OT: U.S. Midwest flood relief project needs volunteers

Greetings everybody,
I discovered this organization recently, Hands On Disaster
Response
http://www.hodr.org). They provide
opportunities for short-term volunteer
work in disaster locations, with what appears to be very
little red tape. I
haven't been on a project yet, but got on their email list,
and they just
sent me this letter (below), which I thought some people here
might be
interested in.
Patty Ayers | www.WebDevBiz.com
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The Midwestern United States have been inundated by record
breaking flooding
creating a great need for volunteer support. Hands On has
launched Project
Cedar Rapids which opened June 23 and will run for 30 days,
providing
volunteer assistance to communities affected by the flooding.
We need volunteers to come join our project! If you cannot
come and join our
team in Iowa, then please consider donating to support these
efforts and the
people of IOWA! You can make a donation that you know will be
used
effectively through the Please Give page on our website or
through PayPal.
Please also check the Volunteer Info section of our website
and photos for
updated information as it becomes available.
We will be focusing our efforts in Cedar Rapids and Palo, IA.
In Palo, a
town of 500 homes, 470 were flooded. In Cedar Rapids, Iowa's
second largest
city, an estimated 4,000 homes were inundated by the
overflowing river.
Residents are very proactive and have already started
removing the
water-logged contents of their homes, lining the streets with
debris. We
anticipate working alongside residents, helping with gutting
of homes, and
will remain open and flexible to the changing needs of the
communities.
We will update our website
http://www.hodr.org/ and our
Twitter micro-blog
http://twitter.com/HODRops
with updates and projects as they evolve.
See you in Iowa!
Bill Driscoll Jr.
Operations Director
Hands On Disaster Response
Project Cedar Rapids

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