E-Waste / Scrap Metal Recycling Event Today and Tomorrow

Posted on August 6, 2010 by Jay

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CONTACT:
Rev. Jay Voorhees
Southeast Nashville Recovery
Cell: (615) 310-6530
FAX: (615) 847-0580
E-Mail: jay@oldhickoryumc.org

http://senashvillefloodhelp.com

Antioch, TN July 30, 2010

SOUTHEAST NASHVILLE RECOVERY HOSTS RECYCLING FOR COMMUNITY
Do you have electronics equipment damaged in the floods that you need to get rid of? Are you dealing with scrap metal wastes on your property? Bring it all to Hickory Hollow Mall on August 6 or 7 for recycling!

Southeast Nashville Recovery is partnering with Scott Recycling and Hickory Hollow Mall to take your e-waste and scrap metal items for proper disposal. There will be a drop-off location in the Southeast portion of the Hickory Hollow parking lot (located on Bell Rd. in Antioch) staffed by local volunteers to take your items.

Items accepted include: laptop and desktop computers, crt & lcd monitors, hard drives, modems, plug & play devices, printers, copiers, fax machines, scanners, commercial telephone equip, power back ups, power transformers, wires, cables, vcrs/dvd players, circuit boards, video game systems, radios, stereos, microwave ovens, small household appliances, industrial scrap, metal office furniture, chain link fencing, and small lots of scrap metal.

The recycling drop-off location at Hickory Hollow will be open from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday, August 6, and 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, August 7.

For more information, please email Jay Voorhees at jay@oldhickoryumc.org or visit http://senashvillefloodhelp.com.

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Don’t Miss Out Phone-A-Thon

Posted on June 24, 2010 by Jay

Don’t Miss Out Phone-A-Thon
Saturday, June 26, 2010
10 a.m.
Christ Church
15354 Old Hickory Blvd.

The deadline for applying for FEMA and SBA Loan assistance is coming up quickly on July 6, and many of our neighbors do not realize what they have to lose by failing to complete ALL the paperwork. In order to receive the maximum amount of money available from FEMA, applicants MUST complete the SBA Loan application, regardless of whether they think the are eligible OR if they don’t want to take out a loan. Failure to do so will mean that hundreds of our neighbors are not getting the full amount of federal assistance available to them for rebuilding. 
We would like for anybody who has a cell phone and is willing to make some calls to come the Christ Church at 10 a.m. We will provide a short training to help you understand the 10 reasons why people resist completing the application, and then provide phone lists of area residents for you to call and encourage their doing the paperwork. 
Time is growing short and we need as many folks as possible to help us knock this out quickly. 
For more information, call Linda Hilliard at Christ Church at 834-6171. 

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The character of a city…

Posted on June 13, 2010 by Jay

It’s been six weeks since the floods overwhelmed our neighbors, and while it may be hard to believe we still have clean-out project needs in Nashville. According to the TN Recovery Coordination Center, there are still over 100 projects that have not yet been dealt with, including mucking and gutting, insulation removal, and mold treatment. And that is even thinking about the rebuilding to come.

SO WE STILL NEED YOU!!! The debris piles may have gone away, but we need your help in cleaning up and rebuilding. There is a link to a volunteer registration form at the top for individual volunteers, and a group information tab for those of you bringing a group. We continue to have to tell folks in need that we can’t send them anyone because we don’t have enough volunteers, and that drives us crazy, so PLEASE consider giving a day and helping your neighbor start getting their life back together.

We also REALLY need to expand our pool of licensed electricians, plumbers, HVAC techs, and contractors who are willing to volunteer or give us a REALLY good price for inspection, repair and replacement work. If you have those skills and licenses and are willing to help, e-mail me at jay@jvoorhees.net.

I tweeted earlier today that the character of a city is found not in how it responds in the first week, but rather in what it is doing in week 6 or 7. Come on and help us define Nashville as a place that is into helping our neighbors for the long haul. We can’t do it without you.

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