Iowa Flood Relief: DR100422
Trip Dates: April 22-25, 2010
Trip Code: DR100422
Trip Status: Open for registration
- Application Deadline: April 8, 2010
- Child Protection Training (Required if any team member is youth - 17 or younger): Click here for dates and times.
- Trip Training and Team Meeting (Required): Monday, April 19th from 6 to 9pm in Room 303 in the East building
Description: This team will help homeowners in the Cedar Rapids, IA area who were affected by serious flooding in June, 2008. Entire towns were evacuated and 80 of the 99 counties in Iowa were declared disaster areas. The community of Cedar Rapids was one of the hardest hit. Businesses and home-owners have been working hard to clean and rebuild where they can. Many people are still in great need of assistance.
Your team will concentrate on the physical rebuilding of homes (hanging sheet rock, laying floors, painting,etc.) but just as important will be providing emotional and spiritual support by being good listeners. The presence of relief teams in the area offers hope to all in the community.
Age Requirement: Participants must be at least 16 years old. Youth ages 16-17 must be accompanied by a parent.
- Teams will leave on Thursday afternoon and return on Sunday in time for Sunday worship.
- The $34 cost per person covers housing and insurance.
- Team members will be staying at one of several churches in Cedar Rapids, Iowa or the surrounding suburbs.
- The team members are responsible for bringing and preparing their own food or purchasing meals on location.
- Team members may carpool or caravan to the location and are responsible for cost of gas.
For additional information about disaster relief, visit the Iowa Flood Relief Trip page.
<- Back to: Disaster Response