Contact any of the agencies on the website or any others that are in the area and see if they need monetary, or in-kind donations of any kind. Tell them about this site and let them know we would gladly put a link to their site, a telephone number or contact info here. We want to bring the proper people and organizations together, anyway we can.
Are you or your civic, or religious organization looking to do a public service project? Call the Volunteer Reception Center (contact info below) and get the details how your group (or individually) you can help. Come in for an afternoon, a day, a weekend, a week and help us rebuild. You will find no greater satisfaction than helping people face to face. Call the Volunteer Connection and they can have you hit the ground running when you get here.We have been so fortunate with all of the support so far, but it is going to be a long time to full recovery. Many people in the area were very surprised and caught off guard when the town flooded, many did not have flood insurance, believing it was not needed. Remember, this was a freak weather event, many different odd events came together to cause this massive flooding in Ottawa, Ohio and surrounding area.Over 75% of the buildings and private residences in the Village of Ottawa, had major or massive damage in this flood.
Are you very proficient in web based applications such as HTML, links, youtube.com, flickr.com, email distribution list, etc.? Or, are you a good copy writer, have editing skills (look around the site, we need it... LOL), like to track down useful information, would you like to be an advocate of those that were affected by the flood? Please contact us by the contact page. In the note section, please tell us how you could help us, help others. This is a private, not-funded, group of people, dedicated to helping our fellow citizens in this time of great need. That is our only reward... to help others that need help. Please contact us if you are interested in helping.Please enter a link to www.ottawaflood.com into any web page, or blog, or link anywhere you can, when you do this it helps create a higher listing on any search for things related to Ottawa and the flood. If you put the link in any blog or listing of any kind, it raises our rankings and makes it much easier to find on Google, yahoo, ask, or any other search engine.
There is a fund set up at Fort Jennings State Bank to send donation to victims of the flood.
Please send monetary donations to:Putnam County Flood Relief Fund
Fort Jennings State Bank
1300 N. Locust St
Ottawa OH 45875419-523-3013
Volunteers interested in helping with recovery projects in all of Ohio's affected areas, in the coming months can register with the Diocese of Toledo at:or contact Sr. Christine Pratt at 419-334-1331 or cpratt@toledodiocese.orgCatholic Charities is accepting donations for flood victims. Send checks, made payable to Catholic Charities with “Flood Relief” on the memo line, toCatholic CharitiesP.O. Box 985Toledo, OH 43697-0985.To see the full Catholic Chronicle article about the flood, click here:
(Updated 2/9/08) Friday 2/8/08 and Saturday 2/9/08, Red Cross Disaster Assessment and Out Reach teams will be throughout the county on Friday and Saturday to assist people in the flood zones. If anyone in the county needs assistance from the Putnam County Red Cross, please contact Putnam County Red Cross at 419 523-4810. Client case workers will be at the Trinity UM Church on Saturday 2-9-08 from 9:00 am to 3:00pm and at the Red Cross office from 10:00am to 2:00 pm for anyone needing assistance. Anyone wanting to donate to the Putnam County Red CrossDisaster Relief fund can do so by writing check to:
Putnam County Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund
P. O. Box 470 Ottawa, OH 45875.Or send a check to the First Federal Bank for the "Putnam County Red Cross Disaster Relief FundAll American Red Cross disaster assistance is free, made possible by voluntary donations of time and money from the American people. You can help the victims of thousands of disasters across the country each year by making a financial gift to the American Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund, which enables the Red Cross to provide shelter, food, counseling and other assistance to victims of disaster. The American Red Cross honors donor intent. If you wish to designate your donation to a specific disaster, please do so at the time of your donation.Call 1-800-REDCROSS or 1-800-257-7575 (Spanish). Contributions to the Disaster Relief Fund may be sent to your local American Red Cross chapter or to the American Red Cross, P. O. Box 37243, Washington, DC 20013. Internet users can make a secure online contribution by visiting www.redcross.org..American Red Cross
P.O. Box 470
Ottawa, OH 45875
Habitat for Humanity is an international non-profit organization committed to construction of new or renovated housing for individuals and families not able to enter into the housing market. Volunteers work with the homeowner family to build housing with the assistance of donated money and materials. Potential homeowners are screened to insure payment of manageable mortgage. For more information, contact 419-523-3694 or 419-350-8513. Churches, volunteer organizations and interested individuals are invited to respond.
Most of all, Support our local Merchants, they took a real hit on Main Street and the surrounding areas. Any support you can give them by frequenting their services, instead of going out of town for purchases, will help them rebuild, and enable a rebirth of our town. See the "Back in Business" page on our website, to see who is up and running.Gift Certificates, especially from any Putnam County business, to be used for repairing homes are greatly needed by those who are rebuilding.Certifichecks from the Ottawa Chamber of Commerce can be purchased at the Chamber Office, located at Lamar Advertising on St. R. 15, North of Ottawa. Please call Mary Jo Bockrath prior to visiting the Chamber at:419-234-7945Supporting our local businesses is essential at this difficult time.CertifiChecks make great donations to people, if a business or individual would like to give to those who were affected.
Instead of just throwing away those old Printer Cartridges and Cell Phones, recycle them and earn points for SPPS Elementary School to buy severely needed school supplies. Both of the 2 school buildings were severely flooded:(Pictures of SPPS flooding) http://flickr.com/search/?q=ottawa+oh+flood+sppsThe School needs many, many things replaced to bring the school back up to speed. All types of electronics, computers, printers, flash drives, etc. can be purchased with the funds raised.STS. PETER & PAUL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Message From Our Coordinator. Thanks to all the businesses that have been supporting us by sending in their old cartridges and/or cell phones! It has been very profitable. If your business is interested in donating cartridges or cell phones to help support our school, just ask for our personalized labels for the return boxes. It is easy! Call Mrs. Macke at the school (419-523-4753) for more details.