Tag: Grassroots

Rockaway Beach Surf Club: Kicking ass & taking names in Sandy relief

On By scenebyginaIn New York, PeopleLeave a comment

If Hurricane Sandy has proven one thing, it’s that grassroots efforts can sure as hell get things done. Even better, they can work side by side with agencies such as FEMA, the American Red Cross, and even the National Guard, to help those affected by a disaster. In some cases, as you’ll see below, it seems like they’re leading!

The following Reuters Investigates video is about the Rockaway Beach Surf Club‘s well-oiled Hurricane Sandy relief machine in the Rockaways. Makes you wonder: what else could they be running?

I linked to the Rockaway Beach Surf Club here. You can also check out Rockaway Relief for ways to help.

The New Revolution: The Grassroots Efforts of Hurricane Sandy Relief

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Sandy’s destruction in the Rockaways. (Photo via Danger Dame)

by Veronica Varlow via Danger Dame

I don’t even know where to begin.

But I know this needs to be written.

This is what I learned this week:  We are at the helm of our world community thriving or dying.  Know this.

Down at Beach 23 and Seagirt Blvd in the Rockaways, the five of us, jammed in a 1990 Mazda 323, on top of 2 generators and a pump to empty basements of water,  pulled up to a parking lot.

Sixty people came running to our car, surrounding it. “Do you have blankets? Please, we’re freezing!”

We had two left to give.

Read the rest of this great account of grassroots relief here.