EG Bus Drivers Organize Sandy Recovery Trip

The buses will leave early Saturday for stops in Queens and New Jersey; donations are being accepted at three sites in EG.

According to John Wolcott, it was Ocean State Transit bus driver Michele Shull who spurred the decision to organize a school bus caravan with blankets, batteries, coats and food to New York City and coastal New Jersey on Saturday. "I want to help," Shull said to Wolcott and others at the East Greenwich OST bus yard on South County Trail.  For Wolcott, a new OST driver but a longtime EG Rotarian, that was a green light.  "You tell a Rotarian you want to do something and you unleash a tiger," said Wolcott.  Or rather, some yellow buses. That's the plan on Saturday, when several school buses loaded with supplies for those who have been hardest hit by Hurricane Sandy, will head out from Rhode Island. Deb Murphy, yard manager for OST in East …

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Elizabeth McNamara

1:46 pm on Thursday, November 8, 2012

Hi all. Here's what John said: "If people want to send money, they can write a (tax-deductible) check to "East Greenwich Rotary Charitable Fund" and send it to EG Rotary, PO Box 222, E.G., RI 02818. If we receive it after the buses leave, we will forward it to the Salvation Army coordinator in New York to purchase food vouchers for neighbors as he sees fit."   more ›

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Goddard Park Farmers Market: It’s never a bad time to stock up on local fruits and veggies, meats and baked goods, but with Irene bearing down, do yourself a favor, stop searching for batteries for a bit and pick up a few food essentials at the farmers market. From 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Getting Hurricane Ready: Generators may be hard to come by today, but chances are, local stores are getting additional shipments of important hurricane-readiness goods such as batteries and bottled water. Give your favorite go-to store a call before heading down there, and consider staying close to home. Salk’s Ace Hardware will be getting a shipment in this afternoon and Benny’s is always a good option. What you might need in a hurricane: Okay, if you don’t …

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