No Florida storm ever impacted every area of the state like cruel Irma did. Flooding and knocking out trees from one end of the state to the other, Irma spread her 400-mile-wide swath all over Pinellas where 78 percent of the households lost power. No neighborhood was left untouched. VMs distributed bags of ice to the North Greenwood neighborhood the day after the storm. Next, VMs went door to door with ice and water. Reaching out to Tennessee to locate supplies, VMs continued the distribution to 4,000 neighboring homes in North Greenwood and East Gateway until power was fully restored.
Contents
Editorial
News Briefs
Cover Story
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In The Eye of the Storm
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Ready for Anything
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An Army Assembles
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Clearing Up Downtown
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Restoring Coachman’s Beauty
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Tackling the Damage
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Doing the Heavy Lifting
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Keeping It Cool
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Hot Meals for All
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Serving Where Needed
International
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A History of Helping
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Terrorist Attack, New York City
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Banda Aceh, Indonesia Tsunami
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Gulf Coast Hurricanes Katrina and Rita
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Pakistan Indus River Flood
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Haiti Earthquake
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Fukushima Earthquake, Tsunami and Nuclear Disaster
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Kaohsiung Gas Explosions
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Nepal Earthquake
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Hindu Kush Earthquake: Afghanistan & Pakistan
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Fiji Islands Cyclone Winston
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Hurricane Harvey, Rockport, Texas
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Hurricane Irma, St. Maarten
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Hurricane Maria, Dominica
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Hurricane Maria, Puerto Rico
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Central Mexico Earthquake
Community
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Reaching Out Across Pinellas
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Community Leaders Encourage Good Choices
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Derrick Brooks Charities Advance Human Rights
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Unconditional Help for Anyone, Anywhere
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Criminon Keeps Kids Out of the “System”
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Partners Join to Battle the Drug Problem
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Protecting Floridians from Baker Act Violations
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Uplifting Spirits
L. Ron Hubbard essay
Outlook
BRINGING RELIEF
Keeping It Cool
by Peter B. Gallagher & John F. Sugg