I've been looking for a good way to donate to help out the people in the village of Schoharie and the neighboring communities. One of my friends posted this link on facebook and it is a wonderful way to help. I just purchased the album and added a little more in to help the area that I love. Please look into what has happened in Schoharie as a result of Hurricane Irene and consider helping out as well. The link below will bring you to a website where various NYC artists have put together 43 songs. By purchasing the album all of the proceeds go to the Red Cross and the Schoharie County Community Action Program.
aftertheflood.bandcamp.com
Before this summer, I spent the last 4 working at Camp Fowler up in the Adirondack Mountains of NY. One week during each of those summers I went to Schoharie to help run a day camp program there. While there I worked with over 120 kids from the area, and over 100 volunteers from the community and the churches in town. The program itself brought more joy to my life than I could imagine and I've become friends with many of the volunteers that I worked with there. We lived with different families each year, and they always opened their homes up to us with open arms. We were treated graciously and I always felt welcome. The hugs I received were only a start to the whole communities warmth and caring.
I've now seen pictures on various news websites that show how high the water was and how much devastation really occurred. I've heard about how people I know that live above the village on a large hill still had water in their basement and lost quite a bit.
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