DISASTER RELIEF TEAM AND HURRICANE RELIEF RESOURCES
We have established a dedicated email address for Disaster Relief inquiries: [email protected]
Please use this email exclusively to communicate with the Club Disaster Relief team to request assistance for yourself or others, to offer to volunteer for Club relief efforts, to seek information on Club relief efforts or any other issue related to identifying and responding to needs in our community resulting from Hurricane Helene and Hurricane Milton.
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES – GETTING INVOLVED
Currently, we are racing against the clock to remove as much moisture from flooded homes as possible in order to prevent or minimize mold growth. This is a health hazard to workers and homeowners, and complicates the remediation process. WE STRONGLY RECOMMEND USE of PPE (PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT) SUCH AS GLOVES, FILTRATION MASKS, AND PROTECTIVE EYEWEAR
WHENEVER WORKING IN WATER-SOAKED ENVIRONMENTS. We do have limited PPE available for volunteer’s use, but encourage volunteers to source their own PPE to make sure it fits and is comfortable and effective for a particular user.
We have categorized 4 different levels of intensity for volunteers, ranging from least to most degree of physical intensity and skill. From now on, we will specify which level applies to a particular relief project, so you can gauge your own ability to safely and effectively participate in a given project.
LEVELS OF HURRICANE ASSISTANCE NEEDED
- Level 1 (Light to Medium Work): Distributing relief supplies to flood victims
- Equipment Required - Vehicle with capacity to transport bulky items within and proximal to the affected areas.
- Level 2 (Medium): Sorting and Packing salvageable items
- Equipment Required - Storage bins, moving boxes, bubble wrap, paper towels, rubber gloves, facemask
- Level 3 (Medium to Heavy): Carrying furniture and waterlogged items from homes, ripping out soaked carpet and padding, moving boxes of salvaged items for homeowner.
- Equipment Required - Sturdy closed toed shoes, work gloves, facemask, furniture dollys, handcart
- Level 4 (Heavy): Measure, mark, cut and remove soaked flooring, baseboards, drywall, paneling, insulation from flooded homes
- Equipment Needed - Tape measure, chalkline, marker, 4 foot level, razor knife, masonry saw, hammer, prybar.
WHERE TO MAKE DONATIONS OF HURRICANE RELIEF SUPPLIES
We have two locations accepting different types of hurricane relief materials.
- Lighthouse for the Visually Impaired and Blind – 9130 Ridge Road, New Port Richey, 34654
The Lighthouse is accepting donations of basic necessities, including toiletries, diapers, baby formula, antibacterial wipes, etc.
Do not donate clothing items, as they are difficult to sort, store and distribute quickly.
- Doran, Beam & Farrell, PA – 6641 Madison Street, New Port Richey, 34652
This location is ONLY accepting cleaning and packing supplies, such as heavy duty plastic tubs with lids, antibacterial wipes, bubble wrap, contractor grade heavy duty trash bags, paper towels, Damp Rid moisture absorbency bags, and heavy duty cardboard boxes with lids (“Banker’s boxes”.) Deliver these items to the office in the building abutting Virginia Avenue behind Doran, Beam and Farrell’s main office between 10:00 AM and 4:00 PM Monday through Friday.
LOCAL RESIDENTS IN NEED OF HURRICANE RELIEF
To advise the Club Disaster relief Team of local residents in need of hurricane relief please complete the relief prospect form.
Please review the instructions below for completing the form and returning it to us. We hope to convert this to an online-fillable form very soon, to make the process even easier for you.
Instructions for using the Relief Prospect reporting form:
1. Print out the form, and fill in the date, your name and your best contact phone number at the top.
2. Fill in the contact information of the individual / family in need, and be sure to specify whether they are uninsured for their property loss, and whether they have age, health or mobility related limitations, as these are the folks we want to focus on helping at this time.
3. Specify the type of relief needed - CHECK ALL THAT APPLY - if it's not a type of relief we can provide, at least we may be able to refer them to an organization that can help them.
4. Do not write in the section titled "Rotary Use Only," as that's how we catalogue, track and close each matter.
5. Scan the form and email it to: [email protected] or take a clear scan or picture with your phone and text to: (727) 452-5798.
