The following information shows our total service delivery since the beginning of flooding in North Carolina:
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This story was written by Red Cross worker Tammie Pech on May 16th, 2010.
On this hot, humid day, a week after the flooding, Cynthia Cyrus is taking a break from the work of cleaning up after the flood that hit her Nashville home. Sitting in the shade and looking over her yard full of belongings, she says very optimistically, “we are inventorying discoveries, not counting our losses.”
Just a couple of weeks after her husband returned from his second tour in Iraq, the flooding in Nashville ravished their home with 15 feet of water. “I was just glad he was home and I didn’t have to deal with this and three children alone,” Cynthia shared. When asked about all the volunteers and Red Cross workers helping her she said with a smile, “I am thrilled, it has become an instantaneous community and we feel blessed. Most people look at the gloom and doom, but we would rather see the brighter side of things.”
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Doug Scarlett manages mobile feeding vehicle fleet to get meals out quickly in Jackson, TN.
If the President of the United States suggested you volunteer for the Red Cross, you might listen. Doug Scarlett followed that recommendation 45 years ago, after becoming the Air Force One chef. Now he’s a Red Cross kitchen manager.
Becoming a chef never even entered Doug’s mind when he signed up for the Air Force in 1965. “My commanding officer told me I was going to cooking school,” says Doug. “If I didn’t, he would have kicked me out.”
Even though his heart may not have been in it at first, Doug graduated top of his class. From there he was sent to culinary school and on to dietary school. All the while, the government was doing background checks on the young man.
Soon after finishing dietary school, Doug got a call from the Pentagon with a classified assignment. Days later, he and his wife moved from Montana to Washington D.C. When he reported to his general he said,
“You’re going to cook for the president.”
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More than 30 Red Cross Emergency Response Vehicles line up to be packed with food to be distributed in Nashville. Today, the ERVs will travel around affected neighborhoods to distribute supplies.
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Worcester, MA — H1N1 clinic.
People lined up from 8:00 a.m. on Monday waiting for the clinic to open at 4:00 p.m.
This was the maiden voyage of the Central Massachusetts Chapter’s new Mobile Feeding Unit. The $129,000 vehicle, fully funded by the Homeland Security Council and MMRS, is equipped with a 6 burner stove, grill, refrigerator and 4 sinks!
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Disaster Alert
Tennessee – Moderate to heavy rainfall in Chattanooga resulted in the evacuation of residents due to flooding. Some of the homes had between three to six feet of water inside rendering them unsafe. The Greater Chattanooga Area chapter opened two shelters with an overnight population with 60 residents. The chapter provided food, water and emotional support for the residents.
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American Red Cross Provides Meals in Jamestown, NDRed Cross Response & Resources thus far – Disasters are rapidly evolving situations. The following is current information as of 1 pm on 4/02/09:
In support of state and local relief efforts, the American Red Cross is providing food for the following activities in the Jamestown, ND area:
The American Red Cross is also providing outreach mental health services to area nursing homes.
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Red Cross Response & Resources Thus Far – Disasters are rapidly evolving situations. The following is current information as of 4:00 p.m., March 30, 2009:
Shelters Open:
Last night there were 3 shelters open in Minnesota and North Dakota.
Shelter Overnight Stays:
Mobile Feeding Operations:
Meal Service:
The Grand Forks ND Alerus Center Shelter at 1200 42nd Street South continued serving meals.
Relief Operation Volunteers:
Safe and Well Website:
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