Greetings from middle America!
For the past few weeks our team has been taking on a flood response project in the community of Rock Rapids, Iowa. With the help of several local community leaders and our emergency management contacts-friends, we were able to identify 30 homes to work on that were ravaged by as much as 15 feet of water. We are currently collaborating with our military disaster response team partners, Team Rubicon, and Iowa's Americorps response team to address the immediate needs of these storm survivors. Our teams have been fortunate to work alongside a gritty and compassionate community, and several of our great partners in the nonprofit disaster response world. Over the past 10 days, with the help of 300+ incredible volunteers, we have contributed over 2,000 hours of work towards saving these homes in Rock Rapids.
We are off to a great start, but our work here isn't done. Thank you to all those that are burning the candle at both ends with us here in Iowa. We could never do it without you.
Mark/Chops
I made a quick trip over the boarder into South Dakota today don'cha know....
The Future Is No Place To Place Your Better Days
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| MOM AND SISTER SUSAN: MY APPROXIMATE CURRENT LOCATION |
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| FIELD OF DREAMS?? MADE IT TO IOWA! |
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| NECHAMA AND TEAM RUBICON CHECKING ON SOME PROGRESS ON A JOB SITE |
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| DAN GAME PLANNING WITH THE AMERICORP RESPONSE TEAM |
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| RECOVERY IS ALL ABOUT COLLABORATION. TEAM RUBICON, NECHAMA, AND AMERICORPS AFTER A GREAT DAY IN THE FIELD |
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| MINNESOTA/IOWA BOARDER |
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| THIS IS WHAT SOUTH DAKOTA LOOKS LIKE IN CASE YOU WERE CURIOUS |
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| SIOUX FALLS, SOUTH DAKOTA! |
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| SIOUX FALLS A MOMENT BEFORE GETTING CAUGHT IN TORRENTIAL RAINS! |
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| FREIGHT TRAIN HOPPING IN SOUTH DAKOTA! |
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| VOLUNTEERS WORKING THEIR MAGIC |
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| VOLUNTEER AND HOMEOWNER WORKING SIDE BY SIDE TOWARDS RECOVERY! |
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| MR. GENE WORKING HIS PRESSURE WASHING MAGIC TO CLEAN UP AND SANITIZE FLOODED HOMES! |
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