{"id":108942,"date":"2019-09-04T14:16:22","date_gmt":"2019-09-04T18:16:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=108942"},"modified":"2019-09-04T14:16:22","modified_gmt":"2019-09-04T18:16:22","slug":"additional-red-cross-volunteers-deploying-to-support-hurricane-dorian-response","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=108942","title":{"rendered":"Additional Red Cross Volunteers Deploying to Support Hurricane Dorian Response"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Nine total Western and Central NY volunteers deployed to\nFlorida, South Carolina<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The American Red Cross is preparing to help tens of\nthousands of people in the path of Hurricane Dorian as the extremely dangerous\nstorm tracks towards the southeast coast of the U.S.While the\nexact path of Dorian is still uncertain, millions of people live in areas that\ncould be impacted by wind, rain, flooding and a high storm surge, even if the\nstorm doesn\u2019t make direct landfall on the coast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Red Cross is coordinating with community partners and\nemergency responders to prepare evacuation centers for people who may seek\nshelter over the coming days. As many as 60,000 people in Florida, Georgia,\nSouth Carolina and North Carolina may need emergency shelter. We are mobilizing over 1,600 trained volunteers\nfrom all over the country, 110 emergency response vehicles and more than 99\ntractor-trailer loads full of relief supplies, including cots and blankets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ninevolunteers\nfrom Western and Central New York have been deployed to support the Dorian\nrelief efforts (updates in bold):<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n NAME<\/strong>\n <\/td><\/td>\n HOMETOWN<\/strong>\n <\/td><\/td>\n LOCATION<\/strong>\n <\/td><\/td>\n ACTIVITY<\/strong>\n <\/td><\/td><\/tr>
\n Jim Collingwood\n <\/td><\/td>\n Amherst\n <\/td><\/td>\n South Carolina\n <\/td><\/td>\n Logistics\n <\/td><\/td><\/tr>
\n Harry\n Dashnau<\/strong>\n <\/td><\/td>\n Baldwinsville<\/strong>\n <\/td><\/td>\n South\n Carolina<\/strong>\n <\/td><\/td>\n Sheltering<\/strong>\n <\/td><\/td><\/tr>
\n Diane\n Dellacornio-Thomas\n <\/td><\/td>\n Harpursville\n <\/td><\/td>\n Florida\n <\/td><\/td>\n Sheltering\n <\/td><\/td><\/tr>
\n Nola\n Macallair<\/strong>\n <\/td><\/td>\n Syracuse<\/strong>\n <\/td><\/td>\n South\n Carolina<\/strong>\n <\/td><\/td>\n Sheltering<\/strong>\n <\/td><\/td><\/tr>
\n Christian\n Passela\n <\/td><\/td>\n Bainbridge\n <\/td><\/td>\n Florida\n <\/td><\/td>\n Sheltering\n <\/td><\/td><\/tr>
\n Sarah Perkins\n <\/td><\/td>\n Pittsford\n <\/td><\/td>\n Florida\n <\/td><\/td>\n Disaster\n Assessment\n <\/td><\/td><\/tr>
\n Tom Purnell\n <\/td><\/td>\n Rochester\n <\/td><\/td>\n Florida\n <\/td><\/td>\n Government\n Operations\n <\/td><\/td><\/tr>
\n Marvin Shandler\n <\/td><\/td>\n Liverpool\n <\/td><\/td>\n Florida\n <\/td><\/td>\n Sheltering\n <\/td><\/td><\/tr>
\n Richard Stirpe\n <\/td><\/td>\n Webster\n <\/td><\/td>\n Florida\n <\/td><\/td>\n Sheltering\n <\/td><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\n\n\n\n

Dorian is the\nstrongest hurricane on record for the Northwestern Bahamas, bringing <\/a>potentially\ncatastrophic wind and storm surge. In preparation for Hurricane Dorian, 200\nBahamas Red Cross volunteers are on alert. The Bahamas Red Cross has\npre-positioned relief supplies on the islands\u2014such as tarps, hygiene items,\njerrycans, and hand-crank radios and cellphone chargers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

HOW YOU CAN HELP<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can make a difference in the lives of people impacted by\nHurricane Dorian. Visit redcross.org<\/a>,\ncall 1-800-RED CROSS, or text the word DORIAN to 90999 to make a $10 donation.\nDonations enable the Red Cross to prepare for, respond to and help people\nrecover from this disaster. This includes providing food, shelter, relief\nsupplies, emotional support, recovery planning and other assistance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

PLEASE GIVE BLOOD<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

While the Red Cross does not typically collect and\ndistribute blood in Florida, we have sent approximately 350 blood products to\nlocal blood centers there to ensure patients in need continue to have access to\nlifesaving blood. The Red Cross has also pre-positioned additional blood\nproducts and stocked many of our hospitals to capacity in areas of the\nSoutheast likely to be impacted by the storm early next week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With the holiday weekend and approaching hurricane expected\nto disrupt blood donations, we urge eligible individuals in parts of the\ncountry unaffected by the storm to roll up a sleeve to give today. The Red\nCross currently has an emergency need for blood donations following a summer\nshortage. While no Red Cross blood drives have been cancelled due to the\nhurricane at this time, we anticipate low blood donor turnout in and around\naffected areas due to poor weather conditions in the days ahead. Schedule an\nappointment today by using the Red Cross Blood Donor App, visiting redcrossblood.org<\/a> or\ncalling 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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