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05.06.2010 Red Cross sends two local volunteers to Nashville floods
Thursday morning, the local chapter of the American Red Cross deployed two volunteers and an Emergency Response Vehicle (ERV) to assist with the response to the recent flooding.
Flood waters are receding in Tennessee, Kentucky and Mississippi, and the Red Cross continues to provide people with a safe place to stay and is assessing the best way to help those whose homes have been damaged.
One way to help is to provide food. Vicki Campbell, from Mooresville, and Steve Lord, from Statesville, will drive the Red Cross ERV to Nashville, Tenn., where they will serve meals and provide relief items to those affected by the floods.
Campbell has deployed with Red Cross disaster relief efforts several times, including her first response in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Campbell said that in times of disaster, volunteering with the Red Cross is one of the best ways people can help.
“The Red Cross goes deep into those areas where people really need the assistance and have limited access to resources,” Campbell said. “It’s amazing to see how grateful people are when you give them a meal. You know you’re making a difference.”
Lord, who has been volunteering with the Red Cross for 10 years, deployed to Southwest Florida during Hurricane Charley in 2004. He said when he heard about the floods, he knew he should go.
“It’s the right thing to do – it’s Americans helping Americans,” he said.
For up-t0-date information on Red Cross response, visit http://newsroom.redcross.org.
How you can help
The Red Cross activated a mobile giving text donation effort today to enable interested people to make a $10 text donation to help people affected by disasters like the recent floods and tornadoes.
Customers of participating wireless carriers can text “REDCROSS” to 90999 to make a $10 donation to the American Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund. Donations will appear on customers’ monthly bills or be debited from a prepaid account balance. Message and data rates may apply. Depending on the carrier, individuals can donate two or three times per month. The Red Cross is working with mGive to process and facilitate the mobile donations.
You can also call 704.347.8352 or visit http://www.redcrosshelps.org to make a contribution.
About the American Red Cross
Help people affected by disasters like the floods by donating to the American Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund. On those rare occasions when donations exceed Red Cross expenses for a specific disaster, contributions are used to prepare for and serve victims of other disasters. Your gift enables the Red Cross to prepare for disasters and provide shelter, food, emotional support and other assistance to victims of all disasters. Call 704.347.8352 or visit http://www.redcrosshelps.org to make a contribution.