Resident outlines volunteer disaster-relief group’s services during public comment

During the public-comment period of the special Mabel Common Council meeting, resident Kristen Bartoli described her experience volunteering with a volunteer disaster-response and rebuild organization she identified in the transcript as "8 days of" (variously transcribed) and named a president she said was Steve Tibor.

Bartoli said the group sends volunteers from across the country and provides rapid response and rebuild services after storms, including roof and window repairs, house clean-outs, a feeding ministry she said can provide about 8,000 meals per day, laundry and shower facilities, and free rebuilding work when homeowners agree and sign the group’s intake form. She told the council she had volunteered three times and described the organization as faith-based and volunteer-run; she said the organization has been operating since about 02/2005, per her remarks.

The comments were delivered as informational public comment; councilmembers acknowledged the remarks and did not take further action during the meeting. The council did not verify organizational details during the meeting record.