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North Central Jurisdiction Flooding Information (6/21/08)
 
For updated news on how you can help during this flooding disaster in the North Central Jurisdiction
• please go to the affected conference web pages,
• sign up for the email news lists that come out at least 1X per week or
• contact your conference Disaster Response or UMVIM Coordinator
• Collect flood buckets (use Midwest Mission Distribution Center list - http://www.midwestmissiondc.org/ click on kits and supplies – scroll down…
• Donations for relief efforts may be sent to UMCOR’s relief efforts in the Midwest, by the Domestic Disaster Response, UMCOR Advance #901670, with a designation for Midwest Flooding Relief. UMCOR support checks can be dropped in church offering plates or mailed directly to UMCOR, P.O. Box 9068, New York, NY 10087. Write the Advance number and name on the memo line of the check. Credit card donations can be made by calling 800-554-8583 or online at www.givetomission.org. – UMNS
 
Currently Affected Conferences (alphabetically)
 
IOWA
Webpage : www.iaumc.org
Listserv : iowa-news-bounce@iaumc.org
Volunteer site hosting teams : http://www.fumcmarion.org/Flood/floodhome.html contains a calendar for teams signing up and contact information. Rev. Melisa Bracht-Wagner / Marion First United Methodist Church / East Central District Volunteers in Mission Coordinator, Iowa / 319-480-4469 / melisa@fumcmarion.org
Flood Blog : www.iowastorms2008.blogspot.com
Disaster Response Coordinator : Marcia Young, msy49@aol.com / cell phone # is 563-580-9650. Marcia is working with other agencies on depot sites and long term recovery
UMVIM Coordinator : Susan Ryon Olive, IAUMVIM@gmail.com / 641-418-0026 / PO Box 241 / Corning, IA 50841-0241. Susan is working with volunteer coordination.
Financial support for the recovery effort around the State can be sent to the Conference via your local church treasurer and should be designated “Conference Disaster Response #223”
 
ILLINOIS GREAT RIVERS
Webpage :- http://www.igrc.org/
Listserv : http://www.igrc.org/Ministries.aspx to sign up!
Disaster Response Coordinator : Judy Doyle / First UMC, 1315 Court Street / Pekin, IL 61554-5034 / O: 309-347-3155 / Cell: 309-241-5382 / pekin1st@yahoo.com
UMVIM Coordinator : Rev. Ed Hoke / First UMC / 301 S. 16th St. / Herrin, IL 62948-2228 / O: 618-942-3219 / edpathoke@yahoo.com
Note from Ed Hoke : We are up to our ears in water all over the counties bordering the Mississippi.  It is headed my way (Herrin) this weekend.  We do not expect a levee between the towns of Gorham and Grand Tower to hold.  It is badly damaged from all the big rain events and is "sloughed off" real bad.  We have created a LTRC down here to deal with the March 18 flood we had and now may have more.  Will keep in touch. 
 
SOUTH INDIANA
Webpage : http://www.sicumc.org/
Listserv : Dan Gangler for information on how to receive this dgangler@inareaumc.org
Volunteer : If you have flood relief needs or wish to volunteer for flood relief, contact Jenni Walker, South Indiana Conference Resource Administrator at jenniwalker@mac.com/ 812-893-1760.
Disaster Response Coordinator(s) : Rev. David Powell / 820 W Mill Street / Danville, IN 46122 / 317-745-4330 / info@danvilleumc.org & Bob Babcock / 661 Peachtree Ln / Danville, IN 46122 / bobbabvim@aol.com / 317 745 7513
UMVIM Coordinator : Jenni Walker – jenniwalker@mac.com / 812-893-1760.
Financial support : Congregations and individuals in the South Indiana Conference can make contributions payable to The South Indiana Conference of the United Methodist Church with a memo: “Flood Relief Indiana” and send to: Jennifer Gallagher, Conference Treasurer / 1520 S. Liberty Dr. / Bloomington, IN 47403-5167
 
WISCONSIN
Webpage : http://www.wisconsinumc.org/
Listserv : check with mediacontact@wisconsinumc.org
Disaster Response Coordinator : Dave Sharpe / 316 Amundson Parkway / Stoughton WI 53589 / desharpe@sbcglobal.com / 608-877-8724
UMVIM Coordinator : Bruce Koch / 1560 Meadowlark Ln / Prairie du Sac, WI 53578 / lbkoch@verizon.net

UMVIM and ERT Training Schedule (March 2008)


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