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Because of UMCOR relief funds, volunteers for the Okanogan Long Term Recovery Group are about to rebuild their eighth and final house destroyed by 2020 wildfires \u2013 more houses than the team originally projected they would be able to fund also in a much shorter timeline.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt was the UMCOR money and volunteers that got the ball rolling,\u201d said Dana Bryson, co-coordinator of disaster response in the Pacific Northwest Conference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bryson has been partnering with the Okanogan Long Term Recovery Group to seek out financial resources, volunteers, case managers and more to help with the recovery and rebuilding efforts after fires swept through northcentral Washington in September 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After applying for and receiving a UMCOR solidarity grant of $10,000 in the immediate aftermath of the blaze, Bryson sought out an additional $100,00 and then another $250,000 grant from UMCOR to help with recovery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The money provided for case management, construction materials and more, but it also opened up more volunteers and resources. The Okanogan Long Term Recovery Group (LTRG) was then able to secure $500,000 from the American Red Cross, Mennonite Disaster Services chipped in, and other ecumenical partners joined the effort.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bryson is also quick to credit the Okanogan Long Term Recovery Group\u2019s organized efforts for making the rebuilding process as smooth as a disaster response rebuilding project can be.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After vetting potential projects, they could tackle and assess finances, Bryson said the Okanogan LTRG projected they could rebuild five to six houses by 2023. It is early in 2022 and the eighth house is about to be under construction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe Okanogan Long Term Recovery Group is a great group of people,\u201d said Bryson. \u201cThey have experience \u2013 unfortunately.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The recovery group formed after wildfires swept through the area in 2014 and 2015. The team was putting the finishing touches on one of the last houses from that rebuilding project when the 2020 fires swept through the region.<\/p>\n\n\n

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The outside of one home being rebuilt in northcentral Washington after 2020 wildfires.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

\u201cWe got started really early because of established relationships,\u201d Bryson said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

John Melvin of Fairway Community United Methodist Church outside of Seattle had joined the initial Okanogan Long Term Recovery Group re-building process as an Early Response Team member back in 2015.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe case manager called me and said, \u2018hey, do you want to get the band back together?\u2019\u201d Melvin recalled in the early stages of 2020 wildfire recovery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Melvin said his church has been actively involved in homeless ministries for years, so when he saw the opportunity to swing a hammer and help people thrive one home at a time, he knew he\u2019d found his niche.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now that he is retired, Melvin spends as much time as he can on rebuild projects, and in the Okanogan area that\u2019s meant at least seven trips to help build walls in the last six months \u2013 often collaborating with the homeowners who are trying to rebuild their homes and their lives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI had a great conversation with one of the homeowners,\u201d he said. \u201cI learned a lot about them.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For those interested in joining an UMCOR-certified ERT or becoming a United Methodist Volunteer in Mission (UMVIM), visit www.greaternw.org\/disaster-response<\/a> to contact your Conference liaisons and see where your skills and passion might be put to use helping others.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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