On Wednesday, Red Cross Emergency Response Vehicles started delivering food and supplies to flood-affected areas around Indiana, including the counties of Marshall, Starke and Pulaski.
Lead Disaster Action Team Member and Local Red Cross Volunteer Sherry Fagner spent the beginning of this week working with the Mass Care Feeding League at Red Cross Headquarters in South Bend, organizing contracts with areas requesting assistance and preparing kits to deliver to the spots that were hit the hardest by the recent floods.
“They’ll be going to the local communities, any of the flooded areas but I know most of them are along the river.” Fagner explained, “We’ll be distributing, along with meals, we have snacks and bottled waters but we also will be doing some bulk distribution on the same route that will include clean-up kits.”
Red Cross reports that as more impacted areas become accessible, volunteers will continue to provide comfort, care and support for immediate needs. Those in need of assistance are asked to call their local Emergency Management Agency or the Red Cross can be contacted directly at 1-888-684-1441.
