CERT Assists Samaritan's Purse

Hamden CERT Members had the opportunity to assist the volunteers from the Samaritan’s Purse Relief Organization in helping homeowners recover from the damage caused by the tornado and storms of May 15th, 2018. Multiple teams headed out to Hamden, North Haven, and Wallingford in assisting homeowners with the cutting of hazardous trees, limbs, branches and removal of storm debris.

"Appreciative" and "amazed" are two of the comments that we heard over and over during our many days of deployments. "Thankful beyond words" and "happy tears" were not uncommon among the people we served. Rewarding and fulfilling were the feelings that we experienced in helping these folks and assisting them with their long road to recovery. The damage to our community is extensive and working alongside these outstanding volunteers from all over the country was a blessing that goes beyond words. A special "thank you" to Pastor Jim Detweiler of Hope Church, North Haven for the use of their facilities and to Chick-Fil-A, North Haven for supplying us with a great meal on Saturday, June 23rd for the workers and the folks that we served, during that day.

A special thank you goes out to our Hamden CERT members who volunteered over 100 service hours assisting the members of Samaritan's Purse. It was an honor and privilege to be part of the team from Samaritan’s Purse who have helped folks from all over the area.