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Red Cross seeks 40 volunteers to deploy immediately

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By the Lincoln Journal Star

Saturday, Sep 06, 2008 - 12:37:43 am CDT

The Cornhusker Regional Chapter of the Red Cross is seeking 40 local volunteers that can be trained and deployed immediately to meet the demand for help.

Thursday night, more than 34,000 displaced Gulf Coast residents slept in American Red Cross shelters set up in 12 states as the result of tropical storms.

Hurricane warnings are still in effect from New Jersey to Florida.

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Marisela Zelaya of New Orleans holds her 22-month-old son Justin on Wednesday at Trinity Lutheran Church in Lilburn, Ga., which is serving as a Red Cross shelter for Hurricane Gustav evacuees. (Jason Braverman / Gwinnett Daily Post)

“We need people that are able to train immediately and then possibly deploy, as early as a week from now, for a minimum 21-day assignment,” said Susan Epps, chapter chief operating officer and director of emergency services.

New disaster volunteers will receive training in disaster response, including sheltering and feeding operations.

A background check and certification in CPR, First Aid and automatic external defibrillator (AED) is required.

Epps also noted that volunteers should expect to reside in shelters and may be affected by power and water interruptions and extreme heat and humidity.

For more information on becoming a disaster relief volunteer, contact Diana Wild, volunteer director at (402) 441-6384, wilddi@usa.redcross.org. Applications can also be downloaded at www.CornhuskerRedCross.org.


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Not going wrote on September 6, 2008 6:26 am:
" If you treated your volunteers or the one that want to be volunteer right, maybe you would have more! ! ! think about it. "

 Yep wrote on September 6, 2008 1:19 pm:
" "Not going" is right, but you have to remember this is typical Lincoln!!
I've lived in another city and worked with the Red Cross AND treated right! "

 localchapterstinks wrote on September 6, 2008 2:36 pm:
" I agree our local chapter does not treat those they are helping or willing to help very well at all. HELLO?! "

 Task Force wrote on September 6, 2008 3:57 pm:
" I think there are 40 members of Lincoln Fire and Rescue sitting around waiting for a disaster that has not surfaced as of yet. Instead of them taking tour buses all over the country, watching movies and hanging out, perhaps they could "volunteer". "

 whatever wrote on September 6, 2008 9:38 pm:
" The JS should investigate this. One would think that findin 40 volunteers in a city the size of Lincoln wouldn't be too difficult. You can find a city of 3000 in this state who have more than 40 volunteer firefighters. I don't know the "politics" here but it would seem some posters have some insight. "

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