Volunteer before the flood hits

“My husband helped clean up the homes of many old people who had no way to move heavy items beforehand and no one to help them. It would have been good if volunteers had been deployed before the flood hit to help them prepare… More volunteers to help move things before the flood hit would have reduced the clean up so much. Perhaps a data base online where you could enter your address and details and then somebody could connect suitable people to those in need.”

Helen Wallace (2011) A Flood of Suggestions

Image: Flood clean up in Forsyth Street, Fairfield, Brisbane, January 2011. Courtesy: John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland.