911 Cell PHone Bank Funds Community Safety Project

Melvin J Pauze, chairman for the 911 Cell Phone Bank program in the Barnstable (Mass) TRIAD, reports that one of the projects they were able to accomplish, in part because of funds provided by their participation in the program, concerned the project of verification of all street addresses in all seven villages served by the Barnstable TRIAD. Of these, Hyannas Port is the largest, with some 9000 homes.   In order to accomplish this project, teams of volunteers, some 35 groups altogether, were sent out with specific routes to be checked. To aid them in their efforts, each volunteer received a stipend to help defray the costs involved in the use of their personal vehicles. Monies were primarily used to purchase the gasoline which was consumed while verifying address on their routes.   He indicated that the TRIAD spent some $350.00 on this project; prior number verification projects in the other villages had been done without the benefit of such assistance. Further, he indicated that he received a higher percentage of volunteers when he could assure them that at least a portion of their expenses would be reimbursed.

Thanks, Mel, for sharing this application with us, and we appreciate your continued support of the 911 Cell Phone Bank program.