EFFORTS CONTINUE AS AVALON COURT RESIDENTS FIND HOUSING
News Release: May 13, 2010 Contact: Elizabeth Witte, Communications Director (724-852-5210)
WAYNESBURG, PA — Three weeks after the Avalon Court apartment building fire in Waynesburg, officials are continuing to provide services and assistance to the more than 40 residents who were displaced.
As of Thursday, six residents have been housed, and four more are expected to soon relocate to stabilized housing. As housing is secured for the victims of the April 22 fire, furniture and other donated items are being distributed.
A collection drive held last Friday, May 7, at the Waynesburg Wal-Mart brought in approximately $2,000 worth of household items as well as $317.38 in cash donations. The drive was sponsored by MAGIC’s Greene County Housing Options Partnership community team.
The Red Cross is providing new mattresses and box springs for residents as they are housed. Barna’s Furniture in Waynesburg has donated a mattress and box springs to one resident who was recently housed.
The former Right-Way Academy in Morgan Township has donated furniture, including three sofa beds, eight overstuffed chairs, coffee tables, end tables, night tables and various other items. A furniture drive held May 1 brought in several items, as well.
A fund to assist the victims has been established at Community Bank. Checks may be made payable to “Avalon Court Fire Victims Fund,” or the Greene County Housing Authority. Monetary donations will be accepted at any Community Bank branch or at the authority’s temporary office at the Grandview Drive housing complex in Waynesburg. They may also be mailed to the Housing Authority of the County of Greene, P.O. Box 791, Waynesburg, PA 15370.
For more information on how to help, call 724-627-6523.
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For general information, please contact the Information Services at 724-852-5399 / Toll Free: 1-888-852-5399. County Office Building, 93 E. High Street, Waynesburg, PA 15370
