Friends Of Freeport

Friends of Freeport...

An amazing thing happened, built after Sandy

• Friends of Freeport NY is a not-for-profit organization which includes individuals who have close ties to the incorporated Village of Freeport. We have come together as a result of Hurricane Sandy to help in any way we can with personal recovery. We are committed to getting people back into their homes and to help them continue their lives after Sandy. We are on a mission to make a difference in people’s lives and move the community forward. We plan to make this a long term venture by continuing our work in Freeport after people have recovered from Hurricane Sandy and the initial rush of support has dried up. We are not affiliated with any religious or political organization. We are simply a group of people that want to make a difference.
  
  
  I have become an active member.. involved in planting, and painting and learning how to tape and spackle.
  I have conquered fear of heights- thank you to Justine, my painting guru, and have painted on a scaffolding in a home with ten foot ceilings.
  I cry when we plant and beautify someone's home,I cry when the home owner says a heartfelt thank you... THESE are the most awesome tears and I love that I am shedding them!
  
  
  I have a new and bigger circle of support- a group of people who can really understand what my life has been since Sandy since they too are living it...
  
  
  I got involved with Friends of Freeport on a lark- someone on Facebook had posted that there were magnets for sale to help raise funds to get Freeport residents home- two magnets- one said WE SURVIVED SANDY, the other IT'S A FREEPORT THING.. I asked how to get them and purchased a set.
  then I posted that I had the magnets but no fridge to put them on, in seconds I got a reply from Rich- one of the founders "Can we help you get one?"  I did not have a kitchen, nor was I home and this was one of the first non-family members to ask "how can I help you?"  I was hooked!
  I joined their facebook page and read about the weekly work that was being done- muck outs, rip outs, beginning the rebuilding process with people so devastated by Sandy....a post asked about creative people and I began crocheting, dropping off my handiwork to Justine during my Tuesday visits.  When I finally returned home and was sort of settled I joined the Greenthumbs- planting gardens for people who's gardens were demolished by the storm... oh my gosh this felt amazing!
  Then I decided to give the painting a try- I met Justine and we have spent countless hours together bringing walls in devastated homes back to life with paint and creating an amazing friendship.
  I am coming back to life by giving of myself...