September 6, 2011 -Tornado Update
September 6, 2011 - After nearly five months of hard work and dedication by our coordinators and hundreds of volunteers, the NC Tornado relief and recovery efforts out of Carolina Pines Baptist in Raleigh will come to an end on September 10. Many thanks to the congregation of Carolina Pines for use of their facilities, and to Lin Honeycutt, Ken Shelden, and others for their dedication to this project.
If your church is still interested in helping those affected by the April tornadoes, you can contact Lynn Tharrington at
ltharrington@ncbaptist.org about the
Church-to-Family Partnership, whereby your church would be matched with a family in need for assistance.
July 15, 2011- The transition has been made from chainsaw jobs to re-construction/repair. All teams working in Raleigh should be prepared to do repair work on houses and/or mobile homes. This may include roof repair, installing doors and windows, repairing some interior walls, installing siding, etc. Once you register you will be sent information as far as what to bring.
Note that participants need to be at least 18 years old to serve on our site (15-17 if with a parent or guardian). You must have a 1-3 ratio of adult to youth. Please go to "Get Involved" to sign up to help.
May 24, 2011- NCBM Disaster Relief men and women continue to work in several different locations across North Carolina. So far, more than 11,400 volunteer days have been provided by our teams. These teams have completed more than 1447 jobs and have provided over 76,451 meals. We are starting to move into the permanent repair and rebuild stage (see "Church to Family Partnership" information on the side bar to the right). Volunteers are still doing chainsaw, debris removal and putting tarps on homes in the Raleigh area.
May 15, 2011- NCBM Disaster Relief men and women continue to work in several different locations across North Carolina. So far, more than 9500 volunteer days have been provided by our teams. These teams have completed more than 1235 jobs and have provided over 74,000 meals. We are starting to move into the permanent repair and rebuild stage (see "Church to Family Partnership" information on the side bar to the right). Volunteers are still doing chainsaw, debris removal and putting tarps on homes in the Raleigh and Fayetteville areas.
May 4, 2011- NCBM Disaster Relief men and women continue to work in several different locations across North Carolina. So far, more than 8500 volunteer days have been provided by our teams. These teams have completed more than 1050 jobs and have provided over 70,000 meals. We are starting to move into the permanent repair and rebuild stage (see "Church to Family Partnership" information on the side bar to the right). Volunteers are still doing chainsaw, debris removal and putting tarps on homes in the Raleigh and Fayetteville areas.
April 28, 2011- NCBM Disaster Relief men and women continue to work in many different locations across North Carolina. So far, more than 7600 volunteer days have been provided by our teams. These teams have completed more than 980 jobs and have provided over 66,000 meals. There are still approximately 250 job requests remaining.
April 26, 2011 - NCBM Disaster Relief men and women continue to work in more than 10 different locations across North Carolina. So far, more than 6890 volunteer days have been provided by our teams. These teams have completed 906 jobs and have provided over 61,000 meals. There are still approximately 250 job requests remaining.
April 25, 2011- NCBM Disaster Relief men and women are working in more than 12 different locations across North Carolina. Over 700 jobs have been completed by several thousand volunteers. Over 55,000 meals have been provided so far. Thank you for praying, giving and going.
April 20, 2011 - NCBM was one of several organizations featured on a fundraiser hosted by WRAL and UNC-TV. We are thankful for the generosity of those that gave. The work continues for us in 12 locations in the eastern half of NC. Over 400 jobs have been completed using almost 3,000 volunteer days. In addition, feeding teams have produced over 21,500 hot meals in partnership with the American Red Cross and The Salvation Army.
April 19, 2011 - Volunteers continue to respond to the needs of those affected by the recent tornado's. Chainsaw debris removal and mass feeding volunteers with support from Chaplaincy, Administration and others are helping in a number of locations including: Bertie, Bladen, Craven, Cumberland, Greene, Halifax, Johnston, Lee, Robeson, Onslow, Sampson, and Wake counties. So far over 140 jobs have been completed and 16,280 meals have been prepared by 1,644 volunteers. Thank you for serving!
April 18, 2011 -Update - The following report is what occured today as NC Baptist Men coordinates volunteer response to the severe weather and tornado damage:
Wake County - 100+ volunteers today. Prepared approximately 2000 meals for ARC and TSA. Assessors in Holly Springs.
Lee County - 150+ volunteers plus two skid loaders. Needs assessment volunteers.
Halifax County - 20 people today.
Bertie/Hertford County - 38 people working in recovery work.
Craven County - 9 people putting on blue tarps and doing recovery work.
Johnston County - 100+ volunteers today. 78 job requests completed. Moving to Four Oaks soon. Some of the teams are already working there.
Bladen County - Teams still working in the area.
Wilson County - projects developing.
Greene County - Several teams working in Snow Hill, Will be back there tomorrow.
Cumberland County - Have been feeding first responders and volunteers. Assessment started today and recovery work should start tomorrow.
Harnett County - Working to get some assessment started in that area.
Onslow County - will work with people in the Jacksonville area on disaster recovery.
April 16, 2011 8 p.m. Update - On Saturday, April 16, 2011 a series of devastating tornadoes hit many areas of Central and Eastern North Carolina. NC Baptist disaster relief volunteers began doing assessment and disaster recovery as soon as the storms passed. There are still many areas where volunteers cannot safely get into due to downed power lines. NCBM is setting up disaster recovery sites in many of the affected areas, in the next few hours and days based on the assessments. Right now disaster relief team leaders are setting up or assessing operations in Wake, Johnston, Lee, Bladen, Wilson, Cumberland, Person, Northampton, Bertie and Robeson Counties.
Get Involved
We are keeping a list of potential disaster relief volunteers.
Donations
Money will be needed to purchase building materials to help people rebuild. A Tornado Disaster Relief Reserve fund has been set up. 100% of what you give will be used in these disaster relief and rebuilding efforts.
or mail a check, designated for
NC Tornado Disaster Relief:
North Carolina Baptist Men
P. O. Box 1107
Cary, NC 27512-1107