Silver Creek Disaster Response

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