Valley Distribution Center

02/26/2013

VRC member, house manager, and good friend Roxanne Mensch passed away this am. Please keep her family and friends in your prayers. She meant a lot to a lot of people, and she will me missed!! God Speed Roxanne!!!

12/17/2012

Jerry has worked with the Valley Relief Council since our first meeting on September 30, 2011, and was here in the area assisting even before we were formed. He has been our construction supervisor since the beginning. Jerry, and the volunt
eer groups that he supervises have assisted several homeowners in our area with the rebuilding process. THANK YOU JERRY for all you have done, and continue doing with HELPING OUR NEIGHBORS REBUILD THEIR LIVES!!

Submitted photo Sayre VFW Post No. 1536 trustee Dan Polinski presents Jerry Haines with a leadership award for his work with flood rebuilding groups.

11/30/2012

For groups considering assisting Sandy survivors:

This imortant traiining info passed on to Valley Relief Council by Lutheran Disaster Responce and FEMA

An in-depth Free mucking and gutting training will be presented by Dale and Jeannie Peercy will be held at two locations:


Saturday, December 8, 8:30 to 3:30 at Trinity Lutheran Church, 102 N. Hellertown Avenue, Quakertown.

Sunday, December
9, 8:30 to 4, Trinity Lutheran Church, 100 N. Church St., Hazleton. Worship will begin at 8:30. The course will begin at 9.


All trainings are free and lunch will be provided. Registrations are needed. See below.


While the course is open to anyone, it is particularly geared to those who will be leading teams and/or are willing to train others. Please note: mucking and gutting in areas impacted by flooding, mold or other contamination is not appropriate for anyone under 18, since their lungs are not fully developed and are especially vulnerable to damage.


Shorter trainings for those who want to learn more about assisting with cleanup and rebuilding will be scheduled in the new year.

To register for the December trainings or to volunteer to assist in eastern PA, contact Dianne Fox, [email protected] or 610.428.4598.

11/15/2012

Valley Relief Council and Rev Joseph Chu , Associate Program Director of Lutheran Diaster Response is on WAVR this morning on the 1/2 hrs!!

11/14/2012

Review Photo / Amanda Renko Ruth Doty, Rev. Joseph Chu and Dennis Steffy of Lutheran Disaster Response discuss construction progress at a home on South Street in Athens Tuesday with Lucinda Brown, chairperson of the Valley Relief Council.

11/13/2012

Spent today meeting and touring with the Associate Program Director Of Lutheran Disaster Responce NATIONAL office. Joseph Chu is second in command for the entire country!! He was here today to collect information about the progress in our area, and to access needs in an effort to further assist area residents still rebuilding from last years flooding. There is still much work to be done here, and this visit will allow for further networking to bring in skilled workers to help assist the rebuilding process.

11/11/2012

Melissa Post

Posting for The Valley Pays it Forward

We need volunteers to help pack the van for the trip to New Jersey?
WHERE: Greater Valley EMS Headquarters, Sayre
WHEN: Friday (or Thursday evening)
FOR HOW LONG? : As much time as you're willing to spend.
WHAT DO I HAVE TO DO: Light lifting (cases of water, buckets filled with cleaning supplies).
Want to help? Send me a facebook message: Let me know when you're available, and how's the best way to get in touch with you.
THANKS IN ADVANCE!!!!!

11/10/2012

Review Photo/Amanda Renko Robert Durkee and Wayne Jones, volunteers with the North Oakland Disaster Relief Team from Michigan, work Friday on rebuilding a house on Garden Street in Sayre.

11/07/2012

Two Athens High Seniors as their senior project will hold a spaghetti dinner to benefit the Valley Relief Council on Sunday Nov 11th at the Athens Methodist Church 4:30-6:30 pm.

The VRC continues to coordinated with disater relief agencies and bring in volunteers from several hours drive away to assist the MANY homes in our area that are still being rebuilt after last years devestating flooding. We hope to be able to continue to provide housing for these groups for as long as possible. These skilled workers have done many mission trips to other disaster areas such as New Orleans, Mississippi and Joplin Missouri, and have said that the facilities here are top notch. Many of the teams have come on multiple trips (at their own expence) and others have already expressed interest in coming back again.

So spread the word to come out and enjoy a great meal, and support our mission of HELPING OUR NEIGHBORS REBUILD THEIR LIVES!!

11/05/2012

I would advise people to be sure while donating items for those in the storm ravaged ares to limit your donations to items that are usable. It is important if you decide to donate items such as clothing especially that you send WEATHER APPROPRIATE CLOTHING. One thing that happens in almost every disaster in people's desire to be of assistance, the donation of clothing is overwelming, and can cause
almost another disaster (I know this from my experience here last year as one of the people who began this journey in the clothing area) While clothing is needed, please stick to items that are usable in this weather, and would be appropriate for living in shelter type setting, and clothing that would be worn doing clean up type work. Remember the very small and the very large folks. NEW UNDERWEAR AND SOCKS are hard to come by, and are needed!! Sweats are being asked for. Warm coats are also a good idea as it is getting cold. Another good idea is to send Back Packs and duffle bags for people who are staying in the shelters. They have limitted space at the shelter, and no way of storing what they do have (I witnessed people here wearing multiple layers of clothing because they had no way to store them) While donating is important to help the people, donating items that are not usable for these purposes can overwelm both volunteers needed for other tasks, and cause a storage issue. So PLEASE, if you choose to send clothing items, please keep this in mind!!

11/05/2012

Local friends - we're collecting help for our neighbors in New Jersey: The Valley Pays It Forward has details. Also, Waverly High School students are heading to Staten Island on Wednesday. They are accepting nonperishable food and bottled water donations through tomorrow (Tuesday) afternoon. Pay it forward!!!!

11/05/2012

GTP in Towanda PA is sending a tractor trailer to Garritsen Beach/Brooklyn NYC next week full of items that are needed by the victims of Hurricane Sandy. Items that are needed are Blankets, warm clothing, cleaning supplies, coats, diapers, water, non-perishable foods, toiletries, batteries, flashlights, etc.

If you would like to help, donations are being accepted at the studio and offices of Wig
gle 100 and can be dropped off until Tuesday 11/5. The situation there is all too close to the condiition that our area found itself in a year ago. Its cold, wet and without power. Please help us load the truck!

Wiggle 100 is located at 1233 Redington, Avenue in Troy. All drops off's can be made on Monday or Tuesday between 5am & 7pm.

Thank you for thinking of others in THEIR time of need.