out the truck was a little late, the work crew grew larger and it all came together. Strangers working together for the first time, doing what they could to help Patty get back on her feet.<br />
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At the end of the day, the piers were completed. We're now ready for the Amish crew from Lancaster County and a work group from Calvary Church in Lancaster, PA to come on May 9th to install the deck. We are expecting this to take one or two days.<br />
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There are many more families in the New York / New Jersey region that are still trying to recover from the damage to their homes caused by Hurricane Sandy. <br />
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If you are interested in lending a hand, you can contact Jim Groff from the Christiana Lions at 610.636.2612 or lionsalertteam@comcast.net for more information.<br />
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Over the 3/16/13 weekend, I traveled to Union Beach, NJ and Rockaway, NY to help in the Hurricane Sandy recovery. It is shocking to see how much still needs to be done. It is also encouraging to see so many volunteers associated with churches, service organizations and just individuals giving of their time to help in the relief effort. </div>
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I know the US Congress has issued billions of dollars to put towards helping this region to recover, but what I see and what I hear on the ground, is that money is not being funneled to the blue collar working families that have been so devastated by Hurricane Sandy. It seems this money is mainly being used for the restoration of the businesses, boardwalk and beaches located along the shoreline. </div>
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I hear reports that FEMA has temporary housing trailers in storage within an hour drive of this region, however, they are not being delivered because this region has been deemed by FEMA to be a flood zone, therefore the trailers cannot be placed there. This decision results in the displaced needing to find temporary housing, often costing them as much as $1,500 per month, in addition to their mortgage and taxes for the damaged home, plus the cost of restoration. The insurance companies have not been the most friendly and are very slow to make their pay outs, if any, to the homeowners. <br />
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I hear reports that authorities are now expecting the home owners to remove the trash being generated from the restoration on their own or face fines. <br />
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Maybe the stories I hear are not correct, but what I see is a desperate people struggling to return to a normal life and the obstacles they face are almost insurmountable.<br />
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I know there are people trying to "game" the system, both contractors and homeowners. But I also know, there are honest people involved who willingly volunteer their time to sort through the maze and help those who are truly in need. I personally know families who are extremely grateful for all the volunteers who take the time from their busy schedules to reach out and to help them through this dark chapters of their lives.<br />
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<span style="text-align: start;">The following photos were taken in Breezy Point, NY. This is where the fire occurred that destroyed over 80 homes. FEMA and the homeowners co-op are very slow in their response to demolition and restoration applications that have been submitted. The frustration level is very high in this community.</span></div>
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In the fore ground are the remaining foundations from the homes that caught fire during Hurricane Sandy.<br />
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Charlie from the Rockaway Lions Club is discussing the restoration of the house with the homeowner. This is where she is living. She is very active in helping those in her community and has put meeting her own needs on the back burner so she can help others. She says there are other people in worst shape than she is!! <br />
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Her house is one of about a dozen the Christiana Lions Club will be working on. All that is needed are volunteers to show up and lend a hand. <br />
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If you are interested in joining in this effort, The Christiana Lions Club leaves from the Dutchway parking lot in Christiana, PA almost every Saturday and Sunday at 6:30 am. Please contact Jim Groff at 610.636.2612 for further information and details.<br />
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Dalehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05855824372785830260noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8388696830052792546.post-77571804345103049882013-03-19T09:13:00.000-07:002013-03-19T09:30:59.828-07:00Update on the Daycare in RockawayOn Sunday, 3/17/13, Jim Groff and I traveled to Rockaway, NY to continue working on the Daycare project. The focus of day was to finish the trim work around the doors. As you can see in the photos, the property owner, with the help of his father, has made tremendous strides in continuing with the restoration of the facilities since our last trip. The goal is to have this facility finished and ready for opening by 3/30/13. See my previous blogs documenting where they were a month ago.<br />
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The daycare lost everything when Hurricane Sandy hit. The word is being put out to the Lancaster County community that they need children's books, toys, furniture and supplies to restock the operation. The Christiana Lions Club is coordinating this effort and is receiving these items at the Christiana Borough Building. The Lions will personally deliver them to Rockaway on 3/30/13. If you have items for donation, please contact Jim Groff at 610.636.2612 to make arrangements.<br />
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The daycare owner, Roan, installed the kitchen cabinets.</div>
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During the past month, Roan and his father finished sanding the spackling, painted the walls and installed the Plexiglass in the office and infant room.</div>
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This daycare is definitely located in an urban area. This photo is taken from the front porch showing the subway station that takes daily commuters into NYC. The landing pattern for JFK Airport is directly over this street with the jets flying very low overhead.<br />
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We talked to her son, Guy, about his mother and her experiences during Hurricane Sandy and since. <br />
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He shared that his parents lived in their house for over 40 years. During that time, there was one flood occurrence. In that event the water rose to just above the first floor level getting the carpet wet.<br />
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When Sandy came, the storm surge started to come in. Guy drove to his parents to check up on them. The roads were becoming flooded as he drove there. By the time he arrived to their street, the water was over the truck hood. He got out the truck and walked to their house. By the time he got to the house, the water was up to his neck. There was 2 feet of water in the house. He found his parents on the second floor level. In another hour, the water rose an additional 2 feet. They had no choice but to ride out the storm and pray for the best outcome. Emergency services at that time were not available for a rescue. They survived, but the house took a big hit.<br />
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Since the storm, the St. John's United Methodist Church in Hazlet, NJ and the <a href="http://www.mlions.org/301.html">Lions Club of Middletown, NJ</a>, met with Bobbi and her husband to determine if the house was damaged beyond repair. After it was decided to rehabilitate the house, the church and Lions focused on raising what funds they could and started coordinating the volunteer work crews from multiple states to assist them in cleanup and the long process of rehabilitation. <br />
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Dave and I hung drywall in the dining room and bathroom while Jim spackled and gave advice on "how-to" when issues came up.</div>
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Dale Groff 3/19/13</div>
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Property owner worked hard for several months and beside the volunteers to get his wife's daycare up and running again.</div>
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A lot of drywall was previously hung and ready for the next step. We went through (4) five gallon buckets of spackling on 2/23/13.</div>
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The future baby and toddler's rooms</div>
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The Christiana Lions joining the Rockaway Lions to rehab the private daycare.</div>
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On Sunday, 2/24/13, the Christiana Lions returned to the Union Beach, NJ area to continue rehabilitation of two private residences. The goal is to get these properties to the point the property owners can get out of their rentals and back into their homes before the end of March. The carpet and painting will be left for summer. </div>
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One of seven houses waiting for volunteers to start the rehab process. This is very typical. Looks good on the outside, but inside.....</div>
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There are currently three types of scenarios in this region....the fix up, the lift up and the walk away. The local Lions in the region are meeting with the affected property owners to determine their housing needs, financial abilities and qualifying each one for volunteer assistance. </div>
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There are work crews meeting at the Christiana Dutchway parking lot and traveling to New York and New Jersey almost every Saturday and Sunday. Every skill level, from no experience to all types of trades (electrical, plumbing, roofers, carpenters, drywall hangers, etc) can be put to work. If you are interested in participating, please contact me at 717.203.0920 or inthegapforshore@gmail.com</div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">The next work weekend I am planning to participate in will be 2/23/13 (Saturday) and 2/24/13 (Sunday). Once again, I will be joining my brother, Jim Groff and the Christiana Lions, to help with the recovery sites they are involved in. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">We have concentrated our efforts on several homes over the past several weeks and hope to get these homes to the point the owners will soon be able to move back into them. This means the walls won't be painted or carpet laid, but the homeowners can get out of the rentals they have been living in since the storm and return to their home to start to get back to a "somewhat normal" life. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">We are in weekly contact with the New Jersey team that is on the ground there and know the people and their situations.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">They have already prequalified man</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">y homes </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">for repair, based on the homeowners needs and the damaged sustained. Each week we notify them how many volunteers are coming to work the following weekend and the skills that come along with them. The New Jersey team then co-ordinates with the homeowners to have the necessary material available on site when the day arrives.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">There is a need for carpenters, electricians, plumbers, trim workers, tile installers, cabinet installers, siding installers, roofers and, of course, "helping" hands. We will be placed where our ability best fits the need.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">I need to get a head count of those able to join us for either day or both so we know how much work we can anticipate to get done. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">Housing and motel rooms in that region are still at a premium right now, so we will not staying overnight. We will be returning to Gap at the end of the day on Saturday and driving back to the work sites on Sunday. That is a pain, but until we can line up someplace to bed down for the night, we'll be running back and forth.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">Meals are not provided. Hand tools are not provided. Let me know if you can provide transportation, a pickup or van. We will get as many in as few vehicles as feasible.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">The drive takes about 2 hours and fifteen minutes from Gap to where we will be working.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">Remember, this is a long term effort to help get those affected by the storm to get back into their homes. So if you are unable to join us for the 23th or 24th, there are work crews making the trip almost every weekend. For myself, I am scheduling at least one weekend a month to help in this effort.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">If you are interested in joining in the effort, please contact me at inthegapforshore@gmail.com.</span><br />
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Last Saturday and Sunday, I made my first trip to the Jersey shore to help restore a home that was damaged by Hurricane Sandy which hit the New York region on October 29, 2012. <br />
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The property owner we were working with cannot live in this house. So they have been living elsewhere for almost 3 months now. This is very typical for thousands of property owners in this region. That means either living in a motel room, a rented apartment, with family or sometimes in the car. The government has provided a check for a couple of months of rent, but that does not last forever. For most, that money has been spent. Also, remember, most property owners are still required to make mortgage payments on a home they cannot live in. This is a very difficult situation for thousands of people.<br />
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Five of us met at 6:30 am on Saturday at the Dutchway parking lot in Christiana to travel to Union Beach. The task was to replace flooring, insulate and hang drywall in a house owned by a single mom.. We worked all day, returning 10:00 pm that night. We would have stayed in the area, but motels are filled with the displaced from the region.<br />
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My brother, Jim and I returned on Sunday to continue the work. <br />
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Late Sunday afternoon, we met with Bill Bechtoldt. Bill belongs to the Middletown Lions Club and is a member of the St. John's United Methodist Church in Hazlet, NJ. What a workhorse with a big compassionate heart. Along with his wife, Gail, they have been working nonstop ever since the storm hit to help those affected.<br />
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There are four options the typical homeowner has to choose from. 1) Fix up, 2) raise, 3) demolish and start over or 4) give up and walk away.<br />
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Bill's current focus is to find eligible homes and coordinate with the many volunteers in his database who are willing to spend their time in this effort and places them at a location that matches the skill with the need.<br />
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He looks for damaged homes can be fixed up but the owners can not afford to do so. He has identified many homes that meet this criteria. <br />
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One weekend, Bill had over 1,000 volunteers working in 75 homes.<br />
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Jim has been working with Bill for weeks taking volunteers from Pennsylvania to perform the rehabs.<br />
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It will be months, if not years to finish this effort and get everyone back into their homes.<br />
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On Sunday, Bill took us to the surrounding areas to see the extent of the damage in the region. We drove through Monmouth Hill, Highlands, Navesink, Middletown and Sea Bright. We saw street after street where homes appeared to be ok on the exterior, but were completely destroyed on the interior from the flood waters. We saw homes that were washed hundreds of feet from their foundation. Bill told us there were thousands of unlivable homes in this area alone. This doesn't include Long Island, Staton Island in New York.<br />
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There will be many trips made to this region on Saturdays and Sundays. The homes have been identified and are ready and waiting for someone to lend a hand. There is something for everyone to do who has the time. If you are interested in participating, let me know what you can do, when you can do it and we'll make it happen.<br />
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Cleaning out and fixing up Marcy's home</div>
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The bathroom is insulated. Floor ready to be replaced.</div>
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I mentioned in my previous blog that we made contact with <a href="http://www.njstrong.net/">NJ Strong</a>, a non-profit organization, coordinating the volunteer efforts to clean up homes affected by Hurricane Sandy along the New Jersey shore. They are hard at work almost every weekend and now have about 70 homes cleaned out. However, those homes are not ready for reconstruction yet for various reasons.<br />
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So on 1/19/13 (Saturday) and 1/20/13 (Sunday), I am joining up with my brother, Jim Groff and the Christiana Lions, and heading to the Jersey shore to help them with the recovery sites they are involved in. They have made the trip, I believe, 6 weekends now.<br />
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There are several homes we will be targeting. They are in various stages of repair and reconstruction. We will need carpenters, electricians, tile installers, cabinet installers, and "helping" hands. We will be placed where our ability best fits the need.<br />
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I need to get a head count of who is able to join us for either day or both so we know how much work we can anticipate to get done. Based on the makeup of the crew, we will line up the construction material we anticipate needing so it will be on site for when we arrive.<br />
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Housing and motel rooms in that region are at a premium right now, so we are not staying overnight. We will be returning to Gap at the end of the day on Saturday and driving back to the work sites on Sunday. That is a pain, but until we can line up someplace to bed down for the night, we'll be running back and forth.<br />
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Meals are not provided. Hand tools are not provided. Let me know if you can provide transportation, a pickup or van. We will get as many in as few vehicles as feasible.<br />
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The drive takes about 2 hours and fifteen minutes from Gap to where we will be working.<br />
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Remember, this is a long term effort to help get those affected by the storm to get back into their homes. So if you are unable to join us for the 19th or 20th, there will be other weekends coming up. I would like to schedule at least one weekend a month to help in this effort.<br />
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If you are interested in joining us for either 1/19 or 1/20, or future weekends to be determined, please contact me at inthegapforshore@gmail.com.<br />
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Thanks<br />
Dale Groff<br />
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Dalehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05855824372785830260noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8388696830052792546.post-81554237776451259352012-12-15T04:03:00.000-08:002012-12-15T04:16:18.514-08:00Supporting those affected by Hurricane Sandy along the Jersey coastline - We start the processHurricane Sandy, or was it Super Storm Sandy, or was it a storm surge event, or was it just a heavy rain storm? Doesn't matter to the thousands that have lost their homes, lost their power and are literally homeless. How many were affected? I haven't been able to find accurate numbers. It doesn't really matter.<br />
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I know of organizations and churches from Lancaster County traveling to the Jersey shore for weeks now, mostly on the weekends, to lend a hand. These are the Weekend Warriors. Working a regular job during the week and volunteering their time over the weekend.<br />
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They're not debating what caused the storm, they're not debating the environmental impacts of building along the coast line. They see people who are hungry, cold and homeless and they are filling a need. Most are sharing the love of Christ during the process.<br />
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On Sunday, 12/16/12, a group of us from the Gap area meet with Lindsay Donald and her brother, Stephen Donald to discuss the need as they see it. They are the organizers of <a href="http://www.facebook.com/NewJeseyStrong">NJ Strong</a>, a non-profit organization formed as a result of Sandy. <br />
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They now have 57 homes cleaned out and with each weekend they clean out more. They have been coordinating the volunteers that come from several states to help the most needy ever since the storm hit the region.<br />
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They are also seeking funds to assist the home owners that are not being reimbursed for the damage to their homes.<br />
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The next phase will be to start rebuilding these homes. That is what Sunday's meeting is all about...to start the planning process.<br />
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Questions, which homes are repairable, and which should be torn down and completely rebuilt.....what material is needed.....who is available to help.....where is the money coming from....<br />
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We're pulling together people from the Gap, PA region to help support NJ Strong in their efforts. Thus the reason for the name "In the Gap for Shore".<br />
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This will be a long process to get everyone along the coast settled again. Thousands of volunteers have already joined in the effort all up and down the coastline. Our effort is just a drop in the bucket, but it is what we can be do.<br />
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Two were walking along the shoreline where there were thousands of starfish lying on the sand, dying. The one picked up a starfish and threw it back into the water. His friend responded, "There are so many on the beach, why bother, it won't make a difference". The response? "It made a difference to the one I just threw back in..."<br />
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More information to come as this effort unfolds.<br />
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In The Gap for Shore<br />
Dale Groff<br />
email - inthegapforshore@gmail.com<br />
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