Labor for Your Neighbor – Labor Day!
In the wake of Hurricane Irene, however you look at it, we “dodged a bullet”, “were lucky” and/or “were blessed” here in Brooklyn. However, in upstate New York, the damage is devastating.Governor Cuomo is coordinating a volunteer effort to help with clean up and to provide donations and supplies to those areas hardest hit.
- The Governor will kick off a volunteer effort, “Labor for your Neighbor” on Labor Day weekend to assist in local clean up efforts in the Schoharie Valley, Catskill and North Country Regions. This will entail a few hours on Sunday or Monday in the affected regions working to help those in flood-stricken areas to clear their homes of the mud and debris Irene left behind.
- To volunteer for this effort, go to the Labor for Your Neighbor website. You will receive further specific instructions regarding times, locations and how to prepare. Note that these communities remain isolated and in distress, with difficult conditions on the ground. The National Guard and State Office of Emergency Management will provide supervision and safe transport to the sites. To ensure an orderly effort, the numbers of volunteers will be controlled.
- You can also help though donations. To donate funds, go to the site again. The United Way of New York will pass on your donation to a registered charity in an area hit hard by the storm. Every dime you donate will go directly to assisting storm victims.
