Local Plumber Collects Donations for Hurricane Victims
Scott Andrews filled a box truck with donations last week and drove them to New York on Friday.
While people took a day off work on Friday to go shopping, Scott Andrews -- a self-employed plumber -- took a rare day off to help the people of Rockaway Beach, New York. "I felt like lending a hand," Andrews said. When a friend asked for donations a few weeks ago, Andrews said he and his wife put together a box for the friend to take to New York. When she returned and told Andrews about the devastation, he knew he had to do more. "When she came back, she gave us an update and she showed us a YouTube video, and I knew I wanted to do something," Andrews said. He also visited www.RockawayHelp.com where "there's a whole bunch of people asking for help." Editor's Note: There is a PBS video at www.RockawayHelp.com called "Inside the Megastorm" …
