Red Cross Teams Reaching Out to Help
FINDLAY, OH, NOVEMBER 30, 2011 – Members of the American Red Cross Hancock County Chapter’s Disaster Action Team will be visiting area affected by this week’s flooding today, to offer assistance where needed. The teams will be carrying clean up kits to help families whose homes have been affected by flood waters and will also do assessments of flooded homes to see if further assistance can be provided.
“We are fortunate the river crested at a level that didn’t require a shelter to be opened” says Executive Director Todd James. “But we know from previous floods that there are many homes that will have flooded basements, garages and other areas. We want to give help where we can, by providing clean up kits to help families restore their homes as quick as possible.”
James says the clean up kits, which contain mops, brooms, gloves, brushes, cleaning solution and other supplies, can also be picked up at the Hancock County Red Cross, 125 Fair Street in Findlay. There is no charge for the cleanup kits. Anyone who has questions about getting a cleanup kit or other disaster relief should call Ron Rooker, Emergency Services Director, at 419-422-9322 ext 1503.
