Comments on: Burners Without Borders’ Sandy Relief Efforts

By: JEFF

JEFF — Sun, 11 Nov 2012 02:27:51 +0000

I’ve come to know and respect your organization thru a very good friend / Burner, who frankly did not shut up about BWB for the first few months of knowing him! It was inspiring and humbling, and especially so in the wake of Hurricane Katrina and the devastation that hit the Gulf Coast.

Now that devastation has hit my hometown of Oceanside (Long Island), and going “home” is an experience that I never would have imagined. For a stretch of more than 5 miles, from East Rockaway thru Oceanside, Island Park, and Long Beach, nearly every single house sits with all of the residents’ belongings in a trash heap out front. Many people remain without power. In Long Beach, the streets are still covered in mounds of sand that came off the beach; there are port-a-potties on nearly every corner because the residents are not able to flush their toilets; and the water is not safe to drink. School buildings are destroyed. Hospitals are evacuated. Almost every small business is destroyed. There is almost nothing open to get a meal or even a cup of coffee.

Help is needed. It is great that BWB is at the Jersey Shore, but if there are any resources at all to spread that relief effort to this hard hit area of Long Island, it is most needed.

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By: open minded paddington escorts

open minded paddington escorts — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 17:43:30 +0000

nice blog, you make a good job.. thanks

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By: Chrissie Turner Wilson

Chrissie Turner Wilson — Tue, 06 Nov 2012 20:14:37 +0000

..and don’t forget to VOTE

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By: Justin Hampton

Justin Hampton — Tue, 06 Nov 2012 20:03:58 +0000

Speaking as a 12-year burner with strong family/sentimental ties to the Jersey Shore, this strikes me as all kinds of awesome. One thing to keep in mind: many people in the area who didn’t lose everything and who would otherwise be able to help are still without internet service or even power, so they couldn’t volunteer even if they wanted to at this point. A phone line would be good for those people.

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