Help Needed

Hurricane Sandy has left her mark on the Salisbury District and we have brothers and sisters that need our help!  The Somerset County/Crisfield area was especially hard hit.

We can help by donations of money, food, our time, clothing, and other items.

Immanuel UM Church, 206 West Main Street, Crisfield, MD, 21817 is the central point for delivery of all physical items (clothing, food, blankets, etc.)  In Salisbury, items may be dropped off at Zion UM Church – Community Hall, 31104 Zion Road, Salisbury, MD  21804.   We are in process of coordinating additional drop-off sites in the Salisbury area to receive items on a temporary basis – items will very promptly be picked up and delivered to Immanuel UMC in Crisfield.

Monetary donations may be sent to: Peninsula-Delaware Conference, Attn: Bill Westbrook, 139 N. State Street, Dover, DE, 19901.  Checks should be payable to Peninsula-Delaware Conference and please notate Somerset County/Crisfield Recovery on the memo line. 

If you are able to go to Somerset County/Crisfield to help, please  have your pastor or pastor’s designee call to make the offer/arrangements for your work crews.

If you are a part of a VIM Team or want to be part of a VIM Team, please call Rev. Karin Tunnell 302-378-2420.            

Please follow these above requested guidelines in providing your help.We want to avoid disappointment and distress and that assistance, whether food, clothes, or workers, gets into the hands of those who need it the most!   We want to make the best and most effective use of all resources!!

The Baltimore-Washington Conference will be sending teams to help this week and the Virginia Conference is sending teams on Wednesday and Friday this week to provide strong backs and helping hands.  Other conferences have contacted us to find out ways to help.

This will be a long term recovery process.  Thank-you for your continued prayers and your help in the coming days!!

God bless,

Rev. Lawrence Purnell, Salisbury District Disaster Coordinator

Rev. Rich Walton, Peninsula-Delaware Conference Disaster Coordinator