Moving Forward Update #24

Dear Friends,

Yesterday's Friendsgiving at the Sanibel Community House was a wonderful time for residents to give each other hugs, stay connected and thank the emergency responders and workers who are helping to bring back our beloved island. Our Thanksgiving Day service is tomorrow, Thursday, November 24 at Peace Lutheran at 10am. It will be livestreamed and you can click here  to watch it if you are not in town. 
 
More than 35 volunteers with the Gladiolus Food Pantry spent the entire day on Saturday providing the fixings for a Thanksgiving dinner to neighbors needing a little help. They provided 946 turkeys and the trimmings to struggling families to help make their Thanksgiving a happy occasion. 
 
A reminder that you can view the recording of Monday's all parish zoom meeting and the presentation slides on our website; https://www.saintmichaels-sanibel.org/hurricane-ian   I encourage you to check out our Christian Formation series Preparing for the Present that begins next Tuesday with a zoom with an insurance professional. 

Sanibel Resources:

Distribution of Sanibel/Captiva Hurricane Reentry Passes
 
The City of Sanibel continues to issue Sanibel/Captiva Hurricane Reentry Passes at the Fort Myers Regional Library Meeting Rooms, located at 1651 Lee St, Ft. Myers, FL 33901

For the remainder of this week, Hurricane Passes will be issued in accordance with the following schedule:
Wednesday, November 23 – 8 am – 5 pm, closed for lunch from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m.
Thursday, November 24 – Closed for Thanksgiving
Friday, November 25 – Closed for Thanksgiving
Saturday, November 26 – 8:30 am – 12:30 pm
 
During the Facebook Live Hurricane Ian Recovery Update on November 17, 2022, Postmaster Tirzah Althouse spoke to the mail still being picked up at the Jetport Loop Facility (14080 Jetport Loop, Fort Myers). She noted the facility will be closed on Thursday, November 24th in observance of Thanksgiving but would be open on Friday, November 25th from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
 
Click here to change or forward your mailing address. Click here to sign up for "Informed Delivery". Please notify Postmaster Althouse if you cannot pick up your mail weekly as mail and packages cannot be held longer than 10 days.
 
To reach Postmaster Althouse please email tirzah.j.althouse@usps.gov.
 
The Sanibel Rec Center soon will reopen on limited basis. They hope to offer free yoga program, with other programs to follow based on need/use. Islanders may use the facility whether you have a membership or not. Also open there will be a community room, so if you need a place to rest, air conditioning, rest rooms, or a shower, those areas will be available.
 
Deliveries are allowed on island – carriers must have documentation showing what is being delivered and destination.
 
Island Water – Boil water notice rescinded.
 
Public Works – Domestic water & sewer service available. If using water for first time, please dry clean sediment to avoid clogging drains.
 
If you have debris on your private property that you can’t push to the curb, sign up at IanDebrisCleanup.com, for assistance. Info on City website.

 
I hope you have a blessed and happy Thanksgiving, 

Bill+