Providing Help and Hope after Tornadoes and Flooding
More Volunteers Deploying
Updated Wednesday, May 22, 2019
Three additional volunteers have been deployed to help with the disaster response. These volunteers have been sent to Tulsa, OK to help with recovery after tornadoes and flooding.
David Schneider – a volunteer with the Mile High Area chapter will supper the delivery of emergency supplies.
Carol Riddell – a volunteer with the Northern Colorado chapter was sent to Tulsa, OK to help with the distribution of emergency supplies.
Robert Delaney — a volunteer with the Mile High Area chapter has been sent to Tulsa, OK as a member of the Disaster Assessment Team.
UPDATED: Monday, May 20, 2019
More Responders Deploying
As life threatening and damaging weater continues across the Central Plains region and Flooding continues in the Midwest, Colorado and Wyoming disaster responders are rising to the challenge to help those in need. The following people deployed to their assigned areas late last week and over the weekend.
Photo by Daniel Cima/American Red Cross
Della Wilson – a volunteer with the Western Colorado Chapter deployed to Southern Illinois to support the Disaster Mental Health services that are available to those affected by the flooding.
William Delaney – a volunteer with the Wyoming Chapter also deployed to Southern Illinois as part of the Red Cross disaster recovery team.
Thomas Bethke – a volunteer with the Mile High Area Chapter deployed to Southern Illinois to support the disaster recovery as a client casework supervisor.
Tina Harrison– a volunteer from Southeastern Colorado Chapter deployed to southern Texas disaster response to the tornadoes and flooding in Texas as a member of the Operations Management Team.
Denver, Monday, May 13, 2019 – The American Red Cross of Colorado & Wyoming is sending disaster responders to help people affected by the tornadoes and flooding in Oklahoma, flooding in Texas and flooding in southern Illinois.
Sharla Orsak moved to Baytown from Spring, Texas. This week, her apartment complex was one of many hit hard by strong winds, rain and flooding. “The water was coming in through the front and back doors; we were scared and concerned.”
Cindi Shank, Mike Acres and Jodi Acres are members of the Colorado & Wyoming Disaster Management Response Team (DRMT) and they deployed to Oklahoma on May 6, 2019 to begin the disaster response effort.
Barbara Martinez, a volunteer with the Southeastern Colorado Chapter deployed to Houston, TX on May 8, 2019 to support the sheltering effort.
Bryan Hartman, a volunteer with the Mile High Area chapter deployed to Texas to support the sheltering effort.
Harry Ladewig a volunteer with the Mile High Area chapter was deployed on May 10 to help distribute emergency supplies in southern Illinois.
Bill Shank, a volunteer with the Wyoming chapter, departed on May 10,l 2019 to support the logistics effort in Oklahoma.
A typical deployment for a Red Cross disaster responder is 14 to 21 days. During that time, these responders will focus on management of the disaster response. Follow the Colorado Wyoming Red Cross on Twitter (@COWYRedCross) or on Facebook (American Red Cross of Colorado) for more information.