Tornado/Hurricane Recovery

Lamar Beard is helping lead the effort for Tornado and Hurricane recovery in the Southeast.
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Collinswood



In 2001 the UMM of the North Georgia Conference began a project to construct a camp called Collinswood for mentally and physically challenged persons. We have now completed the first two (2) cabins. We have completed a bathhouse, well house, and pavilion.

 

 


Quick Facts:

  • First cabin used for initial Rock Eagle workshop 9/2004 
  • Wheel chair ramp through the tree tops completed in 2004
  • Approximately 2000 man-hours given last year at this site
  • Volleyball court built and road paved

  •  Jewish carpenter with no last name on site each week

DC Ranch


In 1999 the UMM of the North Georgia Conference began a project to help a ministry for young men ages 18-25 involved in severe substance abuse.
DC Ranch is located near Lake Okeechobee, Florida.

Quick Facts:

  • DC Ranch hit by 3 hurricanes in fall 2004
  • Roof on Pole Barn (built by NGCUMM) Destroyed
  • Mixed team from all over Conference Responds to Call for Help
  • Team works on Week after Christmas 2004
  •  Alpharetta 1st donates bus for trip
  •  Jewish Carpenter with No Last Name on Site Each Day

Florida Hurricane Disaster Relief



Volunteers for Florida hurricane recovery are needed. If interested, please contact:

Florida Conference Volunteer Hotline: 800-282-8011 ext 149
Email: stormrecovery(at)flumc.org or visit http://www.umvim.org for more information on how to help.



 
Quick Facts:

  • 4 Hurricanes strike Florida in Fall 2004
  • Need teams to help for the next 2 years
  • 250,000 tarps distributed by FEMA
  • Biggest disasters in Punta Gorda and Pensacola
  • First Bus Leaves North Georgia within Weeks
  • Jewish Carpenter with No Last Name at each Site Each Day

United Methodist Volunteers in Mission

Florida Conference United Methodist Church

Mountain Top Boys Home


In 2001 the UMM of the North Georgia Conference began a project to construct up to five (5) 5,250 sq. ft. juvenile homes and a 6,500 sq. ft. chapel at a 488-acre site in northwest Georgia called Mountain Top Boys Home.

Quick Facts:

  • First home Opened in April 2004
  • 10,000 sq ft home houses 10 boys plus Staff Family
  • 2-1/2 years to construct (including building road and clearing)
  • We intend to start Chapel in 2005
  • 4 Additional Homes Planned (long range project)
  • Jewish Carpenter with No Last Name visits
  • Mountain Top Every Day