Local Red Cross volunteers are helping with recovery efforts, need more help, donations
IT WAS 196 HUNDREDS OF RED CROSSVOLUNTEERS ARE IN THE GULF COASTHELPING THOSE DEVASTATED BYHURRICANE LAURA KMBC9.HE’S ROBBED YOU SPOKE TO THELEADERS ABOUT THE LATEST EFFORTSAND HOW YOU CAN HELP.IT’S REALLY STOOD UP RAPIDLYOVER THE LAST THREE DAYS OSCARPETERSON IS THE TEXAS HURRICANEOPERATION DAMAGE ASSESSMENTMANAGER.HE WAS RECENTLY RUNNINGOPERATIONS OUT OF HIS KANSASCITY HOME, BUT IS NOW ON THEGROUND AND BEAUMONT TEXAS YOUIMMEDIATELY SEE THE DEVASTATIONOSCAR AND HIS TEAM ARE WORKINGUP TO 17 HOUR SHIFTS AND HAVEOVER 2600 DAMAGE ASSESSMENTSOVER FIVE COUNTIES THEASSESSMENTS ALLOW THE RED CROSSTO PROVIDE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.OUR MORALE IS GREAT.THE TEAMS ARE OUT THERE DOINGGREAT WORK THAT YOU’RE GETTINGFOLKS TAKEN CARE OF BUT MANY ARESTILL WITHOUT ELECTRICITYPRESENTING A BIG CHALLENGEVOLUNTEERS ARE ALSO HELPINGEVACUEES FROM LOUISIANA, WHICHSHELTER FOOD AND MEDICAL NEEDS.OUR TEAM IS HIGHLY MOTIVATED TOREACH THE MILESTONE THAT WE HAVETO REACH SO THAT WE CAN STARTPROVIDING FINANCIAL ASSISTANCETO THE FOLKS THAT HAVE BEEN INBAXTER AND EVEN THOUGH SOME LOSTEVERYTHING VOLUNTEERS WILLCONTINUE TO BE THERE FOR THEMPROVIDING EMPATHY AND COMPASSIONWHEN IT’S NEEDED MOST JUST LETTHEM KNOW.SOMEBODY CARES ROB HUGHES KMBC 99 NEWS THE RED CROSS STILLNEEDS.VOLUNTEERS TO HELP YOU CAN ALSODONATE $10 BY TEXTING 90999 90CENTS OF EVERY DOLLAR HELPSTHOSE
moky skies and blocked off roads remain the norm for families displaced by fires in the northwest United States.
