The results of our Faith Based Initiative meeting with Emergency First Responders at Silver Creek, 9/14/09:
Thank you for coming and caring so much for this community. Thank you to all of the partners I have worked with.
You are all amazing people. Our community is so blessed to have all of you. Paula Pichon
Volunteers: Groups are recommended but individuals are still welcomed. Your group should have one lead person who will communicate and organize your group. Groups should be from 5-8 people/1-lead person. Volunteers need to first report to the fire hall in Silver Creek, to complete paper work and get assignment. Your group will then get an assignment and hopefully a skilled volunteer to work with. You need to dress for chemical exposure, long pants, rubber boots, gloves, change of clothes, goggles. There are other volunteer opportunities but laborers are needed most at this time.
Your contact person at the fire hall is Troy Smith, 397-3152, or Bill Tucker 450-2842
Transportation: There is a need for transportation of volunteers around Silver Creek to various clean up sites. Any Church with a van and a driver, or gator's are needed to help get volunteers around Silver Creek. You can provide a van and driver or a van. Please contact the above two men if you can help with this need.
Donations: Please, No More Clothing. At this time we are in the clean up phase.
CCRM (Chautauqua County Rural Ministries) and Samaritan House are both accepting furniture donations toward the relief effort. Samaritan House has offered more storage in Dunkirk for furniture designated to this effort & will accept any donations for the Relief Effort to be transported to Silver Creek. CCRM 716-366-1787 or 450-6059 Samaritan House 716-962-2246 or 640-6819
Money donations and the following are most in need at this time. Money can be donated to the Red Cross and Salvation Army and earmarked for Western New York Relief efforts.
Items Needed:
Drop off Point is AM VETS - 234 Central Avenue for the following items:
(CCRM also stated that we would continue to accept personal care/hygiene donations, and would work with AMVETS and the Silver Creek pantry to distribute these items. We will also accept the new socks/underwear/undergarments noted below from anyone not looking to drive into the confusion of downtown Silver Creek.)
New Socks
New Bra's
New Undershirts
Hygiene Products
Church World Services is providing up to 1200 "flood buckets", which contain cleaning supplies supposed to be adequate for one room in a house.
Drop off Point is Silver Creek Fire Hall on Central Avenue for the following items:
Cleaning Supplies
Drinks/Water
Shovels
Wheel Barrels
Rubber Boots / gloves
Masks
Goggles
Tentative items: Volunteers will be fed at the Fireman's Exempt Club, and lodging will be provided for large group coming to volunteer.
Confirmed Items: All Human Service Agencies will be moving to the Our Lady of Mount Carmel School on Central Avenue, Silver Creek, on Sunday August 16th. Services are DSS, COI, OFA and Counseling services. They will be ready for services on Monday and lasting through the week.
Again Thank you all very much for your help this effort will be moving forward for some time, it is wonderful working with such dedicated people. Paula Pichon
August News
Samaritan House
2009
Maintenance Needs
Inside the Building
General Cleanup throughout building
Upstairs
Back Hallway Ceiling: replace tiles
Shelving installed in office
Paint Prayer Room: (skilled painter please! )
Basement
Louvered windows - repair & replace
Front stairwell door framed in and hung/locking doorknob
2 windows replaced in block walls/wood sash
Paint Walls & Doors in meeting room
(skilled painter please! )
Ceiling Tiles replaced in basement rooms
Furnace ductwork replaced with energy efficient ductwork
Outside the Building
Paint Block walls at ground level (finish it)
Wash Window Trim: (pressure washer needed)
Wash & Paint Window trim: All around
Screen Door Painted
Paint Front and side Railings & Steps (2010)
Funds are needed for the following projects:
**All windows replaced**
~Buy a window Campaign~
**Basement Block Walls
Repaired&Sealed & Drainage installed
!!! We have a bad flood-leakage problem !!!
**Kitchen Remodeled
Upgrade to Health Dept. Standards
**Washer & Dryer hooked up
**Build 2nd Floor across main room from balcony floor
**Removal of 10 Stained Glass Windows
Upon sale of windows, funds will be used for:
New energy efficient windows
One window is spoken for!
Many Thanks & Blessings go out to the workers that volunteer at Samaritan House!! Fredonia UMC Team, Busti Church of God Team, Mission Meadows Team, and Bryan Decker who, through Chautauqua Works, has helped out here and at the church for a month, Brian & Brett Roy, who take care of our yard work & snow removal, Della Downey, who sorts & does our laundry, Joyce Tolman, Wendy, Elaine, Tiffany & Billie Jean Best, Amy Scott, Christine Valella, & Della, who maintain the sorting rooms & restock the shelves & racks, Tom Mackinder, who maintains our furnaces, Larry Downey & Mike Harrar who stops by to help load & unload whenever we need help, and to the many unknown donors who give out of their abundance to help others, and to those who sow financial seed to keep this mission running and our building maintained are: Park Church, South Stockton Wayside Chapel, Gerry Free Church, South Ripley UMC, Gerry UMC, and the United Church of Christ Women’s Conference of WNY “Pennies for People Campaign” who donated $1,000 to 8 different ministries in WNY! from Pennies!!!
Thanks to those friends who cheer me on when I need it most!
Thanks be to God who called us to this mission and provides our every need!!
Book-bags for Kids will have been handed out by the time you read this. Thanks!! to Dollar Tree in Jamestown for donating many items that will bless many kids! And Thanks!! to those who leave items in the donation bins. All the book-bags have been donated and Della faithfully washes and repairs them to be filled in August. We will be handing some out in the Silver Creek area as well as our own school district.
Hygiene Drive will continue as we are on-call, to help with the families in the Silver Creek flood areas, as well as the families we help locally. Thank you for your donations!
Any donations for the Flood Relief areas of Chautauqua County can be dropped off at Samaritan House for transporting to North County.
Please call ahead to make sure someone is at the building for your donations to be accepted.
716-962-2246 or 640-6819
Thanks for Being His Hands and Feet!Maureen Schafer, Director @ Samaritan House
2009
Maintenance Needs
Inside the Building
General Cleanup throughout building
Upstairs
Back Hallway Ceiling: replace tiles
Shelving installed in office
Paint Prayer Room: (skilled painter please! )
Basement
Louvered windows - repair & replace
Front stairwell door framed in and hung/locking doorknob
2 windows replaced in block walls/wood sash
Paint Walls & Doors in meeting room
(skilled painter please! )
Ceiling Tiles replaced in basement rooms
Furnace ductwork replaced with energy efficient ductwork
Outside the Building
Paint Block walls at ground level (finish it)
Wash Window Trim: (pressure washer needed)
Wash & Paint Window trim: All around
Screen Door Painted
Paint Front and side Railings & Steps (2010)
Funds are needed for the following projects:
**All windows replaced**
~Buy a window Campaign~
**Basement Block Walls
Repaired&Sealed & Drainage installed
!!! We have a bad flood-leakage problem !!!
**Kitchen Remodeled
Upgrade to Health Dept. Standards
**Washer & Dryer hooked up
**Build 2nd Floor across main room from balcony floor
**Removal of 10 Stained Glass Windows
Upon sale of windows, funds will be used for:
New energy efficient windows
One window is spoken for!
Many Thanks & Blessings go out to the workers that volunteer at Samaritan House!! Fredonia UMC Team, Busti Church of God Team, Mission Meadows Team, and Bryan Decker who, through Chautauqua Works, has helped out here and at the church for a month, Brian & Brett Roy, who take care of our yard work & snow removal, Della Downey, who sorts & does our laundry, Joyce Tolman, Wendy, Elaine, Tiffany & Billie Jean Best, Amy Scott, Christine Valella, & Della, who maintain the sorting rooms & restock the shelves & racks, Tom Mackinder, who maintains our furnaces, Larry Downey & Mike Harrar who stops by to help load & unload whenever we need help, and to the many unknown donors who give out of their abundance to help others, and to those who sow financial seed to keep this mission running and our building maintained are: Park Church, South Stockton Wayside Chapel, Gerry Free Church, South Ripley UMC, Gerry UMC, and the United Church of Christ Women’s Conference of WNY “Pennies for People Campaign” who donated $1,000 to 8 different ministries in WNY! from Pennies!!!
Thanks to those friends who cheer me on when I need it most!
Thanks be to God who called us to this mission and provides our every need!!
Book-bags for Kids will have been handed out by the time you read this. Thanks!! to Dollar Tree in Jamestown for donating many items that will bless many kids! And Thanks!! to those who leave items in the donation bins. All the book-bags have been donated and Della faithfully washes and repairs them to be filled in August. We will be handing some out in the Silver Creek area as well as our own school district.
Hygiene Drive will continue as we are on-call, to help with the families in the Silver Creek flood areas, as well as the families we help locally. Thank you for your donations!
Any donations for the Flood Relief areas of Chautauqua County can be dropped off at Samaritan House for transporting to North County.
Please call ahead to make sure someone is at the building for your donations to be accepted.
716-962-2246 or 640-6819
Thanks for Being His Hands and Feet!Maureen Schafer, Director @ Samaritan House
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