Need for volunteers and help for families affected by the August storm.
*UPDATED 10/26/23*
Disaster Relief of Pen-del Conference is looking for volunteers for this Saturday, October 28, 2023 for continued clean-up from the straight line winds that hit a Newark community in August.
We will meet at 8AM at 38 E. Cherokee Drive, Newark, De 19713.
Marty Brett from VO-AD will lead the volunteers.
Goal for the workday:
- Remove debris from the lower end of the drainage ditch.
- Finish removing the vegetative debris from the backyards of 38 - 44 E. Cherokee Drive.
- Sort the vegetative debris at 721 Cardinal Drive, Bear for Publics Works chipping. We will review the options, if needed, to remove the remaining vegetative debris not removed by Public
Letter from Rev. Lee Parks, Disaster Relief Co-Chair
Liability Release Form
Volunteer Intake Form
Medical Form
Severe weather passed through Northern Delaware on August 7th delivering straight-line wind damage to communities like Hockessin and Newark. Most of the damage is wind-related.
There are over 40 properties reported to have been damaged. 19 of these homes have been deemed unsafe to enter.
Several faith groups and response groups like UMCOR are working to clear properties and assist homeowners affected by the storm. There has been coordination with State Emergency Management and New Castle County Emergency Management to establish areas of greatest need.
Future volunteer dates will be posted on the Northern Delaware Storm Relief page.
Please consider donating to the Conference Disaster Relief Fund. Conference Office, North State St., Dover, DE 19901 Attn: Conference Disaster Recovery. To volunteer, contact either Rev. Lee Parks or Rev. Rich Walton by phone or email.
Daniel Richard Walton Lee Andrea Parks
pastorrich@att.net (410) 251-5593 sanddollarde@gmail.com (207) 735-8326