At the JCC we want to re-create that feeling for (today's) kids.

It was like he was talking about Mike. He was like an angel from heaven.

We're the only place in town where the needs of school-age children are met consistently throughout the year by the same two professional staff members.

It will help Chief (David) Bradley before a hurricane. He'll have better data on how many people need to go off island that do not have transportation and how many have pets.

At the JCC, we want to recreate an aspect of childhood that has been lost.

Michael (Hyman) arrived with a true understanding of how a children's department should function in a JCC, based on his experience in Buffalo.

What we're trying to do is be so prepared that no hurricane will want to come this way. I may lose a job out of it, but I don't care.

We've been able to get grants to help fund repairs on the homes but our money is a little low for the overhead and for paying two of our employees' salaries here.