Red Cross Continues to Assist Families Affected by the Vacation Lodge Fire
Florida, June 28, 2011 – More than 24 hours after the massive Vacation Lodge fire in Kissimmee, American Red Cross disaster relief volunteers and staff continue to assist displaced families and individuals. The number of people served has reached 231. The Red Cross expects that number to grow.
Each family has been provided with a client assistance card pre-loaded with money to buy food, clothes and other necessities lost in the fire as well as funds to cover a month’s stay at an extended stay hotel. The Red Cross also gave the victims food and water at the Celebration High School shelter while it was open yesterday. The shelter closed at 9:00 p.m. Monday night.
The American Red Cross is asking anyone with donations of items to take them to the following organizations who are collecting on behalf of the victims:
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