More changes, Bridge City clean up

Assignment: Hurricane Ike response, Shelter Management, Orange, Texas, USA
Volunteer: Sandy Miller
Hometown: Hammonds Plains, Nova Scotia, Canada

Once again we are tearing down a shelter. We had to divide our residents between 2 smaller shelters in two different towns. The night before moving the residents and Red Cross had the plan down pat.

The morning of the move everything changed! We all got through it and by 11 am the shelter resident population was down to 5. By 7 pm our population was down to 2. While moving clients we had sent most of our volunteers to Bridge City to distribute cleaning supplies, water and meals as they were having a Bridge City Clean Up Day. We disassembled cots, loaded up the trucks with supplies and inventoried everything. Two of our crew have gone to the new shelter where most of our residents went: one is going to Vidor, Texas (another shelter) and the remainder of the team are replacements and fillers for whatever needs to get done.

Once we have closed we will have the remainder of the day off... showers and a sit down meal tonight for all!!!

Sandy