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Disaster Date:10/29/2021

Crisfield, MD

Floods

What Happened

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. The reason for the flood was high tide, full moon and windy conditions all at the same time. According to some local people in Crisfield this event was more damaging than Hurricane Sandy in 2012. MDS’s response after Sandy was many home repair jobs and over 25 new homes in Crisfield area.

Volunteer in Crisfield, MD

What MDS Is Doing

MDS volunteers will focus primarily on new home construction, however there will be some repairs as well.

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. It’s about a three-hour drive south of Baltimore and about an hour to the southwest of Ocean City, MD. The local American Legion is providing overnight accommodations for volunteers. In addition, there is also a FEMA trailer available.

At A Glance

Weekly Reports

Crisfield, MD – March 3-9, 2024

This was the 1st week of MDS Leadership for J Loren Yoder Project Director), Henry Shellenberg (Construction Supervisor) Stu Landis (Crew Leader) Millie & Walt Kurtz (Head and Assistance Cooks) Wanda Yoder (Dessert and Bread maker extraordinaire...

Crisfield, MD – Feb. 25 – Mar. 2, 2024

13 Volunteers from Diller Mennonite Congregation in Newville, PA came to Crisfield, MD the week of Feb 25 – March 2nd. This group of seasoned MDS Volunteers have served together yearly on MDS projects for the past 20 years. The Heath House&#...

Crisfield, MD – Feb. 18-24, 2024

This week we said goodbye to Janis Ott, a crew leader that has been in Crisfield for 2 months.  He will be heading to Fresno, California for the annual celebration, then continuing his year-long program with MDS. We entertained 11 young adults from...

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