Mennonite Disaster Service - MDS, Greensburg, KS

2/10/10
NO INFORMATION on website... assumed job completed

From the updated website 1/17/08:

608 North Sycamore Street,
Greensburg, KS 67054

Project Directors: Peter and Dorothy Regehr
Office tel: (620) 723-2223
Volunteer tel: (985) 291-1296
Fax: (620) 324-5623
greensburg@mds.mennonite.net

Project Start Date: May 2007

Volunteer Status: Day volunteers call (985) 291-1296 to
volunteer, overnight volunteers call 800-241-8111 to volunteer.

Volunteers to Date: 3446

Jobs Started: 244

Jobs Completed: 223

Project End Date: TBA

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1/17/08 emailed update from MDS:

Day volunteers call (985) 291-1296, overnight volunteers call
(800)241-8111 to schedule.

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*Short term volunteers for Greensburg , call (985) 291-1296

GREENSBURG, KANSAS
Disaster: May 2007 Tornado
Day volunteers call (985) 291-1296, overnight volunteers call
(800) 241-8111 to schedule.
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All MDS projects will close for Christmas break from December
15, 2007 - January 6, 2008 except for Johnson Bayou RV project
which closes on December 20, 2007.

The MDS projects in Greensburg , Mobile and New Orleans have
openings for the first two weeks of December but aside from
that, all projects are currently full until March.

Occasionally there are cancellations. If you would like to be
called about volunteer needs on short-notice (1-3 weeks),
please call Sarah Yoder at (800) 241-8111 in advance.

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Greensburg , KS

Disaster Description:

An F5 tornado tore through Greensburg, KS, a small southwestern
Kansas town on Friday May 4, 2007. The tornado wiped out over
95% of homes and ten people died as a result of the tornadoes.
The tornado was estimated to be 1.7 miles in width and traveled
for nearly 22 miles with winds reaching over 200 miles per hour.
Within hours, teams from Mennonite Disaster Service?s Kansas Unit
were in the area doing cleanup.

MDS has set up operations for a project at the Greensburg Mennonite
Church. Greensburg has a small Mennonite community. to begin the
physical work of rebuilding the community.

Volunteer Status: If you can do electrical, plumbing or roofing
work along with general building skills you are needed in
Greensburg. If you are willing to work alongside others, you are
still needed in Greensburg. You can volunteer for a day, two days,
a week or more.

The MDS Greensburg site can house eight people or more.
To volunteer, contact MDS in Greensburg: (985) 291-0710.