Diocesan Initiative Project (Re)Start for Disaster Relief
Dear Russian River Deanery
Every year, Northern California is impacted by major wildfires, floods, and other disasters, frequently impacting our churches and congregations. In the initial phases of a disaster, the bishop, clergy and congregations provide generous financial support (often in the form of gift cards) to help victims meet immediate needs such as food, gas, and medications. As disasters transition from rescue to recovery to rebuilding, victims need everyday goods to adapt to temporary housing while homes and lives are being rebuilt.
Project (Re)Start is an initiative by the Episcopal Diocese of Northern California to develop standardized bins containing essential household and personal goods to help victims after the initial days of a disaster. These bins are distributed free of charge to anybody who has been displaced, is establishing a household in a rebuilt residence, or has experienced forced relocation. This provides interested congregations with a way to provide tangible support to victims.
Here’s how it works: There are four types of bins in each set (bedroom, bathroom, cleaning, kitchen). Congregations are invited to commit to assembling and storing ten sets in each deanery of the diocese.
The Church of the Incarnation is hosting this project for our deanery which will create the 40 (Re)Start bins necessary to make ten complete sets of bins. You are invited to donate money by scanning the QR Code below to help cover the cost of the bins and join us in assembling the Project (Re)Start bins at Church of the Incarnation, Saturday October 7, 9am-Noon in Farlander Hall.
Please contact Daphne Vernon for questions at [email protected]
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