Disaster Relief for North Texas

Violent storms ripped through the North Texas area shortly after Christmas, spawning tornadoes that killed 11 people and severely damaged and/or destroyed many businesses and homes.  DG Nick Giannone shares that Rotarian Wayne Beaumier (Rotary Club of Bear Creek Copperfield) is assisting with Disaster Aid.  He led a group from our district to volunteer in Rowlett, Texas, on January 1st.  They plan to assist with downed tre removal, debris removal, clean-up, point of distribution management POD, and volunteer management as directed by local authorities.

 

Rowlett property assessment:  1145 homes and businesses impacted by the storm.  Out of 1110 homes mpacted, 159 were totally destroyed, 311 had major damage and will need to be demolished; 434 were damaged but still habitable; and 206 had minimal damage. Out of 35 businesses iimpacted, three were totally destroyed, eight had major damage and are structurally unsound, five had minor damage but still habitable, and nineteen others had minor damage to be repaired.