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    Bring unused, winterized FEMA trailers to Gerritsen Beach

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    To: Governor Cuomo, Mayor Bloomberg, FEMA Coordinator Mike Byrne

    Please bring the 100 unused FEMA trailers that are sitting in Pennsylvania and ALL other available FEMA trailers to Gerritsen Beach, Brooklyn and other nearby areas that have been affected by Sandy.

    Our residents need temporary housing near their homes so that they can get their kids to and...

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    Please bring the 100 unused FEMA trailers that are sitting in Pennsylvania and ALL other available FEMA trailers to Gerritsen Beach, Brooklyn and other nearby areas that have been affected by Sandy.

    Our residents need temporary housing near their homes so that they can get their kids to and from school, repair their home, meet with FEMA, Rapid Repairs, Insurance Companies and still maintain their employment. These trailers can be placed on the private property (yards) of some Gerritsen Beach residents or placed on land in local Marinas (boat yards). Many lost their cars in the flood as well.

    The situation is getting worse for Gerritsen Beach residents that do not have the funds to repair the severe damage caused by this natural disaster. They need more help and support than they have already received in order to survive.

    Seniors, families with children, as well as people with disabilities are homeless, freezing, sick, and are becoming increasingly distressed. We have been very lucky that severe, freezing temperatures have not hit us yet, but that luck is about to run out. When we have a few days of wind and below-freezing temperatures, we will find that we have waited far too long for these trailers.

    We urge you to change your policy and bring these winterized trailers to Gerritsen Beach and the rest of NY before it is too late!

    Sincerely,

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    The community of Gerritsen Beach and surrounding area is in desperate need of help. We have paid our fair share in tax dollars over the years. I would never think this would happen in the USA since our government sends in our great military to provide humanitarian aid in times of crisis - to sets up towns, create shelters, provide medical assistance, food and needed essentials to the victims of disaster. However, our Gerritsen Beach residents have been left in the dark, are cold and are now trying to cope with the realities of having to rebuild their entire home while living with mold.

    Our community is at risk and the lives of our family, friends and neighbors are at stake unless there is a HUGE, TIMELY response put forth from our government and other American citizens.

    Please Help Us Save These Hardworking Citizens of the United Sates of America!

    We need your help NOW! We cannot wait any longer! These trailers can make a huge difference in the lives of so many - please help bring them to Gerritsen Beach and New York.

    All the best,
    Michael Taylor
    Chairman of the Board
    Gerritsen Beach Cares, Inc.


    Please watch this link:
    http://www.ny1.com/content/top_stories/173318/fema-has-more-than-100-unused--winterized-trailers-in-pennsylvania-lot

    Issues:

    1. Update #2

      Posted by Kelly Poore Mead (Campaign Leader) on Dec 13, 2012

      Thank you all for being involved and caring about those who have been affected by Sandy. Please continue to give your support to our cause by forwarding this petition throughout your Facebook and Twitter communities! Please also visit GBCares.org or facebook.com/GBSandyRelief to see more stories about the devastation caused in Gerritsen Beach.

      We also found out this weekend that FEMA is bringing trailers to New Jersey because their Representatives have pushed for them. We have not yet...

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      Thank you all for being involved and caring about those who have been affected by Sandy. Please continue to give your support to our cause by forwarding this petition throughout your Facebook and Twitter communities! Please also visit GBCares.org or facebook.com/GBSandyRelief to see more stories about the devastation caused in Gerritsen Beach.

      We also found out this weekend that FEMA is bringing trailers to New Jersey because their Representatives have pushed for them. We have not yet received word that the Mayor's office has changed its stance on FEMA trailers.

      Sadly, for the residents of New York, New Jersey officials seem more motivated to get their constituents what they so desperately need and deserve.

      We are asking for your help signing and fowarding this petition to as many people as possible to show NYC and FEMA that they must bring these trailers and mobile homes to Gerritsen Beach and other affected areas of New York City ASAP. Gerritsen Beach alone currently has a list of over 100 families requesting a local place to live. Any further delay is unconscionable and completely unacceptable. The Mayor's office has put forward the Rapid Repairs Program as an alternative solution to provide "Shelter-in-Place", however, that program has been painfully slow in its progress and completely ignores the issue of mold, which makes a "Shelter-in-Place" uninhabitable and dangerous. Our residents are getting sicker by the day, the mold is rampant, funds have not been coming in fast enough, and they have been working tirelessly in this terrible weather to restore their homes. In this season of giving, let's provide the affected residents with a warm space for their families that is close to their home and will give them the hope and resolve that is necessary to recover from Sandy.

      I have included recent news coverage below.

      http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=news/investigators&id=8918103

      "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it's the only thing that ever has." -Margaret Mead

      Thank you all again for your tremendous support!

    2. Update #1

      Posted by Kelly Poore Mead (Campaign Leader) on Dec 13, 2012

      Thank you all for being involved and caring about those who have been affected by Sandy. Please continue to give your support to our cause by forwarding this petition throughout your Facebook and Twitter communities! Please also visit GBCares.org or facebook.com/GBSandyRelief to see more stories about the devastation caused in Gerritsen Beach.

      We also found out this weekend that FEMA is bringing trailers to New Jersey because their Representatives have pushed for them. We have not yet...

      …

      Thank you all for being involved and caring about those who have been affected by Sandy. Please continue to give your support to our cause by forwarding this petition throughout your Facebook and Twitter communities! Please also visit GBCares.org or facebook.com/GBSandyRelief to see more stories about the devastation caused in Gerritsen Beach.

      We also found out this weekend that FEMA is bringing trailers to New Jersey because their Representatives have pushed for them. We have not yet received word that the Mayor's office has changed its stance on FEMA trailers.

      Sadly, for the residents of New York, New Jersey officials seem more motivated to get their constituents what they so desperately need and deserve.

      We are asking for your help signing and fowarding this petition to as many people as possible to show NYC and FEMA that they must bring these trailers and mobile homes to Gerritsen Beach and other affected areas of New York City ASAP. Gerritsen Beach alone currently has a list of over 100 families requesting a local place to live. Any further delay is unconscionable and completely unacceptable. The Mayor's office has put forward the Rapid Repairs Program as an alternative solution to provide "Shelter-in-Place", however, that program has been painfully slow in its progress and completely ignores the issue of mold, which makes a "Shelter-in-Place" uninhabitable and dangerous. Our residents are getting sicker by the day, the mold is rampant, funds have not been coming in fast enough, and they have been working tirelessly in this terrible weather to restore their homes. In this season of giving, let's provide the affected residents with a warm space for their families that is close to their home and will give them the hope and resolve that is necessary to recover from Sandy.

      I have included recent news coverage below.

      http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=news/investigators&id=8918103

      "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it's the only thing that ever has." -Margaret Mead

      Thank you all again for your tremendous support!

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    Please let them have some comfort and peace of mind going into a New Year.

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    Albert Rogers

    To John Morlock. Your comment should be deleted, it is mere vulgar abuse.

    Laurie Pruitt-Story

    oh yes. some people !

    Where does all of our tax dollars go? Not to Americans that need help immediately. Yet we send billions to countries that hate us. Help these people called AMERICANS NOW............

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    Albert Rogers

    While I agree with the main sentiment here, that the taxes we pay are misused. I reject the idea that the whole of any country hates us. Most of the people in a poor country do not even know us. We spend billions on weapons of war, and although we ban reprocessing that would reduce the lifetime of nuclear waste a thousandfold, we STILL retain nuclear weapons. We allow people who receive vastly more annual income than the President of the USA does, to pay far less than the difference between what their labor, if any, is worth, and what they actually receive.

    Clyde Beaver

    Look what we have for leadership. What do you expect, Bloomberg and the other leader,both need removed

    Please help these families whose lives have been crushed under the weight of Sandy and give them a place to celebrate this Season if Hope and Renewal!

    Muhammad Akram

    WE MUST HELP NEEDY HUMANS AT THE RIGHT TIME.AS WE ARE ALSO HUMAN.

    Albert Rogers

    Hey, Muhammad, I like it! There are Commandments in the three chapters of Exodus following ch.20 (which has 12, not Ten) that reminds the Hebrews "for ye were strangers".

    This is my sisters neighborhood! Please help her and her neighbors!

    Vera Jo Sipos Bauer

    sent in a cause request.

    Please let's not let the "First Sandy" incident be forgotten so quickly. Please sign the petition to move those FEMA trailers to those in this area who so desperately need it...my prayers and thoughts are with you. May the God of heaven and earth shelter you under His wings and give you comfort and strength to endure. In the name of Jesus Christ. Amen

    Thank you to my FB friends and family who respond to this much needed cause!

    Please Help the residents of Gerritsen Beach have some place warm to spend the winter.

    Pamela Pitts

    I didn't have to live in a trailer from FEMA after Hurricane Katrina but know many that did, please help the victims of Sandy. You would want the help if you lost your home, you'd get tired of living in a shelter. Or better yet go spend a fe days in a shelter then you'll appreciate a small unit just for your family!

    Check your math. 800 X 10 is 8000. But I get the point. Gerritsen Beach has always been a community of hard working people. Mt church when I was a kid is in Gerritsen Beach. People who have paid taxes all these years are ENTITLED to help when they need it.

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