Thanks from Bluff Acres!

We would like to thank those who adopted our neighborhood during the aftermath of June’s flood. We are very grateful for the long hours that Mount Pleasant and others worked to clean out our home for reconstruction. God sent Dave Pittman and Donnie Wright just when we needed them. Then Tracy and Stephen Watson have opened their home to us while we wait for ours to be ready. To all who helped, we say “Thank You!”

God Bless,

Dale and Marty Hilbert

Flood Relief Progress

Great News!

Our last family was placed in suitable temporary housing Sunday, July 6.Thanks to all of you who donated so generously to our flood victims and their needs. The special offering envelopes are still available in the pews. Don't forget to write Flood Relief in the memo line of your check.

Work Day - Saturday, July 12

This Saturday beginning at 9 am, we will be working at 6345 Bluff Acres Drive. Lunch will be provided. Tasks for the day include:

• moving furniture from the house to a storage facility
• removing tile, shower and drywall from a bath
• removing drywall from the dining room
• taking debris to the dumpster

Tools needed for the day: furniture dollies, claw hammers, small sledge hammers, work gloves, circular saw, box cutters, crow bars, wire cutters, pliers

Professional trade volunteers needed!

Contact Dan Planker at Dan@dwplanker.com or 317.865.7900 if you have expertise in the following construction skills:

• HVAC
• cabinetry
• trim carpentry
• plumbing
• painting
• floor covering
• drywall finishers / hangers
• lumber; building materials; construction

Furniture and bed donations

• New or gently used only
• Contact Danae Jahns at djahns@mpcc.info

Where We Are Now!

Urgent Need: A Bluff Acres family needs a place to rent ASAP. Contact Crystal Thompson at 317.881.6727; 242.

We are currently finished with the demolition part of the Bluff Acres clean-up. Most residents are waiting to hear from FEMA and their insurance companies.

Now we are putting together a plan for rebuilding efforts.

Bluff Acres Update

Today several MPCC staffers, along with David Pittman, Jim Glynn, Pattie Trees, and Brenda Mills, helped three families in Bluff Acres clean and sort through items. A few of our strong guys also helped unload lumber. Thanks to Subway for donating our lunches!

Volunteers are welcome to join us tomorrow at 917 Bluff Lane from 9 am - 3 pm. Wear old clothes and shoes. Bring work gloves if you have them. Lunch will be supplied.

To date, we have talked with 35 families in Bluff Acres and assisted 17 of those in their flood clean-up efforts.

Also, thanks to St. Francis Hospital for supplying us with tetanus shots during the weekend services. 30 shots were given!

Perishable Donation Update

Thanks to Caito Foods for delivering pallets of onions, oranges, and potatoes yesterday!

The Meijer refrigerated truck hours will continue through Friday, June 27, with these hours for collection and distribution: 9 am - noon & 6 - 9 pm.

After that, our community food ministry Living Bread, 755 North Bluff Road, Greenwood, IN 46142 (317.889.9650) will be collecting these perishables, Wednesdays 6 - 8 pm; Thursdays 8:30 am - 8 pm. Living Bread is also open the first and third Saturdays of each month, 9 am - noon. For more information on food pick-up times, call 317.881.6727 during business hours.

50 Tetanus Shots Available This Weekend

St. Francis Hospital will offer 50 tetanus shots ($25) for flood relief volunteers, first come, first serve in the health ministries room north of the nursery Saturday 6 - 8 pm and Sunday 9 am - noon.

Updates from United Way

Johnson County State Relief Center
• One-stop center for flood victims needing help with an array of issues.
o Including replacing birth certificates, applying for federal aid, housing assistance, transportation assistance, and more.
• Open 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. seven days a week
• Located on the Franklin College Campus - Johnson Center for Fine Arts
• Corner of Branigin Blvd. and Grizzly Drive
• UPDATE: Victims may call ACCESS (317) 738-5523 to arrange free transportation

*UPDATE: Residents please be aware of scams taking place - FEMA is warning of two scams currently taking place.
o The first involves people wearing FEMA shirts going door to door asking for donations. FEMA says it never ask for donations.
o The second scam involves people posing as FEMA agents, calling homeowners and asking for their bank account numbers in order to deposit money. FEMA says it will never call and ask for that information.
However, when victims call FEMA, that's when a representative will ask for personal information.

*Residents affected by the flood – FEMA will need photos of the damaged items from your home and will need photos of the water damage caused to your home. Please document all damage and create an inventory in order to apply for assistance when FEMA arrives.