CENTRAL TEXAS WILDFIRE RESPONSE
Updated - October 20, 2011
Oak Hill wildfire - April 2011
Lilly Henric’s house on Scenic Brook
Some of the members of the young adult group have recently cleaned up
Lilly's yard.
So far other members have completed the sheeting of the roof decking,
namely Don Greathouse and Mark Venditelli.
Supposedly a roofing contractor supposed to get the shingles on this
week.
More workdays to be scheduled!
Pedernales/Spicewood Wildfire – Sept 4, 2011
Response is being led by Pastor Tom Wilburn of the Grace Outreach
Church at 20808 Hwy 71 West, Spicewood, TX.
They are in process of establishing a LTRC (Long Term Recovery
Committee) .
The garage sale last weekend about $9000 for Spicewood victims.
Adopt a family. Michael hasis give me the names of three residents who
have lost their homes. We need a family to adopt them and give them
help and support.
Please call Tary Snyder 892-6800. If you can help one of the
following families.
1. Robert and Katie Robertson at 25608 Red Brangus Rd
512-940-7727. I
met her on October 12, 2011 as I was touring the area and they all
have lost their home totally. They need a bulldozer for cleanup and a
chipper their phone number is
512-940-7727. Probably need to have
someone follow up with them.
2. Mike and Jill Dobrovolsky
817-726-7156. They need about a $1,000
to cover their insurance deductible. House was insured. She said she
would also get names of others who might need help and give me a call
back. I have not heard from them further.
3. Kent O’Donnell at
512-696-1385 He Says he and friend Lost
everything. They Were Renting a House and all Is Gone. He's on a
Disability and Needs House to Rent. He Has Made an Appeal to FEMA who
have rejected his application for Help - but he has re-applied.
NOTE: Talk to Karen Lacy
830-613-6536 for current status – the LTRC
has been trying to find an RV for Kent.
4. Ken and Linda Schutt – 25712 Paleface Shore Drive
512-791-0011 –
Lost everything, but are insured. Arranged for Glass Well Service to
check out their well. Maay need to get septic checked also.
I Need Someone to attend the weekly LTRC 8:30AM Wednesday Morning
Meetings at the Grace Outreach Church at 20808 W. Hwy. 71, Spicewood.
Volunteers Needed –
I need a SHPC volunteer coordinator to help assist with recruiting
volunteers for only Spicewood but also for Bastrop.
Saturday 10/22/2011 requests –
Remove porch from a mobile home - David Doscher, Larry land, and Chris
Morgan got that done – Thanks Guys.
Tary Snyder and 3 volunteers from LDS (Latter Days Saints) picked up
foundation forms in Dripping Springs and delivered to a site in
Spicewood.
Need website developer's to make site for LTRC along lines of Bastrop
the recovery site for PERernales/Spicewood.
More workdays to be scheduled!
BASTROP Smithville
ADRN has been working in a Bastrop area along with Latter-Day Saints
doing cleanup and they are still requesting additional volunteers. You
can sign up at their website here: ADRNT X.org.
Mission Presbytery, David Diericksen from Mission Outreach and
Judgment Division has requested disaster assistance for site
preparation work to be done before bringing in workgroups and also to
identify hospitality site in the Bastrop Smithville area. When we get
more details , we will schedule some workdays to Bastrop.
Leander - Being taken care of by Williamson County VOAD
Steiner Ranch – All homes insured
Additional Resources For Disaster Info and Training
www.snyderhomes.com
bastroprelief.org/
www.adrntx.org/
www.communityarise.com/
www.centraltexasvoad.org/
www.nvoad.org/
Respectively submitted,
Singletary H. Snyder, Disaster Coordinator, Shepherd of the Hills
Presbyterian Church, Austin, TX 78749