$185 COST -- LEAVING 5:30PM JULY 28TH -- RETURNING ON JULY 31
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Welcome to Eagle Creek Church Flood Relief!
This site is for those interested in participating in the Nashville Flood Relief trip, July 29-31st, by either going or giving. This site will be a great way to follow us in all we're doing as well. We will be broadcasting live video during the trip as well as keeping you informed through Twitter. You can follow us on Twitter or check back on this page and get the live updates.If you are wanting more information on how you can be involved please go to the Contact Us link at the top of this page.
About the Flood
In May of 2010 middle and western Tennessee experienced the worst flooding in it's history. 33 people were killed in Mississippi, Kentucky and Tennessee due to the flooding and nearly $2 Billion in damage was done. The national average for media coverage during this disaster was 15 minutes so people outside of the affected areas have little idea as to the scope of this disaster (Tennessee's worst since the civil war).
From January to May of 2010 Nashville had 18 inches of rains, in a 36 hour period beginning May 1st they received 18.4 inches. Many people lost everything and few had insurance to cover the loss. In what's being called the "Katrina of the Midwest" the clean up will take months and even into years before life returns to "Normal" for many of the people that have been devastated by this disaster.
Eagle Creek Church is partnering with Anchor Christian Fellowship Response to reach out in support and minister to people affected by the flood. There are two ways that Anchor Response works with flood victims
1. Takes teams into houses that have flood damage and works at ripping out all affected materials (drywall, carpet, etc). These teams are strictly demo and don't do any construction so there isn't a need for volunteers to have construction experience.
2. Anchor Response has a warehouse that collects and distributes goods to families that have need. The warehouse literally distributes everything from toys to toothbrushes. Workers help organize and distribute goods that are donated.
So whether you can go or not you can definitely be a part of helping those that are in desperate need of help.
From January to May of 2010 Nashville had 18 inches of rains, in a 36 hour period beginning May 1st they received 18.4 inches. Many people lost everything and few had insurance to cover the loss. In what's being called the "Katrina of the Midwest" the clean up will take months and even into years before life returns to "Normal" for many of the people that have been devastated by this disaster.
Eagle Creek Church is partnering with Anchor Christian Fellowship Response to reach out in support and minister to people affected by the flood. There are two ways that Anchor Response works with flood victims
1. Takes teams into houses that have flood damage and works at ripping out all affected materials (drywall, carpet, etc). These teams are strictly demo and don't do any construction so there isn't a need for volunteers to have construction experience.
2. Anchor Response has a warehouse that collects and distributes goods to families that have need. The warehouse literally distributes everything from toys to toothbrushes. Workers help organize and distribute goods that are donated.
So whether you can go or not you can definitely be a part of helping those that are in desperate need of help.
Nashville Flood Relief from Mike LaBerge on Vimeo.
