SELMA, AL-- Congresswoman Terri A. Sewell will hold a Disaster Assistance meeting in Sawyerville on Saturday, May 7 to inform families, faith-based leaders and non-profit organizations, as well as local and state elected officials about the disaster declaration process and specifically how communities and families can register for and receive disaster assistance. This is the third meeting in a series of meetings to provide information to the affected disaster victims.  Representatives from the Office of Governor Bentley, the Governor’s Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the Alabama Emergency Management Agency, The Red Cross, The Salvation Army and the White House Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships will be in attendance to provide vital information.

Who:  Congresswoman Terri A. Sewell (AL-07)

Invitees:  Affected Individuals & Families, Faith Based and Community Leaders,
                  Non Profit Organizations, Local, State & Federal Elected Officials

What: Meeting to Discuss How to Receive Federal Disaster Assistance

When:  Saturday, May 7, 2011
             5:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.

Where: Sawyerville Community Volunteer Fire Department
             Alabama Highway 14 West
             Sawyerville, Alabama 36776

For more information, please call Congresswoman Sewell’s Office at (334) 877-4414 or at (202) 225-2665. You may also visit www.sewell.house.govfor more information.