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Volunteers needed in Mississippi Conference

Written: 5/6/2010

The Mississippi Conference received significant damage during April's tornadoes and most recently from last week's tornadoes and flooding.   There is need of teams for a recovery that will take several months to one year minimum.

Teams are needed throughout the state for debris removal, flood cleanup and construction.

Below is a listing of places in need of assistance along with contact information:

Yazoo City

Debris removal is being coordinated through the MCVS VRC located at the DRC in the National Guard Armory in Yazoo City.  There is a site to host teams already and we will be opening a site projected operational in two weeks.  This present operational site is provided through a VOAD partner the Episcopal Church, and has a capacity of 100 and is already in operation.

Camp Swayze (Boy Scout Camp) 1655 County Barn Rd, Yazoo City Contact Person: Butch Jones, Cell# 228-234-5169

Ebenezer

There is a VRC, volunteer reception center, located at the VFD in Ebenezer.  They have presently close to 100 work orders.   This is within 20 miles of Yazoo City and is serviceable from the host sites there.

Mill Springs

Debris removal is needed in this area and is being coordinated from Mill Springs Missionary Baptist Church.

Weir

Debris removal is needed and is being coordinated from the DRC located at the Gymnasium at Weir.

Corinth

Relief efforts are presently coordinated from the Crossroads Arena.  The needs are for flood clean up.  There is a question as to who, what and how.  74 rental units were impacted which are rental assisted.  There is a possibility that this is contaminated by raw sewage and will be deemed hazardous waste.  Volunteers will need to check before responding.

Walnut

As of yesterday there were 35 needs identified for debris removal in the Brownfield area.  This is being coordinated from Harmony Baptist Church by MCVS.  Harmony Baptist is located just north of highway 72 on highway 15.

Ashland

Debris removal is needed at Ashland and the response is being coordinated from a facility located at the crossroads of old highway 370 and new highway 370.

Abbeville

Debris removal is needed in the Abbeville area and this is being coordinated by Rev. Jim Peterman phone # 662-816-3985.

Hot line for info and offers/needs in the Mississippi Conference:  1-866-647-7486

UMVIM, SEJ

United Methodist Volunteers in Mission

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