American Red Cross Capital Area Chapter Opens Shelters With Others On Standby

6-24-12

The American Red Cross Capital Area Chapter has opened Toler Elementary School for mandatory evacuation from Franklin County.

Other shelters on standby include Crawfordville Elementary in Wakulla County, Taylor County Elementary School, and for Leon County; Oak Ridge Elementary School, Springwood Elementary School and Lawton Chiles High School.

The chapter will be partially activating our Chapter Disaster Operations Center tomorrow as the Chapter will continue to ramp up for this storm for sheltering and Mass Care..

The American Red Cross shelters, feeds and provides emotional support to victims of disasters; supplies more than 40 percent of the nation’s blood; teaches skills that save lives; provides international humanitarian aid; and supports military members and their families. The Red Cross is a not-for-profit organization that depends on volunteers and the generosity of the American public to perform its mission. For more information, please visit Tallyredcross.org or join our blog at http://cacarc.wordpress.com.