Displaced Residents 'Owe A Lot' to Lacey Shelter
The Lacey United Methodist Church continues to house nine people
When Tom and Lisa Pollaro returned to their Sunrise Beach home days after Hurricane Sandy struck, it was uninhabitable. The Barnegat Bay had surged into their home leaving little to recover. “We went to the police station and said we’re homeless,” Lisa Pollaro, 49, said. The couple was directed to the Lacey United Methodist Church, a place that had become a safe haven for locals offering showers, laundry machines, food, supplies and a place to sleep. One month later, the shelter has become a home for some, including the Pollaros. Over a penne pasta and chicken nugget dinner, the new dwellers of the church joked and exchanged stories. Nine people are still staying at the church as their homes sustained severe flood damage. More than 30 were…
Teacher4life
9:22 pm on Thursday, December 6, 2012
The LUMC is a role model for others in our town. They did not wait for the township to direct them, they were move to action through faith and need. They did not worry about the liability, but put the people of our town first. The Village Lutheran Church and their free tree removal and cutting followed on the same wings! It is wonderful that we have these people and forces in our town when we are… more ›