Buffalo, NY (WHCU) – As Hurricane Dorian continues to move along the U.S. coast, the American Red Cross is working around the clock to support communities from Florida to North Carolina still under evacuation orders.
Millions of people live in areas that could be impacted by wind, rain, flooding and a high storm surge, even if Dorian doesn’t make direct landfall. While the storm is beginning to shift past Florida, hundreds of Red Cross volunteers are coordinating with partners to support people seeking refuge in hurricane evacuation centers in Georgia, North Carolina, and South Carolina.
Tuesday night, more than 9,000 people stayed in 140 Red Cross and community evacuation shelters in Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina.Along with our partners, the Red Cross has served more than 19,000 meals and snacks. In advance of Dorian, some 110 emergency response vehicles and 104 tractor-trailer loads full of relief supplies, including cots, blankets, and 63,000 ready-to-eat meals have been deployed.
More than 1,900 trained Red Cross responders from all over the country are helping to support relief efforts, including 23 volunteers from Western and Central New York. 21 regional volunteers are working in Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, and South Carolina, while two are supporting the efforts virtually (updates in bold), including Trumansburg, Owego and Elmira:
|
NAME |
HOMETOWN |
LOCATION |
ACTIVITY |
| Kyra Bannister | Elmira | Georgia | Sheltering |
| Peter Bonaccorso | Fairport | South Carolina | Disaster Assessment |
| Dayne Burroughs | East Bethany | North Carolina | Sheltering |
| Jim Collingwood | Amherst | South Carolina | Logistics |
| James Paul Cox | Tully | South Carolina | Sheltering |
| Lisa Renee Cummings | Niagara Falls | North Carolina | Sheltering |
| Harry Dashnau | Baldwinsville | South Carolina | Sheltering |
| Diane Dellacornio-Thomas | Harpursville | Florida | Sheltering |
| Nancy Hall | Trumansburg | Florida (Virtual) | Health Services |
| Chuck Haupt | Owego | South Carolina | Distribution of Emergency Supplies |
| Peg Kutchukian | Elmira | South Carolina | Feeding |
| Martha Laros | Pittsford | Georgia | Sheltering |
| Nola Macallair | Syracuse | South Carolina | Sheltering |
| Richard McCorry | Henrietta | Georgia (Virtual) | Disaster Spiritual Care |
| Deborah Nellenbach | Victor | South Carolina | Disaster Assessment |
| Christian Passela | Bainbridge | Florida | Sheltering |
| Sarah Perkins | Pittsford | Florida | Disaster Assessment |
| Tom Purnell | Rochester | Florida | Government Operations |
| Nicole Roma | Jamestown | South Carolina | Staff Services |
| Marvin Shandler | Liverpool | Florida | Sheltering |
| Edwin Clifford Smith, Jr. | East Rochester | North Carolina | Sheltering |
| Richard Stirpe | Webster | Florida | Sheltering |
| Deborah Thompson | Lima | Georgia | Sheltering |
