Newspaper thanks to SMU flood cleanup volunteers

This photo shows most of the city of Rushford underwater, following the Aug. 19 flood.








The home with the green shutters is one of the Rushford homes SMU student volunteers assisted in helping during the Sept. 8-9 volunteer weekend.




The following letter was written by Paul Morrow, a Southern Baptist disaster relief worker from Garland, Texas, and was published in the Winona Daily News:

Get-it-done attitude here is inspiring

“I would like to express to the fine young men and women of Saint Mary’s University, who worked on a flood recovery team with me in Rushford on Sunday, Sept. 9, just how proud I am to have worked with you.

“You have encouraged me with your ‘get-it- done’ attitude and with the compassion you showed to the family we were helping. We were faced with an unbelievably difficult and unsavory task to remove mud and sodden items from the flooded homes. Together we were able to accomplish in a day what would have taken the homeowner a week or more to do alone. You are an inspiration of hope as you become leaders in your generation.

“May God bless you for what you did for me.

“May God bless you for what you did for Steve and his family.

“May God bless you for what you did to show the love of Christ to a hurting community. I love you all.”