Some are still without power. Crops are flooded, or left with the contamination of the raging rivers carrying sludge into fields as they flooded their banks. Some have lost their homes. Some are desperately working day and night to try to salvage homes that flooded. Floodwaters may have receded but the wreckage they left behind includes roads completely torn up and inaccessible, some communities can only be reached by helicopters, ATVs or at best, a maze of back roads.
It is disheartening to drive around and see the crops ruined everywhere; peoples’ household possessions brought to the curb for disposal; see all the lives so profoundly impacted by this storm.
Many have reached out with an interest in helping Vermonters, so I am compiling a list of the agencies helping and the sources that I received the information from.
Facebook Group: Irene Flood Drive (real-time relief, with drop off centers all over and specific families in need)
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Irene-Flood-Drive/187105451360178
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Irene-Flood-Drive/187105451360178#!/groups/184210041652477/
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Irene-Flood-Drive/187105451360178#!/groups/184210041652477/
Vermont Governor’s Relief Site
From WCAX.com:
The United Way has set up a relief fund: Vermont211.org
The Red Cross: www.redcross.org
A grassroots volunteer effort is underway online: vtresponse.wordpress.com
BurlingtonFreePress.com
To donate, people can drop off or mail a check, payable to the Vermont Disaster Relief Fund, to any United Way office in the state.
Red Cross in Vermont: Donations can be made online, or by sending a check to the American Red Cross at 29 Mansfield Ave., Burlington, Vt. 05401
People can call the Red Cross at 660-9130, extension 106, to sign up to volunteer and to let the agency know what special skills they have that might prove useful, as well as what their availability is.
Green Mountain Coffee Roasters (posted on Facebook)
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