Forwarded from Karine at BWB:

I just talked to Breandon in Cedar Rapids today, and
he said he's been working down there since June.

You can read more about it from the links below.

His updates include : he has moved out of the house he
was living in/ renting and into a church nearby. FEMA
has pulled the porta-pottys near worksites, and now he
has to go back to the church to take a dump if he
needs to in the middle of the day. He is working in
tangeant with the Hands On organization and volunteer
numbers are now dwindling. He's asking for support
from the burner community yet again, and I told him
maybe we can at least spread the word and try to get
his pleas into our community boards. They need help
and the situation is getting harsher. Several
volunteers who had been in Cedar Rapids, and who went
to the desert were trying to bring awareness to Cedar
Rapids, and I fear their news got trumped by Gustav.

There are currently no other volunteers related to
Burning Man there at this time. Breandon does have,
however, a camping area available and the residents
ARE in need of fresh help! There is space for a camp
to be set up. Even one extra person or two could
really be of help. They are currently drywalling, and
gutting and mucking out flooded homes that haven't
been touched. The nights are getting colder (down to
around 40 deg F at night). A recent report, he claims,
are that 4,000 homes were affected. They've cleaned
and gutted about 280 themselves with Hands On, and
reports say there are 800-1,000 homes that are still
untouched.

Not all of us can pack up and set up camp in Cedar
Rapids, gettin' dirty... but thanks, if you can help
spread the word. A few motivated individuals could
make a big difference.

~Karine
see:
www.burnerswithoutborders.org/glo...owa/

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Breandan McNulty has been helping those most affected
by the earthquake in Peru for the past few months and
now he helping people residents of Cedar Rapids, IA
get back on their feet after floods devastated their
town. Join Brendan in making a difference in the lives
of people who could really use the support at this
time.

You can read this June 18th article about the floods.

Check out this video of an aerial view of the flood
that has damaged much of the town.

SEPT. '08 UPDATE: News reports that 800-1,000 homes
are still left untouched as of Sept 9th, 2008. FEMA
says, "Cedar Rapids is moving too slow,". Porta pottys
that have become fixtures in neighborhoods from June
flooding have now been pulled. Nights are getting
colder.

Do you think you would like to volunteer and either
have a ride to offer or need a ride? Go to the flood
relief rideshare board here and sign up.

This from Breandan-

If you bring a tent, there is plenty of space to
camp. A very nice gentleman is allowing BWB to camp
on his property and have use of the showers and water
in the house for as long as we are working. Food is
taken care of. The people of Cedar Rapids and the
surrounding areas have been baking lunch and dinner
everyday and setting up in scattered schools and
churches, offering free meals for volunteers. Its a
nice set up. I encourage people to come down.

Anyone planning on heading that way, Call me. I'll
get you set up - Breandan McNulty - (847) 712-9336.
breandanjamesmcnulty@yahoo.com

How do I get there?
Cedar Rapids Airport (CID) is the closest airport and
there is a Greyhound terminal Cedar Rapids is 2hrs
from Des Moines( which has an airport), 4 hrs from
Chicago, 5hrs from St. Louis, 4 hrs from Omaha, 4.5hrs
from Minneapolis, 4hrs from Milwaukee, 5 hrs from
Kansas City. Erideshare.com has set up a Flooding
Rideshare board.