Thanks everyone, for all of your thoughts, prayers and offers of food, clothing and lodging, but we are fine. We have friends and family close by and helping us out. I am posting all of these things so people can see what is going on and maybe get some kind of idea what it's like.
Even I am on the fringes of it, as my family has a warm, dry place to stay. Many of my neighbors do not. They are in a town that was under water, with no heat or electricity with garbage piled high in the streets, as the temperatures head below freezing. They are living like this with their children!
Some were lucky enough to score a generator and plug in an electric heater. Others are just piling on the clothes and looking for more clean, dry layers.
This is our new Village Hall.
If you want to help (and you know you'll feel better if you do) check out Island Harvest's Facebook page for ideas, they are on the ground here. Or send a check to Sacred Heart Parish at 301 Long Beach Road in Island Park, NY 11558.
Father Tutone (now Monsignor) cleaned out the Parish Center (which was under 4 feet of water) himself. That is where Ivarone Brothers fed our neighbors on Sunday. That is where our Jewish neighbors celebrated their High Holy Days when the pipes in their synagogue broke this year. That is where our School superintendent will hold a meeting on Thursday about the school situation, and that is where we always have a food pantry for neighbors in need. That is the place we can always count on when we are in need. That is even where voting was conducted today. Ironic isn't it?
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