Long Term Recovery Committee (LTRC) members received fundraising updates during their Thursday, Nov. 17 meeting.
Committee member Alinda Cox said there will be a cookie crawl held before the annual Jacksboro Christmas Parade, set for Thursday, Dec. 1. The crawl will begin at 5:30 p.m., with the parade commencing at 6:30 p.m.
For $20, buyers will be given a box and a glove from which they will be able to walk around and get a dozen cookies from a number of different makers, consisting of churches, business and other groups. Cost is $35 for two dozen with all proceeds going to LTRC.
Cox said word has already gotten out about the event on social media, with several dozen cookies already being promised in several different flavors.
Cookies are still needed and can be brought to the courthouse before 5 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 1. Anyone wishing to donate cookies and be willing to man their table can contact Cox at 940-567-2132 or ar-cox@tamu.edu.
There are other fundraising ideas out including a MusicFest and some form of cookout possibly next spring.
Jeremy Basset with the North Texas Chapter of the United Methodist Committee on Relief said the first few cases of people who met the criteria would be presented to the unmet needs subcommittee later that day. The UMCOR grant of $1.4 million has been signed and is in use. The North Texas chapter of the organization had promised another $500,000 through their Close to Home grant and money is already beginning to come in for that.
Basset told the committee that the grant is available for two years. If the money is not all spent, an extension can be granted for anywhere from three to six months, so staff working on the project could get paid for an additional time.
The group was here earlier this year filming video to show at the churches throughout North Texas, Basset said.
Case workers Susan Coley and Sandra Dixon are working on several cases, but are being told by some they do not need assistance and they have already moved on. Basset said that is very common in disasters, but those folks may need assistance at another time.
