On-going Response

LDR Carolinas is at work responding to the flooding caused by Debby, both along the coast—and in Greensboro!  Flood waters are slowly receding in many areas; LDR Carolinas continues to work in partnership with other organizations to assist local residents’ recovery.

Thanks to volunteers who have already helped respond to the localized flooding in Greensboro. LDR Carolinas has worked with Guilford County Emergency Management to assist residents with emergency housing and connect them with partners to begin repair work.

Crisis Cleanup

Crisis Cleanup has been activated across the Carolinas. If you need assistance with tarping, or tree and debris removal, visit www.CrisisCleanup.org.

Volunteers are needed both to help onsite and with intake (which you can do on your computer at home).  If you want to help, please contact either Ray or Ruth Ann Sipe for more information.

God’s work. Our hands.—Clean Up Kits & Comfort Kits

If you are still looking for a project for God’s work. Our hands. Day, we suggest assembling Cleanup Kits or Children’s Comfort Kits. The Clean Up Kits are a 5-gallon bucket with a lid filled with cleaning supplies to be used after a storm or flood. Children’s Comfort Kits include several items packed in plastic shoeboxes.

Here’s the printable list of the items to pack in each kit.

These NC congregations have already volunteered to be collection points for the kits. When you are ready to drop off your assembled kits, contact one of these congregations to arrange an appropriate drop-off time.

• Amazing Grace, Waxhaw
• Coble’s, Julian
• Epiphany, Winston-Salem
• Lutheran Chapel, China Grove
• Mt. Hebron, Hildebran
• St. Luke, Mt. Ulla
• Trinity, Vale

More collection points are still needed in the mountains and the eastern part of the state. If you can help, email Ruth Ann.

Other Ways to Be Involved

JOIN the LDR Carolinas Network to receive email updates and join online meetings including info about upcoming events and the ongoing response to recent disasters. Sign up today!

INVITE LDR Carolinas to your congregation to teach about personal preparedness and help your congregation develop a preparedness plan to protect your facility and plan for ways your congregation can serve your community when a disaster occurs.

ATTEND a Congregational Preparedness Event with a team from your congregation to begin developing a preparedness plan for your congregation. Look for more information about these events coming soon.

ORGANIZE a service trip to help with domestic disaster recovery here in the Carolinas or beyond. Contact LDR Carolinas to learn more about financial assistance for your trip.

LDR Carolinas Coordinators

As coordinators for LDR Carolinas—serving both the NC and SC Synods—we focus on helping congregations prepare for disasters and building a network of resources including individuals and congregations who are prepared to respond to help others when a disaster occurs.
Pastor Ray Sipe—704-953-2315; ray@ldrcarolinas.org
Pastor Ruth Ann Sipe—704-322-0660; ruthann@ldrcarolinas.org

How to Support Disaster Recovery

Give to LDR Carolinas! An LDR grant began this work; you can help it continue. Send a check to LDR Carolinas, 1988 Lutheran Synod Drive, Salisbury NC 28144

Give to the Disaster Fund of the NC Synod to support disaster recovery in this synod and other synods across the ELCA experiencing the need for support.

Give to Lutheran Disaster Response to support projects or directly following a national or global disaster.