1928 - Alderson High School - 1968
TOWN OF ALDERSON
POST OFFICE BOX 179
CITY BUILDING—202 SOUTH MONROE STREET
ALDERSON, WEST VIRGINIA 24910
TELEPHONE (304) 445-2916
NEWS RELEASE - 9-30-2016
Contact: Mayor Travis Copenhaver 304-445-2916 / Margaret Hambrick 304-646-2439
A Helping Heart And Hands
Working
away
on
a
crowded
porch
with
the
floor
littered
in
saw
dust
from
trimming
boards,
Mark
Robbins
does
what
God
put
it
on
his
heart
to
do—help
Joyce
Surbaugh.
He
is
just
one,
but
perhaps
the
most
committed,
of
a
number
of
volunteers
who
are
helping
restore
this
house
in
Alderson
from
flood
damage.
He is part of and founder of the God’s Soldiers United Volunteer Missions
While
he
is
from
Alabama
and
his
ministry
is
based
out
of
his
mother’s
house
in
Seabring,
FL,
the
distance
does
not
stop
him
from
helping.
A
“handyman”
by
trade
in
his
home
community
of
Bayou
LaBatre,
AL,
he
is
putting
all
his
skills
to
good
use.
He
is
quick
to
say
that
he
has
not
been
the
only
one
on
this
project.
He
gives
credit
to
HeavenSent
Ministry;
the
RHEMA
Christian
Center;
Lewisburg
Church
of
Christ;
Samaritan’s
Purse;
and
WFR
Relief;
as
well
as
God’s
Soldiers
United
for
all
the
clean-up
work,
demolition, supplies and materials, and re-building help.
Alderson
Flood
Plain
Manager
and
Zoning
Officer
Eric
Duff
said,
“This
guy
has
been
amazing.
He
deserves some recognition for all the work he is doing.”
Mayor
Travis
Copenhaver
said,
“Alderson
continues
to
appreciate
all
the
volunteers
we
have
helping
our
citizens.
As
time
passes
and
memories
fade,
it
is
important
not
to
forget
those
who
have
lost
so
much.
Special thanks to Mark Robbins for all his work.”
PHOTO CAPTION:
Mark Robbins on the porch of the Surbaugh house.
Mark Robbins showing some of the excellent interior repairs to the Surbaugh house.
(Click on photo for larger view)
