Help Wanted! Volunteers Needed To Help Out During And After Hurricane Sandy

The Town of Old Lyme is compiling a list of volunteers to help out in various capacities in the wake of Hurricane Sandy.

"The Town of Old Lyme needs your time, talents and smiles to support the recovery efforts of our community," Old Lyme Selectwoman Mary Jo Nosal writes.

The town is putting together teams of volunteers, up to 150 people, to help out in various capacities in the wake of Hurricane Sandy to help with recovery. If you are available and willing to help out, please call (860) 598-0025 and leave your name and contact information.

There will be many jobs to do post-storm, whether it’s helping to staff the Senior Center or reaching out to neighbors. When you call please say if you have any particular skills that might be useful and note your availability. Old Lyme officials will call you as needed and want to thank you in advance for your support.

The town is also asking people to please help organize this effort by sharing this message with their contacts now—while the lights are still on!

For information about the storm, please call the Town of Old Lyme Emergency Operations Center Storm Information (860) 598-0120. To volunteer, call the volunteer line (860) 598-0025.

In East Lyme

The American Red Cross is operating the Regional Emergency Shelter at East Lyme Middle School but last night, it had just 13 staff people on hand to help with about 60 people. Tonight, there will be even more people arriving—the shelter has the capacity to house 2,200 but the Red Cross will need more volunteers to handle that many people. 

If you are a CERT Volunteer and are available to help, please contact Sue Bolon at (860) 460-8020. You can also contact Bolon at the Red Cross if you'd like to help out with a donation. Thank you!