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OA/ID Number: FolderlD: 24228 Row: 66 Shelf: 4 Position: 3 Section: 1 Stack: S FOIA Number: 2013-0661-F (3) FOIA MARKER This is not a textual record. This is used as an administrative marker by the William J. Clinton Presidential Library Staff. Collection/Record Group: Clinton Presidential Records Subgroup/Office of Origin: Americorps Series/Staff Member: General Files Subseries: Folder Title: [AmeriCorps - Hurricane Marilyn Recovery - U.S. Virgin Islands, October 16-November 19, 1995] [loose] AmeriCorps- Hurricane Marilyn Recovery U.S. Virgin Islands: October 16, through November 19, 1995. As you return to your "normal" lives, know that you have done a good thing by participating in the hurricane recovery process. You have touched many lives in the five weeks we have spent here. The projects we have completed are many and varied, just as the people we have helped. From the debris removal of a totally destroyed, and stench-ridden, trailer, to the cleaning of a small apartment of a"Ghandi-like" amputee, to the filing of Food Stamps certification forms, you have all shown brightly in this great team effort. You have all done the AmeriCorps name real good. Even as the future of the program is threatened, you have added another major victory to the AmeriCorps banner! Thank you for all you have given. "YOU CAN NEVER HAVE ENOUGH BUCKETS" LIGHTS AND YIRTUES Jackson Browne Here s to lights and virtues Here s to truths yet to be known Knowledge to light the darkness The searchfor things ofyour own Here s to lights and virtues Here s to reaching higher ground A life of hope andpurpose Here s to strength yet to befound Honor--though it goes unrecognized and truth—though liars abound The pleasure of love and friendship The courage to be alone PHONE NUMBERS YOU MAY NEED: Donna Hines- (202) 690-0693 for questions about perdiem, travel and stipend Joel Berg- (202) 720-6350 for questions about the future of AmeriCorps all questions should first be directed to your project sponsor. "REMEMBER TO LIVE YOUR LIFE ONE DUMPSTER AT A TIME" -DON'T SQUANDER THE SPACE YOU HAVE BEEN GIVEN- AmeriCorps Virgin Islands Recovery Accomplishments 1.Florence Phillips- Mandal: the first outdoor job; lots of debris and nowhere to put it; built some stairs 2. Clarence Calistro- Hospital Ground: cleaned debris and garbage from a local FEMA worker's grandmother's house; cut trees with carpenter's saw! 3. Ricardo Williams- Tutu: cleaned-up trash and debris around house and helped construct temporary roof to hold tarp 4. Rastafarian Community- Bordeaux Farm: assisted Mennonite Disaster Service in construction of 9 tent platforms 5. Mariann Batiste- Tutu Valley: the first roof removal; a wonderful and appreciative person; we figured out that a large crew gets more done than a small crew??! 6. Emergency response- Dorothea: Bill, along with a FEMA-CR person, helped a homeless person move their belongings from the road side to a more secure place 7. Bernadette Gonsalves- Wintberg: general dcbris removal from around the house and a very disgusting referigerator 8. Terry and Italia Brunn- Wintberg: general debris clean-up for a nice couple- Jimmy ramrods for the Seamsters Union. 9. Sean Penn- Coki Point: lots of debris and Scott gets taken to the cleaners 10. Herman Charles- Lower John Dunko: removal of hanging insulation and damaged ceiling; installation of tarp 11. Viola Liburd- Lower John Dunko: same as Herman Charles, but on a smaller scale 12.Vivian Queeman- Mahogany Estate: the notorious PVC adventure, directed by Jimmy, with Scott playing the gopher; removed pile of rubble 13.Beatrice Crime- Contant: three cement block walls that had fallen were removed making it safe to walk again 14. Patricia Thomas- Contant: removed small amount of garbage and realized our limitations concerning going onto and fixing roofs 15. Mary Jackson- Contant: removed damaged ceiling tiles and taught us that we can't staple into metal or glass? 16. Lutheran School- King Quarter: assisted Lutheran's in removing debris from school 17. Louis Guerrard- Mandal: removed sheet metal from field 18. Rastafarian Community- Bordeaux: Charlet takes stoves and other goodies to the Rastas, with Brad from FEMA-CR 19. Olivia Maduro- Hospital Ground: removed sheet metal and other debris from the gut in front of her house; Tim sliced his forearm, and Richard tried walking on nails 20. Robby La Place- Mandal: the trailer; the mess; the stench; Vontese wishes she had ten hands; Ana smiles on the front page; Dan is promoted to project leader; the lunch; Jimmy tests the strength of his shin; twisted steel; hellacious pile of everything stable and moving; scorpions, tarantulas, and skeletons 21. Edna Callwood- Tutu Valley: another day another roof removed at record rate; a real sheety day 22. Joeelyn Monsanto- Tutu Valley: Tutu Valley, must be another roof; a very twisted roof and a couple of trees; John earns trip to FEMA Medical Unit with sculpted wrist 23. Muriel Brewley- Tutu Highrise: Scott demonstrates the use of a Coleman stove and lantern; did anybody see his eyebrows? 24. James Webster- Bovoni: Mr. and Mrs. Webster were on hand to direct the debris removal and sorting; they wanted to save alot of things; quickly completed. 25. Trinita Hodge- Frydenhoj: removed debris and sorted wood for a local FEMA person whose house was destroyed except for the bathroom 26. Olivia Maduro- Hospital Ground: Dan, John and Ryan rebuilt the railings on this wood bridge; it is a good one, and a definite improvement 27. St. Thomas Livestock Association- Bonne Esperance: lead by ramrod Tim, sheetmetal and other debris is removed from this non-profit's field; discovered we need monkeys in our tool bag to get sheetmetal out of trees 28. Webb Alick- Estate Tutu: Ana and Mark help Lutherans remove debris and clean home 29. Ernesto and Ester Van ter Pool- Old Tutu: another assist to Lutherans for debris removal and clean-up by Ana and Mark 30. Murphy Smith- Queen Quarter: «Scott we need 4 flatheaded screwdrivers!!!!" application of crowbars negates this previous plea; hardheaded AmeriCorps members beatdown and shred an entire roof; Tim gets his arm in way of sheetmetal again. 31. Lillian Lopez- Queen Quarter: removal of fallen branches and a dead sheetmetal fence and a well-deserved short day 32. Marva Ritter- Tutu Valley: more debris and another roof; all done not enough tools! 33. George DeWerd- Hull: a fine old man in a sad situation; a beautiful house that has suffered alot from Marilyn; removed debris, trash and Will done did what he did; we avoided the pool; for $50 Dan would have been challenged to jump into the slimy soup, but alas! Dan wasn't there. 34. Judith Goodling- Anna's Retreat: a Lutheran assist debris and damaged possession removal by the Ana and Mark Show. 35. Stove Demo- St. John: Cheri lends a hand to a small group of elderly folks on the small island. 36. USDA Food distribution- St. Thomas: help in the warehouse 37. Food Stamp work- St. Croix: Vontese and Yvette wow cm on St. Croix and help the USDA finish up their operations there 38. Food Stamp work- St. Thomas: everyone got a shot at this as it went from day one to last day; assistance was given to USDA personnel in the certification and distribution process at up to 5 locations 39. Sarah Matthews: Tutu Valley: quick work on a contact made by us removing part of a roof and clearing a path from the front yard to the backyard 40. Joe Potter- Tutu: yet another Mark and Ryan relief effort removing damaged furniture with Lutheran help 41. The Hills- Tutu: its getting boring but Mark and Ryan assist the Lutherans in removal of debris and damaged belongings 42. Leroy Boyce- Litton's Fancy: dancing on the roof by Tim, Jimmy, Ryan and Abby; reinforcing the roof and re-application of our special off-white tarp to stop major leaking; return trip on one of the primo jobs of the tour- building a two-story staircase; cudos to Cherie, Ryan, Tim and Mark 43. Molly Mills- Mafolie: lots of debris from around the house; took two days and 3 dump trucks to clear it out; one of those days with a VERY SMALL CREWrr! 44. Stove Demo- Donoe: Charlet and Dina show some scared folk how to use a Coleman stove and lantern 45. Stove Demo- Oswald Harris Court: more stove and lantern by the gas appliance queens 46. USDA- ESF 11- Special Project: Cherie hangs in the DFO doing a few reports for USDA folk 47. Earl Bedford- Bordeaux: the first of many tent platforms and tent assembly by our crack tent crew of John, Dina and Dan with a one day assist by Sammy and Will; there are very few flat spots on this island! 48. Olive Patrick- Bordeaux: tent crew number 2 offers their first rendition of the tent platform while attempting to prove that the platform can be flipped like a pancake; well.... you know those pancakes that you flip and they kind of hit the edge? 49. Charles Hughes- Bovoni: a good cleaning of this man's apartment and a ride to get him certified for Food Stamps; he had only been out of his apartment once since Marilyn; great job by Yvette, Cherie and Will 50. Fidelia Francis- Nadir: where have you heard this before: Ana and Mark help Lutherans clean-up debris and trash 51. Konger Gade Parsonage- King Quarter: Mark replants 260 year- old date palm tree "Markie Palmseed" 52. Frederick Lutheran Church- King Quarter: Ana and Marlc continue their Lutheran ways and chop down a Royal Palm that is obstructing traffic- proving that what Ana and Mark giveth, A and M take away- the earth remains in balance 53. Bluebeard Hill Church- King Quarter: removal of branches from around a church as A and M near the conclusion of their religious quests 54. Reformation Lutheran Church- Tutu; set-up and construction of platforms to aid church activities as the assist to our Lutheran friends continues to turn toward a focus away from specific hurricane recovery for needy individuals; it takes us a while longer to wake-up 55. Reuben Wheatley- Havensight: a small amount of debris and some branches; referred by letter to FEMA 56. Mary Moorhead- an emergency movement of personal belongings for an evicted person; Mark creases the loaner van 57. Calvin Wheatley- Crown and Hawk: a mostly destroyed house; we cleared the property around the house and filled 2 large dumpsters over parts of three days; Calvin lavished gifts upon our members 58. Margaret Charles- St. John: removed 6 dumptruck loads from home and yard in 3 and 1/2 hours 59. 1. Daniels- St. John: removcd debris into dumptruck; how did these St. John's people come up with one of them? sure could have used them earlier 60. Lutheran assist: the straws that broke the camels back, or certainly thumped his or her hump; we help clean-up an old place to house volunteers; and then help clean-up another place where some of them stay; Scott and Bill finally see the light that several members have been shining into their bleary eyes; 61. Clement Aubin- Contant: the clean-up crew of Charlet, Ana and Sammy clean walls and other parts of the house, remove some debris and offer moral support; with an assist by Joycelyn of Community Relations 62. Miriam Waters- Savan: the clean-up crew of C, A and S help this elderly blind woman spruce up her house 63. Ethel Hanim- Savan: another Coleman Stove demo 64. Roberto Francis- Bordeaux: the tent with the most spectacular view constructed by the loving hands of Dina, John and Dan- in the wrong piace! but all was not lost, Francis will move it. 65. Nathaniel Meyers- Bordeaux: injury and sickness strikes tent crew #1 leaving only 3; this does not stop Dan, John and Dina; they forge on building one platform for every three names they collect of people needing their own tent condo 66. Leslie Payton- Fortuna: Tim, Jimmy and Jason construct a tent platform on a site where Tim had to remove some animal's feces with a decorator plastic cup before the Senator would proceed with the project; tent is for a Public Defender who is trying a major murder case 67. Warren Williams- Bordeaux: a tent platform by Dan, Dina and John (DDJ) 68. Dolly Penn- St. John: heroic work cleaning the very modest digs of this woman; all furniture was removed, simple shelving was built, and garbage was hauled away; with help from FEMA-CR, she was given a new small referigerator and clean linen. 69. Olive Greaves- St. John: removed debris to curbside on the small island 70. Sylvestor Hamilton- Bordeaux: tent platform and truly nice man by Tim, Jason and Jimmy (TJJ) 71.Alphonso- Bordcaux: tent crew #1 (DDJ) steeps themselves in tent platform construction techniques 72. Clarence Cipio- St. John: removed two truck loads of debris from around St. Ursulas Church 73. Earl Forbes- Bordeaux: DDJ construct a high flying platform; the rock was a nice touch. 74. Byron Evans- Bordeaux: delivery of tent and platform materials 75. Keith Brown- Bordeaux: DDJ complete the other half of the Forbes- Brown dual platforms overlooking a rapidly recovering farm 76. Heraldo Richards- Bordeaux: Tim, Cherie and Jason build thcir first tent platform 77. Blanca Sandin- Havensight: the recovery crew clears off the first floor of this once beautiful home; Mrs. Sandin offers her car to Sammy and others to show her gratitude. 78. Bayside Inn- Bolongo Bay: on two separate days our recovery crew helps this small business that has helped us so much; general clean-up, painting, landscaping; thanks to Carol and Brad!! 79. Dead cat- Bordeaux: a rather bloated feline is put to rest in a shallow unmarked grave; we think it was mostly dead at the time; fresh air blows through Bordeaux once again; Scott doesn't smell too good however 80. Fitzroy Libord- Bordeaux: two tent platforms by DDJ and TJJ; the dog-fighting Rastafarian 81. Austin Todman- Smith Bay: a final assist to the Lutherans for a family that had half of its trailer destroyed; Bill and CR-Dorothy score a dumptruck from the National Guard; Cherie becomea a truckdriver 82. John Ludvig- Bordeaux: tent platform material delivery 83. Jose Belardo- Bordeaux: tent platform material delivery in the dark by two zombies 84.Charles Leonard- Bordeaux: tent platform materials delivery 85.Dawn Knight- Bordeaux: tent only delivery 86.William- Bordeaux: TJJ construct a tent platform 87.Phil Pott- Fortuna: tent platform material delivery 88.Derrick Hodge- Fortuna: tent platform material delivery 89.Nevon Larson- Bordeaux: tent platform material delivery with an assist by Nathaniel 90.Jawini- Bordeaux: tent delivery only 91.Family #1/Tabernacle- Bordeaux: tent delivery 92.Sylvestor Grant- Bordeaux: tent platform materials delivery 93.Jane Doe- Bordeaux: DDJ build an extension onto a Mennonite constructed tent platform to move tent and avoid the potential of falling rocks; their last work project 94.Denise Petersen- Bordeaux: tent platform materials delivery 95.Clyde Paris- Bordeaux: tent platform materials deGvery 96.Timothy Turnbull- Bordeaux: tent platform materials delivery 97.Family #2/Tabernacle- Bordeaux: tent delivery 98.Family #3/Tabernacle- Bordeaux: tent delivery 99.William White- Bordeaux: tent platform materials delivery 100.Jean Chance- Bordeaux: tent delivery 101.The Tire Incident- Fortuna: what a miserable day! Mark and Scott wait for lumber that never shows and get a flat tire which takes several attempts to replace with a spare because the the jack isn't long enough to raise the truck high enough to get the flat offr the spare is finally put on only to find out that th'e other front tire is flat; The TJJ crew rescues us with a trip to the tire repair shop. ~ V.I. Recovery AmeriCorps Members Dina Kountoupes ~.~ 34 Robin Park Oberlin OH 44074 1, Tim Craddock PO Box 244 Barboursville WV 25504 304-743-1533 Jimmy Lu~vanos 1144 W. Iris St. Oxnard CA 93033 805-486-7927 Abby Gage /U~~--C 5 PO Box 12 Cleveland SC 29635 803-836-5647 Ana Gomes PO Box 3928 Durango CO 81302 Charlet Meredith 702 Woodane Rd Jackson MS 39206 Ma rk Van Ravenswaay RRI Box 396, 407 4th St. Estelline SD 57234 609-873-2533 Ryan Webster 219 N. Kansas Oxford KS 67119 cs/i.sfr William Glenn 1126 S Stanley Ave. Los Angeles CA 90019 213-938-7398 Jason Hansen 448 Hastings At1~ ~ LL.t9&1 t-~~ Port Townsend WA 98368 360-385-3448 Cheri Ude PO Box 145 Clinton WA 98236 360-341-1630 l~ yVontese Crawford. Yvette Bocz 9604 Ruffner Ave. N. Hills CA 91343 818-895-6178 N~ ns Sammy Bausley 7241 Union Chicago IL 60621 Margaret Peters 35176 Country Rd. Tyronza AR 72386 501-358-2317 John Glenn 3504 Wilderness DR. S.E. Olympia WA 98501 360-923-0720 444 S. Kingsley Dr. #208 Los Angeles CA 90020 /1I flL1 /q~~ ~S Alex Gonzalez 710 S. 7th St. Milwaukee WI 53205 Daniel Noonan 6710 Norview Ct. Springfield VA 22152 Project Leaders: Bill Fleeger !- ) 5590 Old Hwy 99 S. Ashland OR 97520 503-899-1812 (w) 503-482-3497 (h) Scott Burgwin > PO Box 346 Indianola WA 98342 360- 765-2228