Posts Tagged ‘disaster relief’

Hurricane Ike Aftermath: Red Cross Relief Effort Continues, L.A. Workers Help in LA

Thursday, September 25th, 2008

Sept. 25, 2008 — Greater Los Angeles chapter Emergency & Disaster Response Officer Michael Kleiner is one of nearly 4,500 Red Cross relief workers now in the Gulf Coast providing Red Cross assistance to people forced to flee their homes after Hurricanes Gustav and Ike.

Red Cross Relief Efforts Underway for Gustav

Monday, September 1st, 2008

As mandatory evacuations are issued in the Gulf Coast states, the American Red Cross is starting to receive evacuees in shelters throughout the Gulf Coast. The Red Cross has relief operations ready in four states: Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas. This is the largest Red Cross relief effort since Hurricane Katrina in 2005 and in [...]

L.A. Red Cross Relief Workers Assisting Gustav Evacuees

Thursday, August 28th, 2008

Sept. 2, 2008 — As part of a massive mobilization effort by the American Red Cross to assist Gulf Coast hurricane evacuees, the Greater Los Angeles chapter has sent more than 30 Southland volunteeers and staff members to Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas to assist with sheltering operations.

American Red Cross Doubles Its China Earthquake Relief Contribution to $20 Million

Monday, June 9th, 2008

President George W. Bush joined Bonnie McElveen-Hunter, chairman of the American Red Cross Board of Governors, as part of a June 6 forum to discuss the U.S. response to the China earthquake.