Two Emergency Response Vehicles (ERV’s) and four volunteers from the American Red Cross in Upstate South Carolina are en route to Middleton, NY to assist with disaster relief efforts in an area heavily flooded from Hurricane Irene. Two additional Red Cross volunteers from Western North Carolina are being deployed to the eastern part of their home state to assist storm victims. The additional volunteers being called up bring to 26 the total number from the Western Carolinas providing relief in either North Carolina or further up the coast in New England.
“The Red Cross provides assistance both at home and anywhere else it is needed,” said Patrick Fitzsimmons, CEO of the WNC Region of the Red Cross. “We’re extremely grateful to our volunteers for the service they are providing to victims of Hurricane Irene in North Carolina and beyond.”
In eastern North Carolina, Red Cross damage assessment teams are operating in 23 counties and finding previously unreported damages to homes and buildings. Shelters are open in 18 locations and housed and fed 375 victims of the storm Monday evening. Five food kitchens are operating in eastern North Carolina and hot meals are being delivered by 41 ERV’s. Since the hurricane made landfall in North Carolina on Saturday, the Red Cross has fed over 22,000 meals.
You can help people affected by disasters like floods and tornadoes, as well as countless crises at home and around the world, by making a donation to support American Red Cross Disaster Relief. Your gift enables the Red Cross to prepare for and provide shelter, food, emotional support and other assistance in response to disasters. To make a donation, visit www.redcross.org or call 1-800-RED-CROSS (1-800-733-2767).Contributions may also be sent to your local American Red Cross officer or to the American Red Cross, P.O. Box 37243, Washington, DC 20013. To learn more about the work of the American Red Cross in the U.S. and around the world, please visit www.redcross.org .
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