These winter weeks are going so quickly! We are never quite sure what each week will bring, but we know for sure that it will bring a group of new volunteers that are ready and willing to get to work! This week we have short term volunteers from...
Disaster Date:10/29/2021
Crisfield, MD
Floods
What Happened
On October 29, 2021, a significant flooding event happened along the eastern shores of Maryland in Somerset and Dorchester Counties. It impacted the Crisfield and Cambridge areas of the State. According to some local people in Crisfield, this event was more damaging than Hurricane Sandy in 2012.
What MDS Is Doing
MDS volunteers will focus primarily on new home construction. Interior work along with exterior trim and painting will also be a part of the work needed to be done. Volunteers will also be supporting a house elevation project, digging foundations, possibly laying block, and building ramp access once the house is lowered onto the new foundation.
Location
Crisfield is located in Somerset County, Maryland located on the Tangier Sound, an arm of the Chesapeake Bay. Population is around 2,500. It is the southernmost incorporated city in Maryland.
Weekly Reports
Our new weekly volunteers joining us this week are a group of 9 from Wisconsin. And added to the long term team is Dick and Sharon, from Lancaster, PA. Dick will be serving as crew leader and Sharon as Assistant Cook for the month of February....
We welcomed a group of ten from Virginia on Sunday afternoon, six women and four men. We were thankful for warmer temperatures this weekend with sunny skies and less wind! Monday was beautiful and sunny with a temperature of 40 degrees, which is...
