November 1, 2011

The WCRF has raised over $46,000.  We are still accepting donations and raising funds by selling the “Heart of 10 Towns” t-shirts and by hosting concerts like the one coming up this Friday evening, November 4, at Memorial Hall.  Call or stop by Mocha Maya’s for tickets.

We’ve been gathering information on how other communities have handled their disaster relief funds and are working on an application form.  We are now creating the committee which will finalize the form and internal procedures for evaluating requests for funds.  We’d like to have one person from each of the 10 towns in our service area on the committee.  Our first choice will be to have someone who is familiar with the extent and types of damages people and businesses have experienced in his or her town.

The committee will be seeking to gain an understanding of the big picture of the damages around West County, the extent to which assistance that FEMA, MEMA, and other non-profits has or will address the issues, and how we should use our limited funds to maximum effect.

If you’re interested in being appointed to the committee or wish to nominate someone else, please call Will Flanders, President of Central Connecticut River Valley Institute, the fiscal sponsor of the WCRF, at 413-625-2525.