Secret Of The UMCOR Dollar
United Methodists are very aware of how United Methodist Committee On Relief (UMCOR) dollars are collected through One Great Hour of Sharing and other special money raising events. We are proud of the fact that every dollar donated goes directly to the intended recipient. There is no “administrative overhead” taken from our donated dollar. But do we know how UMCOR dollars are distributed without incurring administrative overhead? The secret is that UMCOR dollars are distributed through volunteers.
On December 15, 2006, Western Washington received the first Presidential Disaster Declaration for individual assistance in five years for the flooding November 6-11. Fourteen counties were hit by abnormal rains spun off by the Pacific Typhoon Cimeron. Western Washington rivers flooded, and eleven counties were declared disaster areas.
The Response (or rescue) phase lasted four days in the Randle/Packwood area in which 341 people, many of them hunters, were rescued by Coast Guard helicopters along with police, fire and emergency management personnel. The Relief phase lasted about 40 days when the Federal Emergency Management Agency and Washington State Emergency Management teamed together in the Joint Field Office in Lacey, Washington.
UMCOR specializes in Long Term Recovery. For approximately 400 days, seven Long Term Recovery Organizations (LTRO) will distribute UMCOR and other faith-based dollars to those still in need in Washington State. United Methodist volunteers and others operating as case workers are currently distributing UMCOR dollars one case at a time.
The PNW Disaster Response Committee would like to thank the following United Methodist Pastors who are taking part in the long term disaster recovery in Western Washington. Richard Koch (Skagit), Mark Johnson (Snohomish), Sandy Brown, Cathlynn Law, Jan Bolerjack (King), David Isom (CME) (Pierce), Dennis Degener (Lewis), Tom Tucker (Clark) and the United Methodist lay persons in Marysville United Methodist Church and those lay persons active in each of the LTROs.
Without the dedication of volunteer case workers, UMCOR dollars would not get distributed to the disaster victims in need. That is the secret of UMCOR's success at minimizing administrative overhead. UMCOR works through volunteers to relieve suffering one person at a time.
On December 15, 2006, Western Washington received the first Presidential Disaster Declaration for individual assistance in five years for the flooding November 6-11. Fourteen counties were hit by abnormal rains spun off by the Pacific Typhoon Cimeron. Western Washington rivers flooded, and eleven counties were declared disaster areas.
The Response (or rescue) phase lasted four days in the Randle/Packwood area in which 341 people, many of them hunters, were rescued by Coast Guard helicopters along with police, fire and emergency management personnel. The Relief phase lasted about 40 days when the Federal Emergency Management Agency and Washington State Emergency Management teamed together in the Joint Field Office in Lacey, Washington.
UMCOR specializes in Long Term Recovery. For approximately 400 days, seven Long Term Recovery Organizations (LTRO) will distribute UMCOR and other faith-based dollars to those still in need in Washington State. United Methodist volunteers and others operating as case workers are currently distributing UMCOR dollars one case at a time.
The PNW Disaster Response Committee would like to thank the following United Methodist Pastors who are taking part in the long term disaster recovery in Western Washington. Richard Koch (Skagit), Mark Johnson (Snohomish), Sandy Brown, Cathlynn Law, Jan Bolerjack (King), David Isom (CME) (Pierce), Dennis Degener (Lewis), Tom Tucker (Clark) and the United Methodist lay persons in Marysville United Methodist Church and those lay persons active in each of the LTROs.
Without the dedication of volunteer case workers, UMCOR dollars would not get distributed to the disaster victims in need. That is the secret of UMCOR's success at minimizing administrative overhead. UMCOR works through volunteers to relieve suffering one person at a time.
