Grateful for help with UAME church move

To the Editor: As the dust settles on the incredible community project to move the UAME Church many people and organizations need to be thanked for their help and involvement the day of the move. Thank you to the Reverend Vernon Peters and the entire congregation of the UAME Church; The Historical Society of the Town of Warwick and the Board of Trustees of the Village of Warwick; Village of Warwick DPW for moving signs, hydrants, directing traffic, tree removal; Warwick Valley Telephone, PFC Contractors, Cablevision and Orange & Rockland for moving wires, disengaging and reconnecting lines and general support staff along the route; Holly Tree Service for tree prep work before the move and tree and limb removal during the move; Town of Warwick Police Department for directing traffic and security; W. A. Movers and D.C. Little, the building mover and contractor; the members of the press, cable stations, and local radio who covered this remarkable event; The neighbors who put up with many inconveniences prior to and during the day of the move; Peter Hall of warwickinfo.net for his amazing communication outreach; Sanford Insurance for protecting all the parties involved; The Warwick Fire Company and Ambulance Corp. for their ensuring available emergency services; Stage, Nathans and Ziobro for escrow account management; and especially all the generous financial donations from the community as well as prayers and good will. And finally we thank God for a safe and memorable journey. Very truly yours, The UAME Church Moving Committee of the Warwick Historical Society Ivy Tulin, Kurt and Karen Emmerich, Peter Hall, Doug Stage, Michael Newhard