By: Jason White & Esha Stover

Hus 352 -Advocacy ProjectPatricia Clark

Project Hurricane Sandy: Helping the families & Individuals whose lives have been disrupted.

•When Jason and I first started thinking about our project we were in many different avenues of what to do, It wasn’t until after Hurricane Sandy that we got our inspiration. A local restaurant: The Courtyard Café, heard about our project from a former classmate, and was more than excited to help us. With the use of their facility and the ability to advertise through them, social network sites, the radio station and TV; our efforts to help was just beginning. The Red Cross was working very hard everyday to provide relief to the victims of Hurricane Sandy all over the East Coast. •We collected mostly clothing, blankets, shoes and monetary donations that we will be giving to the Red Cross to go towards our effort to help. We are still getting donations as we speak.

Hurricane Sandy’s affect on Maine:•Sandy tore through the East Coast leaving many without power, major flooding and complete devastation for some families, whose homes had been destroyed.

•The devastation caused by Hurricane Sandy, brought much attention to the east coast and we got to see the real meaning of helping your neighbor.

• Through fundraising ,donations and volunteers; people from all over are coming to the Eastern states to help re build and provide support for those whose lives have been affected. By offering places to stay, shelter and clothing.

The American Red Cross“Non-Profit Organization:The American Red Cross prevents and alleviates human suffering in the face of emergencies by mobilizing the power of volunteers and the generosity of donors.”

https://www.facebook.com/redcross

http://www.redcross.org/

• The Red Cross Pine Tree Chapter covers the Aroostook county area and there are offices located in Bangor & Caribou.

• We have contacted them to pick up our donations but we are still receiving donations, so we have not set an official pick up date.

Helping the Individuals and Families affected by Hurricane Sandy

Spaghetti Supper.

Where: The Courtyard Café 61 Main Street, HoultonTime: 5pm-8pmWhen: Thursday- November 8 2012Fee: $12.00 a plate and a portion of the proceeds will go to the Red Cross to give to the individuals and families Please come out and join us!! Thank you so much from, The Courtyard Café, Red Cross, Esha Stover and Jason White If you would love to help, but cannot attend the event; you can contact Esha Stover & Jason White for more ways you can get involved.(207) 267- 5565

These wonderful Ladies not only celebrated a birthday they helped our cause

Customers came out to donate to our cause by ordering the Spaghetti Dinner and adding donations to our box of goods.

Jason: I could say that I learned a lot

during this project.  One of the most surprising is that the paper and the presentation themselves became less of a priority as the project began to evolve.  By that I mean that we were very concerned about each portion of the project initially.  Looking back, after we decided on the direction of the project, it created itself and we were able to focus on the leg-work of the project.  This was a great experience for each of us.

Esha:I learned so much from this project and

as Jason said it became less of a project as we continued into it. One thing that this project has taught me is how to be more thankful, the people affected by hurricane sandy will have a long road ahead of them to recover, and I am very thankful that Jason and I got to be a part of it. I think you learn to value life and things you have when you are hands on in a project like this. We are glad that people in our community are still donating which means our project will continue for a while longer and hopefully we will be able to make a huge impact on at least one persons life.

Ways to get involved:

Regional Headquarters:American Red Cross of Southern Maine2401 Congress StreetPortland, ME 04102

United Valley:1180 Lisbon Street, Suite 2Lewiston, ME 04240

Phone: (207) 874-1192Phone: (207) 795-4004Toll Free: (877) 372-7363Fax: (207) 874-1976

Chapters in Southern Maine:

Mid Coast Chapters:

16 Community WayTopsham, ME 04086

Phone: (207) 729-6779Phone: (207) 563-3299Fax: (207) 729-2738

Pine Tree Chapters:73 Hammond Street, Suite 1Bangor, ME 04401

Phone: 207-941-2903Fax: 207-941-2906

Aroostook County Office7 Hatch Drive, Suite 250Caribou, ME 04736

Phone: 207-493-4620Fax: 207-493-4869

http://www.redcross.org/

Jason & I want to say thank you to everyone that has made our project a possibility, from the staff at the Courtyard café. The owner Joyce and her husband, everyone who donated and those who are still continuing to do so and The Red Cross volunteers. This project would not have been possible if it wasn’t for everyone that has helped us.