Help Strauss Recover From Sandy

You all know Chris.

 And you probably know Malik, his 13-year-old Golden Retriever. 

 On October 1, they moved into a lovely, light-filled, ground-floor apartment in Red Hook, Brooklyn, where Chris could work from home and Malik could play in the backyard (!).

 On October 29, Hurricane Sandy hit New York, flooding the apartment with two and a half feet of water (polluted with gas and oil) and destroying ninety percent of Chris' possessions. He threw away his bed, TV, leather chairs, pots and pans, plates, other kitchen equipment, laptop, side tables, desk, Malik’s bed, bookshelves, and shoes. Basically, only clothes (including his extensive collection of hooded sweatshirts, whew) survived. Malik, however, did lose her little Steelers jersey.

BUT, Chris thought, “I have renter's insurance!”

BUT, the insurance company said, “We don’t cover floods!”

Which is why Chris’ friends put together this page: Will you please donate to help him refurnish his apartment?

 Chris knows he’s lucky. He didn’t lose a family member or friends, or even an entire business or house, in the flood (and there’s a chance FEMA may help him out at some point). But he still needs basics like a bed, sheets, pillows, some pots and plates, and maybe a couch. He doesn’t have fancy tastes (anyone who’s ever seen him make a salad with buffalo chicken and French fries on top can attest to that) and whatever you donate that Chris doesn’t need, he’ll give to Restore Red Hook, http://restoreredhook.org/, to help the devastated businesses there.

 Anyone who gives will also get a picture of Chris’s restored apartment, as well as his—and Malik’s—eternal gratitude. 

Sincerely,

Will McDermott, Elizabeth Nolan, Kayleen Schaefer, Will Thaxton, and Andrew and Elizabeth Tupper