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Mon, 2012-11-05 20:44 — mdmcdonald
This working group is focused on resilience efforts in Rockaway.

The mission of this working group is to focus on resilience efforts in Rockaway.

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Albert Gomez Alisa Keesey Alison Thompson Amanda Cole Andrew Larsen ARFARF
Bob Ross bsteckler Cat Graham Christina Karaba EvertB Greg Horwitch
Jeff Williams John Hoffman John Wysham Jonathan Rose Kathy Gilbeaux Katie Rast
kevinjones Linton Wells Little Dennis Lulu Mayorga Maeryn Obley Mary Beth Harvey
mdmcdonald Melissa Berman Michael Gresalfi Michelle Cortez Mike Taylor Natalie West
Rahul Gupta Rebekkah Thompson Samuel Bendett spraissman Tom McGinn Walter Meyer
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East Hampton Star Article about East End Cares in Rockaway

Sun, 2012-11-11 23:57 — admin

easthamptonstar.com - November 11, 2011 - Carrie Ann Salvi

Word is finally out about the dire situation in the Rockaways and how community-based volunteer groups are getting help to those in need.

'Hundreds of elderly people in areas of Queens struck hard by Hurricane Sandy are stuck in high-rise apartments without food and water...Several Montauk residents quickly organized East End Cares to help victims after the Oct. 29 storm struck the Northeast. Both the Sag Harbor and Montauk Fire Departments sent teams to striken areas on Saturday...

"Desperately needed" donations, according to Ms. <Melissa> Berman, can be made online, and updates can be found on the Facebook page. <https://www.facebook.com/groups/EastEndCares/> Clothes are not needed right now, she said. Shovels, mops, cleaning supplies, and heavy gloves will be welcomed...

"Does the world know how bad it is here?" asked Ms. <Alison> Thompson on Twitter yesterday from Rockaway, Queens. Top needs include medication, she posted. The power won't be on for a month at least, she said. "We need to get these people out."

Letter - To: The Honorable Andrew M. Cuomo and The Honorable Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg

Sun, 2012-11-11 03:09 — Kathy Gilbeaux

November 9, 2012

Dear Governor Cuomo and Mayor Bloomberg,

We write first to thank you for your dedication to the constituents of this City and your support in addressing the unprecedented crisis of Hurricane Sandy. While there has been an incredible outpouring of help and attention to our friends and neighbors struggling throughout the five boroughs, we have learned in recent days that constituents of Queens in the Rockaways and Hamilton Beach, home to approximately 80,000 people, continue to live without vital necessities. As we continue to hear stories from the residents there, we are particularly concerned that this area will be without power for a minimum of the next three weeks, including the Thanksgiving holiday.

As concerned citizens of New York City and neighbors to those worst affected by the storm, the groups who have signed below would like to know the steps being taken to address these areas and, more importantly, to offer our assistance as you and your agencies increase emergency efforts.

From current communication with those in the field, we have assessed that thousands of residents have little or no access to the following resources:

(TO READ THE COMPLETE LETTER - SEE LINK OR ATTACHMENT BELOW - 6 PAGE .PDF FILE)

No Heat Till Christmas?

Sun, 2012-11-11 02:48 — Kathy Gilbeaux

nytimes.com - by Joe Nocera - November 9, 2012

On Friday morning, I drove out to the Rockaways with Nan Shipley, a 48-year-old real estate broker and mother of three. Though we barely know each other, she had been sending me e-mails all week, updating me about the problems facing residents of the Rockaways, the thin peninsula on the southern edge of Queens that had been decimated by Hurricane Sandy.

Shipley, who lives in Manhattan, had been going out there every day since last Saturday, volunteering in the hard-hit enclave of Belle Harbor, where a Roman Catholic church, St. Francis de Sales, had essentially been taken over by relief workers.

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GIS povery Map of the Rockaways

Sat, 2012-11-10 21:39 — Maeryn Obley

facebook.com

Local Office Landscape Architecture has produced a GIS map of the levels of poverty in the Rockaways region of New York City

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Video - Rockaway Needs Us

Sat, 2012-11-10 08:09 — Kathy Gilbeaux

Voicemail by Michelle Cortez

youtube.com - by Alex Braverman and Poppy de Villeneuve - everyoneandcompany - November 4, 2012

Our Friend Michelle Lives In Rockaway Beach, New York.
We Didn't Hear From Her Until 3 Days After Hurricane Sandy,
When She Left Us The Following Voicemail.
The Damage In The Rockaways Is Extensive and Under-reported.
The Rockaways Need Our Help.

Far Rockaway: Global Disaster Zone

Fri, 2012-11-09 15:28 — Maeryn Obley

An emergency clinic in the Far Rockaways. Photo: Michael Goldfarb/Doctors Without Borders \

Image: An emergency clinic in the Far Rockaways. Photo: Michael Goldfarb/Doctors Without Borders

Submitted by Jeanne Heifetz

outsideonline.com - November 8th, 2012 - Matthew Power

On Election Day, a week after Hurricane Sandy had brought the largest city in America shuddering to a halt, there were still lines of cars at gas station stretching for blocks. At polling stations, the lines of voters stretched nearly as far. The Manhattan skyline twinkled with light again, and most of the subway tunnels had been dewatered by the Army Corps of Engineers.

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Mailhandler - Email address - Rockaways Resilience Network Working Group

Tue, 2012-11-06 10:49 — Kathy Gilbeaux

To the members of the Rockaways Resilience Network Working Group:

For your convenience, a mailhandler (email address) has been established for the Rockaways Resilience Network Working Group. The email address is:

***@***.***

Any emails you send that include the mailhandler address will automatically be posted within the Rockaways Resilience Network Working Group, if the emails are sent from your registration email address.

Please note: Attachments are currently not enabled within the mailhandler, so attachments will still need to be posted manually.

Thank you,

Kathy Gilbeaux

Test - 1 - mailhandler - rockaways.newyork@resiliencesystem.org

Tue, 2012-11-06 09:44 — Kathy Gilbeaux

This is a test.

Test - 1 - mailhandler - ***@***.***

Rockaways Response Coordination

Tue, 2012-11-06 07:26 — mdmcdonald
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Rockaway Thanksgiving

Fri, 2012-11-02 11:30 — Kathy Gilbeaux

          (CLICK ON THE INVITATION BELOW FOR DETAILS AND FOR DONATE / VOLUNTEER SIGN-UP)

                                                 http://www.rockawaythanksgiving.com/

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