PRESS RELEASE: First Generation to use all donations between now and July 15th for the aid of two displaced first generation members and their families. UPDATE** and more information below… Dear First Generation, Performance Project Friends, Families and Colleagues: We are joining forces with Boston poet Charles Coe to put out a call for support for two of our First Generation members and their families. They shared a home that was destroyed by the recent tornado in Springfield. BETWEEN...
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Please read more for information onFEMA ASSISTANCEDISASTER UNEMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCEDISASTER SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE (D-SNAP)DISASTER LEGAL SERVICESIRS DISASTER RELIEF FEMA ASSISTANCE FEMA provides assistance with housing needs and non-housing needs. Money is available to rent temporary housing, to repair damage to primary residences that is not covered by insurance, and to replace a primary residence destroyed by the disaster that is not covered by insurance. Money is also available...
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FEMA ASISTENCIA DE DESASTRE AYUDA DE DESEMPLEO EN CASOS DE DESASTRESASISTENCIA SUPLEMENTARIA DE NUTRICION EN CASOS DE DESASTRES (D-SNAP)SERVICIOS JURÍDICOS EN CASOS DE DESASTRESALIVIO ECONOMICO PARA DAMNIFICADOS A CAUSA DE UN DESASTRE – IRS FEMA ASISTENCIA DE DESASTRE FEMA ofrece asistencia con las necesidades de vivienda y las necesidades de no-vivienda. El dinero es disponible para alquilar una vivienda temporal, para reparar los daños a residencias primarias que no está cubierto...
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Posted by wp-admin on 6-10-11 in PV Disaster Relief | Comments Off on Union Volunteers Pitch in to Help Tornado Victims Through Union Community Fund
PRESS RELEASE: Wed, 06/08/2011 – 7:01pm One week after severe tornadoes struck the Western Massachusetts region, thousands of families struggle to clean up their ravaged properties and piece their homes and lives back together. The Pioneer Valley AFL-CIO, through its non-profit charitable arm, the Union Community Fund, has tapped into the energy of the collectivist spirit of its unions and union members to pitch in and help. “This is what unions are all about, picking our brothers...
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The co-op will donate 5% of our sales on June 22 to the Food Bank of Western Massachusetts Tornado Response effort. This will include sales at the Strawberry Ice Cream Social that evening, and we will also accept cash donations for the Food Bank’s Tornado Response at the Social. **UPDATE**They raised more than $3,000! Last Wednesday, June 22nd, River Valley market pledged to donate 5% of the day’s sales, including sales from our 3rd Annual Strawberry Ice Cream Social, to the Food...
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Posted by wp-admin on 6-10-11 in PV Disaster Relief | Comments Off on Donations Needed for Tornado Victims: Info on How and What to Donate
Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Springfield requests donations of the following items to help those who have lost their homes and possessions during the recent tornadoes in our area. Household Items:LampsPots and PansDishesLinensFlatwareBlanketsCupsGlassware TowelsSmall KitchenAppliances Toiletries Toiletries for adults and childrenClothing – Spring/Summer clothing (all sizes and genders, including undergarments and sleepwear) Baby Needs: Diapers Baby Food Formula Non-perishable...
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Posted by wp-admin on 6-10-11 in PV Disaster Relief | Comments Off on Springfield Volunteers needed: Please Bring Pickup Trucks, Chainsaws, A Day of your time
(From Lisa Hoag) “Hello Western Mass neighbors, Though I live an hour north of Springfield, I have sung in a gospel choir in Springfield for 10 years. through the churches, I have met many kind and wonderful people in Springfield. Now our neighbors need our help from all our family of Western Mass communities. On Sunday, I was in touch with a deacon who, although he has had a stroke, and is not supposed to lift anything heavy, has moved 12 families in 24 hours. He got involved when he...
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(Sent out by Kristin Avonti of Be Karma in Northampton, MA) “When tragedy like this hits home, it affects ALL of us. From those who lost something, or everything, to those who lost their life. From the emergency and relief workers who give of themselves endlessly, to those who stand in shock, unable to move. From those who feel the call to action to rise up and be part of the healing, to those who think they will never feel safe again. The destruction I have seen in the aftermath of...
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The Union Community Fund and The American Friends Service Committee can help connect donations and victims. Here are the details… The Union Community Fund of the Warren J. Plaut Charitable Trust is accepting charitable donations for Tornado Disaster Relief. Checks may be made to WJPCT UCF, 640 Page Blvd, Room 101, Springfield MA 01104. The American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) is currently accepting (a) NON-PERISHABLE FOOD (b) CLOTHES (c) BEDDING at its Northampton office: 2 Conz...
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Posted by wp-admin on 6-6-11 in PV Disaster Relief | Comments Off on Tornado Disaster Jazz Jam Fundraiser Wed June 8 at Montenia’s Restaurant
Friends and Pioneer Valley Jazz Musicians, Guitarist Patrick Ferguson has organized a jazz jam on Wednesday June 8th at Montenia’s restaurant located at 137 State Street in Springfield, MA from 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM to raise money for the Pioneer Valley AFL-CIO’s charitable organization, the Union Community Fund, to help ease the financial burden on those unfortunate families that suffered life-changing setbacks as a result of the tornados that devastated our region. Shown below is...
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PRESS RELEASE Springfield Partners and The Food Bank conducted a very successful distribution on Friday serving over 90 households to make sure folks hade food along with personal care items at least for the weekend. From what we are seeing and hearing folks in the Maple High and lower Old Hill are not receiving direct assistance unless they are in shelters. Many folks did not and could not leave their homes, so we went to where the folks are taking food, water and personal items. It is heart...
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