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Local Volunteers Help Sandy VictimsBy Bryan ShupeAs the Hurricane Sandy relief effort continues forNew York and New Jersey, residents of Milford continueto send donations of money, supplies and timeto help their neighboring states to the North. Justdodging the devastating storm themselves, local residentsthat are helping areas that were impacted bySandy are constantly reminded how lucky they wereto miss the destruction of the October storm.Mechele and her daughter Danielle Kalaygian alongwith J.J. and Teri Carter and Amanda Kilby made atrip to New York on Sunday, November 10 to assistwith the larger relief effort being held at the NewYork Container Terminal. Living in New York untilthe age of 21, Michele knew that she needed to helpher friends and family still living in New York. Afterhearing a women on a national news broadcast askingfor assistance one week after the storm hit, sheknew it was time to take action. Putting the call outthrough social media Michele decided to take donationsfrom the local community to make a trip toNew York.“Within minutes I had people contacting me thatI didn’t even know in order to make a donation,”commented Michele. “Businesses, individuals andthe students at the Milford School District all madedonations for us to take up to New York.”With the U-Haul trailer loaded with clothing, foodand supplies the group made the four and a half hourdrive to help sort donations that were coming in fromacross the country. While there they prepared boxesof supplies that were picked up by local churches andorganizations to be distributed to those affected bythe storm.A day later Karen Messick of Milford and her familydecided to drive to New York to drop off their collecteddonations to a sorting facility in Broad Channel.When they arrived they were asked to drop theirsupplies in a pile that was placed behind the facility.Continued on next page