\HUTCHINSON, Kan. — The United Way and Reno County Volunteer Organizations Active in Disaster gave statistics of the help they have been able to give in the past year in the aftermath of the Cottonwood Complex Fire.
The VOAD assisted with 40 different properties. The work started with immediate needs assistance such as housing and personal items then helped fund 120 dumpsters with 964 tons of debris taken away to the rebuilding efforts such as 29 water wells completed, 30 homes hooked back up with electricity and leveraged over 1800 volunteer hours to help assist in all that needed to be done.
The VOAD has held several town hall meetings with residents over this year to bring education and resources to them. A last town hall meeting will be held this next week to honor our fire survivors and all that they have done to move forward.
The Reno County VOAD is made up of many organizations all working together for the betterment of our community during a disaster. Those organizations include the United Way of Reno County, The Salvation Army, Interfaith Housing and Community Services, Trinity United Methodist Church, New Covenant Presbyterian Church, Reno County Emergency Management, The Volunteer Center, Mennonite Disaster Services, Reno County Health Department, City of Hutchinson, Association of Chaplains, Red Cross and Disciples of Christ. If you would like to learn more about the Reno County VOAD, please contact [email protected].
The survivors are being brought together for a private meal in the coming days with the VOAD so that they can share stories with each other about how the recovery is going.
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