Hurricane Irene - After the Storm
Help put Vermont and lives back together!
Below are links to various organizations and on-line communities through which you can volunteer, donate, or get further information. You will also find a list of benefit events, charitable groups, and generous businesses helping with clean-up and recovery efforts...
Apply for FEMA disaster assistance - or 1-800-621-FEMA
American Red Cross - VT / NH chapter
Vermont Food Bank - disaster relief
Vermont Helping Hands - Facebook page
Vermont Flooding 2011 - Facebook page
Montpelier Alive - Facebook page
FEMA has established 10 locations in VT where you can report damage and seek assistance:
Barre, VT at The Barre Auditorium - THIS CENTER CLOSED ON 9/22/11
Brattleboro, VT at The Living Memorial Park Skating Rink - CLOSING WEEK OF 10/3/11
Waterbury, VT at The Waterbury Fire Dept
Killington, VT at US Post Office on Route 4 (2nd floor) - CLOSING WEEK OF 10/3/11
Dover, VT at Dover Town Hall
Rutland, VT at Rutland Heart Center (1 Commons Street) - CLOSING ON 10/20/11
Woodstock, VT at The Rock Church (473 Woodstock Road) - CLOSING WEEK OF 10/3/11
Northfield, VT at The Northfield Library (Community Room) - CLOSING WEEK OF 10/3/11
Hartford/White River Junction, VT at Hartford Fire Dept - CLOSING WEEK OF 10/3/11
Ludlow, VT - Okemo Marketplace (between Cool Moose & Dark Side Snowboards) - CLOSING 10/13/11
Lyndonville - Municipal Office Building (119 Park Ave) - CLOSING 10/13/11
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GOING TO BAT FOR VERMONT
An on-line auction is underway to raise funds for Vermont farmers in need after the destruction of Tropical Storm Irene. Direct donations are also being accepted. Proceeds will go directly to The Vermont Farm Disaster Relief Fund. Going to Bat for Vermont will also include a November 12th baseball roundtable at Vermont Technical College. For all details, please visit: http://www.battingforvermont.com/
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Waterbury Congregational Church has set up the Waterbury Good Neighbor Fund to help residents who need immediate financial assistance.
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Northfield Flood Recovery: For volunteers, call 802-485-2644 or e-mail 4achange@norwich.edu.
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Check the Norwich Center for Civic Engagement page on Facebook to see what material donations are needed. Financial donations can be made to the Norwich University Hurricane Relief Fund and will benefit students, faculty and staff affected. Go online to www.alumni.norwich.edu/HurricanRelief or make checks payable to Norwich University Hurricane Relief Fund: Norwich University Development office, 158 Harmon Drive, Northfield VT 05663-1035
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The town of Hartford, VT is accepting volunteer assistance for clean up efforts. If you can help, please contact the Hartford Municipal Bldg. Those with trucks are also invited to assist with hauling rubish to the landfill. More at www.hartford-vt.org
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United Way of Chittenden County (acting as fiscal agent for the Vermont Disaster Relief Fund) www.unitedwaycc.org. 802-864-7541.
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Vt Irene Flood Relief Fund, a fund raising effort for small Vermont businesses devastated by Irene, found at www.vtirenefund.org.
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To help Vermont farmers who lost crops, livestock and land to Tropical Storm Irene, visit the Vermont Agency of Agriculture and the Vermont Community Foundation - www.vermontagriculture.com
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The Mad River Valley Community Fund, a nonprofit organization established in 1989 to specifically respond to the needs of Mad River Valley residents, has reopened its flood fund. Tax deductible donations can be mailed to P.O. Box 353, Waitsfield, VT 05673 or on the website at www.MRVCommunityFund.org
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Clearinghouse for volunteers to connect with people who need help: www.vtresponse.com.
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ReSOURCE has established a flood relief fund to provide essential services free of charge to low income Vermonters who lack insurance and the necessary support needed to recover from the devastating flooding in the wake of Tropical Storm Irene. Through the ReLIEF program, they will provide replacement of major appliances, furniture, household goods, and building materials.
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Lebanon County Emergency Management - 272-7621 ext. 210 or by emailing LEMA@lebanonema.org.
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