(no subject)
Aug. 31st, 2011 08:03 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
winterbadgerI got this appeal from VPIRG today, and I'm passing it on because it seems like the very least I can do.Jan,
At times like this, it almost feels as though we’re all part of one big family in Vermont. It’s painful to see the devastation and loss caused by Irene here. And yet it’s uplifting to see neighbors coming together to help make things better.
Our VPIRG team is healthy and accounted for, though some have experienced significant property losses. Our 3rd floor office in downtown Montpelier suffered no real damage from the flooding here. All in all, we count ourselves lucky.
We know many others are not so fortunate. And like you, we’d like to help. There are of course many ways to assist those in need. Below are some of the opportunities to help (credit goes to Seven Days newspaper online). We encourage you to do whatever you can at this difficult time and consider sharing this list with others you know outside of Vermont.
DONATIONS
• Text FOODNOW to 52000 to donate $10 to Vermont Foodbank. The Foodbank will turn each donation into $60 for families in need.
• You can also donate to the American Red Cross of Vermont and the New Hampshire Valley. The Red Cross set up shelters immediately after Irene hit for flooded-out families to stay in.
• The VT Irene Flood Relief Fund is raising money to help people and communities affected by flooding. 100% of all donations will be distributed to businesses and families. The fund was set up by Todd Bailey (the former director of Vermont League of Conservation Voters) and is being administered through the Vermont State Employees Credit Union.
• Vermont Baseball Tours has set up the 8/28 Fund to raise money. Donations of $20 or more get you a cool t-shirt.
• The MRV Community Fund has been reestablished to help Mad River Valley farmers who saw devastating crop losses due to the flooding.
VOLUNTEERING
• VTResponse.com is working to connect volunteers ready to help with those that need assistance. If you want to help clean up and rebuild, let the folks behind this site know.
• Montpelier Alive is coordinating volunteer efforts in that city through their Facebook page.
• Volunteer and cleanup efforts are also being coordinated on Twitter via the #VTresponse hashtag.
• The Vermont Flooding 2011 page on Facebook is functioning as a community bulletin board of sorts.
• Vermont Helping Hands is also coordinating relief efforts via Facebook.
• The Help Vermont Facebook group is another place to share recovery information.
• The Red Cross is in need of blood donations. Stop by their donation center at 32 North Prospect Street in Burlington, or the Alice Peck Day Memorial Hospital Blood Donation Center at 125 Mascoma Street in Lebanon, NH.
Thank you for pitching in however you can. It all helps.
Best,
Paul Burns
Executive Director
Vermont Public Interest Research Group (VPIRG)
141 Main St., Ste. 6, Montpelier, Vermont 05602
v. (802) 223-5221 | f. (802) 223-6855 | vpirg@vpirg.org | www.vpirg.org
At times like this, it almost feels as though we’re all part of one big family in Vermont. It’s painful to see the devastation and loss caused by Irene here. And yet it’s uplifting to see neighbors coming together to help make things better.
Our VPIRG team is healthy and accounted for, though some have experienced significant property losses. Our 3rd floor office in downtown Montpelier suffered no real damage from the flooding here. All in all, we count ourselves lucky.
We know many others are not so fortunate. And like you, we’d like to help. There are of course many ways to assist those in need. Below are some of the opportunities to help (credit goes to Seven Days newspaper online). We encourage you to do whatever you can at this difficult time and consider sharing this list with others you know outside of Vermont.
DONATIONS
• Text FOODNOW to 52000 to donate $10 to Vermont Foodbank. The Foodbank will turn each donation into $60 for families in need.
• You can also donate to the American Red Cross of Vermont and the New Hampshire Valley. The Red Cross set up shelters immediately after Irene hit for flooded-out families to stay in.
• The VT Irene Flood Relief Fund is raising money to help people and communities affected by flooding. 100% of all donations will be distributed to businesses and families. The fund was set up by Todd Bailey (the former director of Vermont League of Conservation Voters) and is being administered through the Vermont State Employees Credit Union.
• Vermont Baseball Tours has set up the 8/28 Fund to raise money. Donations of $20 or more get you a cool t-shirt.
• The MRV Community Fund has been reestablished to help Mad River Valley farmers who saw devastating crop losses due to the flooding.
VOLUNTEERING
• VTResponse.com is working to connect volunteers ready to help with those that need assistance. If you want to help clean up and rebuild, let the folks behind this site know.
• Montpelier Alive is coordinating volunteer efforts in that city through their Facebook page.
• Volunteer and cleanup efforts are also being coordinated on Twitter via the #VTresponse hashtag.
• The Vermont Flooding 2011 page on Facebook is functioning as a community bulletin board of sorts.
• Vermont Helping Hands is also coordinating relief efforts via Facebook.
• The Help Vermont Facebook group is another place to share recovery information.
• The Red Cross is in need of blood donations. Stop by their donation center at 32 North Prospect Street in Burlington, or the Alice Peck Day Memorial Hospital Blood Donation Center at 125 Mascoma Street in Lebanon, NH.
Thank you for pitching in however you can. It all helps.
Best,
Paul Burns
Executive Director
Vermont Public Interest Research Group (VPIRG)
141 Main St., Ste. 6, Montpelier, Vermont 05602
v. (802) 223-5221 | f. (802) 223-6855 | vpirg@vpirg.org | www.vpirg.org
