OS is up to his kiester, catching up on work neglected last week in the aftermath of the deluge.
So, quickly: For readers in the Nashville area, the distribution center at Coleman Community Center, at the corner of Thompson Lane and Nolensville Road, is struggling to keep up with the needs of the neighborhood.
From WKRN News, posted yesterday:
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Food, water and cleaning supplies are still available at disaster centers around Nashville, but demand is so high a the Coleman Community Center keeps running out of aid.
The Coleman Community Center is located on Nolensville and Thompson lane.
The center serves a large immigrant population that has numerous needs.
The center is handing out items like water and cleaning supplies, but they already ran out of food.
However, the center is expecting a new shipment.
"Sometimes we're slow, sometimes jam packed and out of everything," Volunteer Jared Reynolds told News 2. "We're out of everything right now."
Reynolds said working at the center can be heartbreaking.
"The ones with children, breaks my heart," Reynolds said. "These are people who didn't have anything before they lost everything, and now they really don't have anything. That's been tough.
Most of the donations come from organizations like the Red Cross or Second Harvest Food Bank, but volunteers at the Coleman Community Center said they'll take donations from private citizens and they're especially in need of diapers.
Much of the population of that area is immigrant, refugees from chaos overseas, like Egyptian Coptic Christians, Iraqis, Somalis, etc. OS got to know a family of Iranian Christians in the 1990's, who endured a particularly hair-raising experience at the hands of their Shia culture and government. Nashville has long been a resettlement destination for refugees, and there are good programs in place by a number of churches and groups to assist in the transition.
However, in this extraordinary circumstance, more is needed. As tough as it is to leave everything behind just to have a chance to live, it has to be doubly hard at a time like this.
So, if you can, please help out. Coleman Community Center is not difficult to reach.
384 Thompson Lane
Nashville, TN 37211-2453
(615) 862-8445
From I-440, take Nolensville Road South exit, and the center will be at the corner of Thompson lane in about 1.5 miles. You can't miss it--major intersection, softball fields, car dealership across the street from the center. Turn left onto Thompson Lane, the center is on the left.
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