Austin Common Ground Relief NEEDS & WAYS TO HELP FOR NOV 15 & THE WEEKEND
Austin Common Ground Relief
Text @ATXFlood to 23559 from any Mobile Phone
Email ATXFlood@Gmail.com
Follow @ATXFlood on Twitter
Text or Leave a Message at 512-537-1080
Volunteer / needs form: http://bit.ly/19fPpWQ
Donate online: https://www.wepay.com/donations/atxcgr
TABLE OF CONTENTS
-UPCOMING FOOD NEEDS
--FRI NOV 15
--SAT NOV 16
--SUN NOV 17
-DONATE STUFF
-SHELTER CLOSING NOV 15
-CLEANUP DAY FOR JAVIER GONZALEZ NOV 16
-NOV 17 BENEFIT CONCERT
-UPDATES from ACGR
UPCOMING FOOD NEEDS
FRI NOV 15
We need 3-4 helpers to distribute food and other donated goods in the flood zone, beginning at 3pm.
SAT NOV 16
We need 3-4 helpers to distribute food and other donated goods in the flood zone, beginning at 3pm.
SUN NOV 17
In addition to distribution help, we will also need a driver with a pickup truck or other large vehicle for a few hours starting at 3pm.
DONATE STUFF
Our food team needs servingware, serving utensils, and insulated food or food storage containers capable of moving large amounts of food around. We can also always use utensils, plates, etc.
Two massage therapists who lost their computers are looking for replacements. If you have an unneeded, working laptop get in touch.
Contact us if you can help. Donations can be dropped off between 9am and 2pm at Jena's house. Message us for the address.
SHELTER CLOSING NOV 15
The Dove Springs Rec Center shelter is closing Friday, according to a volunteer who spent time there yesterday. Current residents will be moved elsewhere. Other forms of community aid will continue to be available for a while longer at the site.
CLEANUP DAY FOR JAVIER GONZALEZ NOV 16
We need cleanup help for Javier Gonzalez. He is still living on his land, which was previously shared by two other tenants (a pair of first responders and massage therapists). In addition to over 9 inches of water, a nearby illegal garbage dump left
his neighborhood in serious disarray.
Please bring face masks, trash bags, grabbers & other cleanup tools.
SAT NOV 16 1-6pm at 8501 Bluff Springs Rd
https://www.facebook.com/events/228208544013076/
NOV 17 BENEFIT CONCERT
Benefit Concert for the South Austin Flood Victims
Red Shed Tavern
8504 S. Congress Ave
SUN NOV 17th from 12:00p.m.-8p.m.
$15 entry donation (100% of proceeds go to the Austin Disaster Relief Network )
UPDATES from ACGR
Our food team continues to serve daily meals, including another meal late this afternoon. A volunteer, Jena, is doing a great job cooking for us and has volunteered her kitchen through Sunday! Many people cooked, drove donations, served meals, and gathered information or otherwise helped us feed people. Thanks!
We've begun gathering information from residents about their needs as we feed them. We are in the process of collating this information and will be able to mobilize many more volunteers soon.
We issued our first press release today, to draw attention to the fact that Austin may force residents to wait months before receiving buy out money. http://pastebin.com/rZaaDK35
We have a new flier to distribute explaining what we do and how we help: http://www.scribd.com/doc/184346494/Austin-Common-Ground-Relief
Both flier and press release are being translated into Spanish. Most messages on our text alert system and Twitter are now bilingual thanks to our new and growing translation team.
We found a massage chair and massage table for a pair of massage therapists who lost theirs in the flood. Thanks!
Thanks to everyone who contributed today in any way!
--Kit
