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Red Cross Feeds 60
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Honesdale PA, April 25, 2008 – Each year, Red Cross chapters across the country respond to thousands of disasters, large and small, many of which go unnoticed in the news headlines. On April 18th, the Wayne Pike Chapter of the American Red Cross, responded to a request from DCNR – Bureau of Forestry to feed a hot dinner to their firefighters. The 60+ Firefighters worked tirelessly to control the blaze that burned 995 aces in Goose Pond. Trish Tyler-Davis, Executive Director stated “When speaking with Shawn Turner from DCNR, he said that the firefighters were in a constant battle of winning and losing, as the terrain was very steep and there was tremendous wind shift.” Mrs. Tyler-Davis continued, “These firefighters worked tirelessly to ensure that additional acreage was not affected, and we were happy to be able to support their work in any way possible.” Mrs. Tyler-Davis continued, “The amazing staff and volunteers of the American Red Cross made this disaster response possible. Without them, the Wayne Pike Chapter could not continue to fulfill its mission.” Per Mrs. Tyler-Davis, “The Wayne Pike Chapter of the American Red Cross has also responded to 6 single family fires since March 1, 2008, involving 20 people. When families suffer home fires they face a devastating loss, often losing everything. The Red Cross provides immediate emergency assistance to our neighbors with food, clothing, shelter, medical supplies and emotional support. All Red Cross assistance to victims is free and is funded by donated money from the local community. Our local disaster relief fund is severely depleted and we desperately need the community’s help to replenish our fund so we can continue to help our neighbors when they need it most.” |
Your assistance is needed to ensure that the Wayne Pike Chapter of the American Red Cross can be there wherever and whenever disaster strikes. The best way to help a disaster victim is through a financial donation to the American Red Cross. The Wayne Pike Chapter is located at 1111 Main Street, Honesdale PA 18431. For more information you can call 570-253-2310 or 296-5229 or online at www.redcrossonline.org The American Red Cross has helped people mobilize to help their neighbors for 125 years. Last year, victims of a record 72,883 disasters, most of them fires, turned to the nearly 1 million volunteers and 35,000 employees of the Red Cross for help and hope. Through more than 700 locally supported chapters, more than 15 million people each year gain the skills they need to prepare for and respond to emergencies in their homes, communities and world. Almost 4 million people give blood—the gift of life—through the Red Cross, making it the largest supplier of blood and blood products in the United States. The Red Cross helps thousands of U.S. service members separated from their families by military duty stay connected. As part of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, a global network of more than 180 national societies, the Red Cross helps restore hope and dignity to the world's most vulnerable people. An average of 91 cents of every dollar the Red Cross spends is invested in humanitarian services and programs. The Red Cross is not a government agency; it relies on donations of time, money, and blood to do its work.
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