Additional information on Roosevelt Fire
September 26, 2018
Below is information forwarded from Hoback Ranches for residents on Wednesday, September 26th:
CHURCH VISIT:
Pastor Brian Nystrom will be at the Bondurant Church tomorrow morning, September 27th to visit from 8 AM until noon. His cell phone is 307.690.6949 and email is brian@stjohnsjackson.org if you are unable to connect in person but would appreciate the connection. Margaret Hutton will come down in the afternoon and stay until about 4 PM.
FUNDRAISING:
We have created a website for people to donate to:
https://www.gofundme.com/roosevelt-fire-disaster-recovery
PLEASE pass this along to all of those you know. This is the OFFICIAL fundraising site.
This is set up through the Bondurant Community Club in conjunction with the Lions Club in Pinedale so that all donations and recipients of donations will be tax exempt. The funds will be allocated and managed by the Bondurant Community Club with an established criteria
Tax deduction donation letters will come from the Lions of Wyoming Foundation. If people prefer to write checks, they should be made out to "Lions of Wyoming Foundation" with a memo stating "Roosevelt Fire" and mailed to Bondurant Community Club, PO Box 71, Bondurant, WY 82922.
The following is some important general information for EVACUEES:
RED CROSS:
Everyone who experiences loss or is in need of support during the evacuation should contact the Red Cross. They work on an individual basis and everything is completely confidential. We have two Red Cross Representatives locally stationed at the LDS Church in Pinedale. Their names are Mel and Cindy. Call them at 307.286.0576. They are able to help with a wide span, ranging from temporary housing, vouchers, aid with prescription medication, eyeglasses, child care, mental health counseling, etc. You will work with a caseworker and they’ll customize response to your needs. They have so many people wanting to help, but they need to understand what we need. Many of us do not yet know what we need, since some of us lost everything, and some of us are still waiting to know the status of our homes. This is still a great starting place however. There are two attachments provided by the Red Cross that are helpful for review.
HOUSING (SHORT AND LONG TERM):
If you need temporary housing, contact Mindi Crabb at the Lions Club in Pinedale at mindicrabb@gmail.com. They are maintaining a list of people who have offered temporary housing and can make connections between those with housing to offer and those in need.
For those in need of longer term housing, we are currently working on developing lists of people willing to donate/rent their homes on a longer term basis as well as a list of people in need. You will see an email in the coming days requesting information on those in need of housing. We will then match up those in need with those with housing to offer.
NON-MONETARY DONATIONS:
There are many amazing people who want to contribute on a variety of levels. The Lions Club in Pinedale is working with the Red Cross and NVOAD to establish a location as well as a donation management system to accept, organize, house, and distribute items. We expect this to be completed in the next couple of days. We will keep you those who are offering contributions and those in need posted on the details.
INSURANCE:
If you have insurance, you should contact your insurance carrier or insurance broker if you have not already. It is key to understand what you may be covered for in this interim in terms of temporary housing and extraordinary expenses.
FEMA:
You can apply for individual assistance from FEMA here:
https://www.fema.gov/individual-disaster-assistance
https://www.disasterassistance.gov/DAC/govBenefitReceiver.do?gbsessionid=0&action=RI&langcode=EN
You may not receive any assistance since there are many steps prior to individual support being federally approved for this event.
Hoback Ranches will NOT be a candidate as a community, or district, or for particular projects. FEMA will only be benefits to individuals. Again, FEMA will only assist if this becomes a FEMA disaster which has not been declared yet.
DINNER ON MONDAY:
Old Yellowstone Garage is graciously offering to come down to Bondurant and cook dinner for the evacuees, and our local volunteer firefighters this coming Monday. Dinner will be ready around 5 or 6 pm at the Church. They will bring hot boxes that will keep supper warm for our local firefighting team.
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