Woodstock Early Bird The Early Bird Gets the Worm: earlybirdtips@gmail.com

 Update 10:40am : We have learned that Wild Apple’s Laurie Chester is also on the “giving”  or fundraising end for this fund and on the board that will help determine local needs. We are also told  Woodstock Trustee Candace Coburn has also been recruited for this effort.

Many have asked how they might help. The info  on the  fund described below  has been established to help those in the MOST SERIOUS NEED.

(In addition, separately, Woodstock Early Bird is sure that  if you’d like to specifically support the efforts of our VOLUNTEER  emergency, fire and rescue responders, they will accept a check made out to Wooodstock Emergency Services)

Woodstock Emergency Services, Woodstock Road, Woodstock, VT 05091

Here’s the info on the Sustainable Woodstock Fund:

The Woodstock VT Area Flood Relief Fund

Purpose of the fund: This fund provides assistance to residents of the greater Woodstock Area who need help securing basic necessities like food, medicine, shelter, clothing and losses related to Hurricane Irene.

In its initial phase, the fund will direct its resources to the emergency survival needs of people who are most vulnerable, based on age, physical condition, general life circumstances, and the extent of loss.

After responding to the immediate crisis of the flood, and depending on monies available, the fund will consider requests for additional support from eligible persons who need assistance to rebuild their homes and reestablish their lives.

To receive financial support: The fund will consider requests for support from residents of Barnard, Bridgewater, Pomfret, Reading, South Woodstock, Taftsville, and Woodstock for flood-related needs.

Please contact Sustainable Woodstock for an application via e-mail or phone or by stopping at the office. (Sally Miller, director, and volunteers are only in the office part-time, so please understand that someone may not always be available immediately. We’ll respond as quickly as possible.)

Phone: 802-457-2911

E-mail: spm@sustainablewoodstock.com

Office: 32 Pleasant Street

To donate to the fund:

• Write a check made payable to Sustainable Woodstock. Please put Flood Relief Fund in the memo line.

• Mail your check to Sustainable Woodstock, PO Box 611, Woodstock, VT 05091.

• Or deliver your check to the Sustainable Woodstock office at 32 Pleasant Street or to the Bond Street office of Lake Sunapee Bank.

• You can donate online directly to this fund through Sustainable Woodstock’s secure website: www.sustainablewoodstock.org

How the fund is managed: Sustainable Woodstock, a 501(c)(3) organization, administers the fund. All donations are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by federal law. A committee that includes Sustainable Woodstock officers and community representatives will review funding requests to assess eligibility and priorities. Every effort will be made to provide assistance as quickly as possible, so that emergency needs can be met