Civil Air Patrol members along the Eastern Seaboard, from North Carolina to Maine, are stepping up to provide assistance in the wake of Hurricane Irene.
New York Wing:
In New York, six members of the wing’s South Eastern Group volunteered to assist at two local city shelters before the storm’s arrival at the request of Yonkers’ Office of Emergency Management.
The CAP officer in charge, Capt. Jose Ruiz, was assisted by 1st Lt. Joe Wolf; 2nd Lts. Margie Tummolo, Johnny Gonzalez and Nelson Dossantos; and Senior Member Kleiver Gomez. All are members of the Amelia Earhart Cadet Squadron, except for Tummolo, from the Anthony Wilsea Cadet Squadron.
The cadets worked at two of the city’s shelters at a local high school and the Police Athletic League Headquarters by bringing in food and setting up sleeping cots for more than 40 people who had evacuated their homes.
“The CAP members did an outstanding job and our assistance was greatly appreciated,” Ruiz said. “We were glad to be able to render the people of our community assistance, and more folks now know about the services CAP is capable of providing.”
-- Capt. James A. Ridley Sr., Public Information Officer, New York Wing
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