RVers Respond To Emergencies Faster Than FEMA!
Family Motor Coach Association (FMCA) has a new chapter. The official name of the chapter is “Disaster Response Team” and that is exactly what they do. “Our goal is to have volunteers in all areas as needed, and to send teams into work and assist as emergencies arise.” 
Tony Nettuno, Karen Merideth & Marie Grogan man the chapter’s recruiting booth at the recent FMCA convention in Perry, Georgia.
Even though this chapter is only a few months old, it has already responded in two disaster situations. They primarily network with existing organizations to provide volunteers at the critical beginning stages of recovery at ground zero.
Recently they manned portable kitchens supplied by “Operation Compassion” to feed dislocated people. They did this in Enterprise, Alabama where they feed 800 people three meals a day (including the Red Cross volunteers) while they recovered from the tornado damage.
This is ideal volunteer work for RVers because we can live and work out of our RV’s at ground zero. We can do this because we are fully self contained which means we bring our own water and produce our own electricity. Many of us have hamm radios and satelite communications that work even where other communications have gone down. In a disaster situation the hotels will be full and so will the temporary shelters, but we bring our own beds with us. 
The FMCA Disaster Response Team will grow and become a very important and well recognized organization both here and abroad. You can become a member of this organization by contacting the chapter president Bev Marshall. PO Box 156, Brockwell, AR 72517 or you may email her at Arkldy@aol.com
Tony Nettuno, Karen Merideth & Marie Grogan man the chapter’s recruiting booth at the recent FMCA convention in Perry, Georgia.Even though this chapter is only a few months old, it has already responded in two disaster situations. They primarily network with existing organizations to provide volunteers at the critical beginning stages of recovery at ground zero.
Recently they manned portable kitchens supplied by “Operation Compassion” to feed dislocated people. They did this in Enterprise, Alabama where they feed 800 people three meals a day (including the Red Cross volunteers) while they recovered from the tornado damage.
This is ideal volunteer work for RVers because we can live and work out of our RV’s at ground zero. We can do this because we are fully self contained which means we bring our own water and produce our own electricity. Many of us have hamm radios and satelite communications that work even where other communications have gone down. In a disaster situation the hotels will be full and so will the temporary shelters, but we bring our own beds with us. The FMCA Disaster Response Team will grow and become a very important and well recognized organization both here and abroad. You can become a member of this organization by contacting the chapter president Bev Marshall. PO Box 156, Brockwell, AR 72517 or you may email her at Arkldy@aol.comLabels: Volunteers
posted by Jim Twamley at
4/02/2007 07:28:00 PM
2 Comments:
There are 2 assumptions here. One is that one can get their rig to the site. With flooding, trees, and powerlines down, sometime this is not possible in early responses. Secondly, the self containment is short time. I have found that most prefer one not to bring a rig in. But there is always help needed!
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Anonymous, at April 7, 2007 9:52:00 AM PDT
The correct e-mail for contact is
Arkldy@aol.com not Arkidy@aol.com
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Anonymous, at April 7, 2007 6:38:00 PM PDT
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