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Grayson chamber helps flood victims
Published October 2, 2009
The Greater Grayson Chamber of Commerce joined the city of Grayson in an effort to help some of their flood-ravaged neighbors.
“We had dinner with Tegwen Beaudreau (wife of Gwinnett County Commissioner Mike Beaudreau) and she is a teacher at Bethesda Elementary School,” said GGCC president Michelle Couch. “She revealed an area near the school has been hard-hit by the storms and many of the families residing in that area have experienced total destruction of their homes and even a death of a family member and lunchroom employee.”
Couch said that was when they decided to put out a call to the community for assistance with blankets and supplies. Grayson Mayor Jim Hinkle offered to open up the senior center at the city offices as a collection point.
“We are asking the Grayson Community to pull together and help these families in our neighboring community of Lawrenceville,” Couch said. “Contributions of any size will be greatly appreciated.”
The first items will be turned over to a representative today but the community is asked to keep donations coming.
“As long as there is a need we will act as a collection point,” Hinkle said. “The offices here are open five days a week so there will be someone here to receive them.”
Items required by what is now termed “the community recovery drive for Bethesda Elementary families” are blankets, towels, sleeping bags, paper products (toilet paper, paper plates, paper towels, plasticware, microwavable food, toys for toddlers and elementary students and Wal-Mart or grocery store gift cards.
These items can be delivered to Grayson City Hall, or alternatively the chamber office, Monday through Friday, preferable, between the hours of 10 a.m. and 3 p.m.
“These families have lost everything and they are primarily uninsured,” Couch said. “We need to do what we can to help them.”
Couch can be called at 678-429-6197.
Although many victims of the flood didn’t have insurance, the declaration by the federal government naming Gwinnett one of the counties in the disaster area does open them up to some assistance from the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Officials announced this week the opening of a center to assist with any claims.
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