Long-term recovery efforts begin at three tornado sites

2/10/2014

Long-term recovery plans are now in place for Washington, Brookport/Unionville and Gifford, which were among the communities hit Nov. 17 when two dozen tornadoes crossed the state of Illinois.

Volunteer teams are now being sought for the early spring 2014 season with projects for volunteers. Here's the contact information for each site:

Washington

College, Youth and Young Adult Teams
Teams will be housed either at Crossroads or Evangelical UMC in Washington and Peoria First UMC.
To register and schedule a team contact Trevor Bartolomucci at 309-444-2381 or trevorb@mtco.com.

Adult Teams
To register & schedule teams please contact Washington Crossroads UMC at 309-444-2381
 

Brookport/Unionville

To schedule teams
To register and schedule a team call Metropolis First UMC at 618-524-9325 or e-mail Jeff Bealmear at: pastorjeffb@yahoo.com.
 

Gifford

To schedule teams
To register and schedule a team contact Lisa Wiedman at l.wiedman@mchsi.com.