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Red
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Grant Wood Area Chapter Joins Nationwide Fundraising Drive
Posted 28 July 2010
With an active flood
response spreading across Iowa, a predicted busy hurricane season
looming, an oil spill in the Gulf that could make matters even worse,
and local disasters such as home fires, the American Red Cross Grant
Wood Area Chapter is launching a new disaster relief fundraising drive.
“The Red Cross spends about $450 million a year responding to nearly
70,000 disasters across the country – floods, wildfires, tornados and
home fires,” said Angela Jordan, CEO at the Grant Wood Area Chapter.
“We’re asking people to click, text or call to support Red Cross
disaster relief.”
Red Cross chapters across the state and country are taking part in the
new disaster response fund-raising drive, kicked off in the midst of
local flood response and just before the height of the hurricane season
in August and September. As part of this effort, the Red Cross is
airing national television ads, sending targeted fund-raising appeals,
using social media and making public appeals for disaster donations.
Contributions for disaster relief will support response to the 70,000
disasters the Red Cross responds to every year, whether they are
hurricanes that affect millions of people here or abroad, floods that
affect thousands, or a house fire that drives one family from its home.
“We’ll be asking Eastern Iowa residents for donations to help support
Red Cross disaster relief, and we hope people will respond,” said
Jordan. “Every single donation brings hope to people in need.”
On Monday, July 26, the Red Cross has provided approximately 800 meals
and snacks and 1,000 bottles of water to residents in Buchanan,
Delaware and Jones counties affected by flooding. The Red Cross will
begin distributing hundreds of clean up kits on Wednesday and continue
feeding operations through the week.
Readiness is also a big part of disaster relief. The Red Cross already
has pre-positioned equipment and materials near areas that could be hit
by hurricanes. In addition, the Red Cross frequently moves supplies and
people closer to an area threatened by a potential large disaster so
they can be ready to respond quickly. These preparations cost money,
and those funds have to be available long before a storm strikes.
People who want to make a contribution to disaster response can visit www.redcross.org, call
1-800-REDCROSS to support American Red Cross Disaster Response or text
REDCROSS to 90999 to make a donation.
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