1. Send funds through UMCOR. Write a check to Grace UMC and write UMCOR-Helene in the memo line. These funds are being directed to the most impacted counties in Western NC through the Western Conference.
2. Participate with an Emergency Response Team (ERT): Grace UMC is gathering a team to send when invited by the Western North Carolina Conference. ERT deployments last 5 days (including travel) and focus on the work to clean up after the storm. All members of an ERT must complete training prior to deploying.
Grace UMC will host ERT training in two sessions. A Virtual training on Zoom: Thurs.11/21 6:30 pm – 9:30 pm and an In-Person training at GUMC: Sat. 11/23
9 am – 2:30 pm. Both sessions are required.
Anyone interested in deploying to western North Carolina as part of a Grace UMC team should contact John Chickering (john@chickering.net). If you have any questions or suggestions, please contact John Chickering or Jim Buckingham (jim.buckingham@gmail.com).