Service International - 2010 TN FLOOD (CLEAN UP CREWS/VOLUNTEER OPS)

FROM THE SITE:

NASHVILLE FLOOD RELIEF

UPDATE FROM NASHVILLE
May 18, 2010

Last weekend, SI's Flood Relief team of 50 volunteers from St. Louis invested two days helping Nashville residents clean up after the devastating floods –- hauling debris, pulling out ruined carpets and drywall, and treating houses for mold.

SI is partnering with Nashville churches, Lipscomb University, and Hands On Nashville to mobilize local volunteers for flood recovery work. Each new group of fresh volunteers energizes and encourages the water-weary residents who are working late nights and long hours to restore their homes and neighborhoods. A group of 13 volunteers will arrive from Oklahoma on Wednesday, and we hope more local volunteers will continue to stream in.

Since SI representatives arrived on the scene in Nashville two weeks ago:
• Over 1300 local volunteers have been mobilized.
• 70 local crew chiefs have been trained.
• Teams have moved debris from the exterior of 350 homes and will start work on another section of 125 homes this week.
• Clean-up work has been completed on the interior of 75 homes.
• The mold treatment process has begun, and, so far, 25 homes have been treated. One hundred ten gallons more of the special non-toxic mold treatment is on order and should arrive Thursday.

Volunteer Information
If you live outside Tennessee and would like to be part of a Service International volunteer clean-up team, please email us at info @serviceinternational.org and provide your name, phone number, email address and a brief message. Or call SI at 636.532.9008.

Nashville area volunteers:
• Daily -- At 8:00 a.m., come to Bellevue Church of Christ, 7401 Highway 70 South, Nashville, TN 37221.

• Every volunteer must sign a release form. These forms are available at Bellevue Church of Christ, or print one out at the bottom of this page.

• Ages 16 and older can volunteer; however, anyone between the ages of 16 and 18 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.

• Wear sturdy shoes, long pants (no shorts). Expect to get dirty!

• T-shirts and work gloves will be provided.

• A simple sack lunch will be provided.

Volunteers require no special training or professional skills. Crew chiefs will be assigned to each work site to give clear directions.

Download and print these Volunteer Release Forms and take them with you when you report to the volunteer staging site:

Liablity Release: http://www.serviceinternational.org/liability-release.pdf
Medical Release: http://www.serviceinternational.org/medical-release-short-relief.pdf

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