HomeMy WebLinkAboutGoderich Signal Star, 2011-08-31, Page 45cebook group springs into action to clean up Goderich, Benmiller
Goderich Tornado Cleanup flub
ded to Itenmiller this week, hring-
ith it a supply of volunteer power.
at began as an. online Facebook
now has more than 500 mem-
i:rottt their initial meet up and
up, with about .15 people, the
has been growing steadily, help -
it wherever needed.
k1 . founder I.uke Elliott is looking
ine help with coordinating what
s to he done and by whom. lie is
ling foot two people
to register volunteers, two people to
register property owners needing work
and two coordinators to link the two
together.
.A meeting has been set up Wednes-
day night at the Signal Star baseball dia-
mond on I iuckins Street for 7 p.m.
"it's just a meet and greet to meet the
members of the Goderich Tornado
Cleanup !tub," Elliott said. "See what
volunteers are in the area and what
property owners are in need of help."
Elliott reminds any potential volun-
'eels that they need as much personal
Iti ittective equipment as possible,
including moots, gloves and safety
glasses.
All work is on ,c volunteer basis and
everything is personal liability, he said.
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"Also, we need to discuss sepa-
rating chainsaw certified people
from those with saws who want
to help," he said. "It's enter at
your own risk on the properties."
The way to sign up is through
the Goderich Tornado Cleanup
flub on Facebook, both for prop-
erty owners and for volunteers.
On Sunday, .Elliott said they
had about 30 people throughout
the day pitching in, but he also
said he learned a very important
lesson.
"We started broadcasting the
work site on the radio but we got
way too many looky-loos," he
said.
"1 was getting pretty
frustrated."
Not only did the cars of
onlookers impede progress, but
there was a fender -bender as a
result.
So, volunteers will get the day's
information at the morning
meetings in the Zehr's parking
lot at 9;30 a.m. daily,
"I'm not going to make any
more facebook events but if.peo-
ple want to show up at the Zehr's
parking lot at 9:30, we'll send
then to work," he said.
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Members of the Goderich Tornado Clean Up Hub — a Facebook group of volunteers that have been helping
out wherever they can meet up for the first time Thursday morning outside the Beer Store. The group
has been growing in numbers and spreading out to various hard-hit sites to clear brush, cut wood and
clean up. .
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Free masks
Volunteers at Ideal Supply were helping those trying to get downtown last week.
People looking to get into their downtown properties were outfitted with free mold and asbestos masks at
Ideal Supply at Suncoast and MacEwan. The company donated all the masks, as well as flttings, to anyone
needing to get into their puce of residence or business in the downtown core. Because of the age of the
building debris, masks were mandatory for those returning.