Photos from the 2/23/13 and 2/24/13 relief effort at NY and NJ shore

On 2/23/13, I traveled with my brother, Jim Groff of the Christiana (PA) Lions Club and others from Lancaster County to Rockaway, NY to continue the rehab work at a private daycare facility.  Nine volunteers spent the day working beside the owner spackling drywall.  The goal is for the daycare to get their certification reactivated and opened for business by the end of March.  The flood from Hurricane Sandy destroyed all their equipment and supplies. The Christiana Lions are talking to the Daycare owner to determine their needs to restock the daycare with the needed supplies and equipment.

Some photos of the Rockaway project.

Property owner worked hard for several months and beside the volunteers to get his wife's daycare up and running again.

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.

 

The future baby and toddler's rooms

The Christiana Lions joining the Rockaway Lions to rehab the private daycare.

Mennonite Disaster Services (from Lancaster County) set up temporary housing and portable showers for use by volunteers who are helping in the rehabilitation process on Long Island.

Portable bath and showers with men / women accommodations.

Distribution site for food, water and clothes still needed.

Thanks to the Quarryville Food Bank, food was distributed by the Christiana Lions to residents living in Rockaway, NY

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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. 

Laying sub flooring for tile.

Shower in, sub flooring finished

Laying sub flooring in the laundry area.

Preparing the plumbing for the kitchen sink.

Washer and dryer hooked up and running.

One of seven houses waiting for volunteers to start the rehab process.  This is very typical.  Looks good on the outside, but inside.....

Gutted.....

There are volunteers from Ohio starting the reconstruction at this house, but will be returning home by the end of March.  The Christiana Lions will pick up where they leave off.

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.  

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

Dale Groff  3/2/13