Sam Irwin from Iowa, connected with NECHAMA during the Iowa floods of 2008. Sam recently spent a week with us in the Atlanta area to aid in the clean up efforts. Sam was quoted and highlighted in the Daily Nonpareil, Council Bluffs Iowa. Here are a few of his quotes:
It was Irwin’s third relief project in the past year and a half. He asked the American Red Cross about volunteer opportunities after the flooding in eastern Iowa in June 2008, and they referred him the United Way, which hooked him up with Nechama.

“It’s really been a great experience working with these folks,” he said. “I would encourage folks to experience this – because, let’s face it: We’ve got two creeks running through our town. Who’s to say we couldn’t have a 500-year flood?”

“It was a really great feeling to be able to help and to have the opportunity,” he said. “It’s just good, old-fashioned outreach, if nothing else, and they appreciate that.”

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