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CONTACT: Jerrica Thurman, Communication Coordinator, North American
Division Adventist Community Services, 12501 Old Columbia Pike, Silver
Spring, MD 20904, 301-680-6438, Jerrica.Thurman@nad.adventist.org,
www.communityservices.org
Hurricane Katrina: ACS Disaster Response Volunteers Are Ready for Action
In Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama, ACS Disaster Response teams are
setting up to provide immediate relief to people devastated by Hurricane
Katrina.
As New Orleans rescue teams work to retrieve those who are trapped on
rooftops because their homes are flooded, ACS Disaster Response
volunteers have mobilized to provide the survivors with needed supplies.
After medical evaluation, those who've been rescued receive blankets,
new clothing and personal kits, including toiletries from ACS Disaster
Response volunteers before they are transported to nearby shelters. The
volunteers are distributing supplies that are prepackaged and stored in
large truck units that supply nearly 1,700 people, which the workers
continually restock.
"We are working with Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to set
up a multi-agency warehouse nearby the devastated areas in Louisiana,"
said Lavida Whitson, Adventist Community Services Director for
Arkansas-Louisiana Conference. "The multi-agency warehouse will be
managed by ACS Disaster Response and used to supply state designated
distribution sites. Our warehouse operation is where volunteers sort and
package donated goods, pull orders and load trucks for delivery to the
affected areas," stated Whitson.
It's been reported that at least fifteen Adventist churches in New
Orleans and surrounding areas are under water but no Adventist families
have suffered casualties.
In response to the damage caused by the hurricane at Bass Memorial
Academy in Lumberton, Mississippi, Florida ACS Disaster Response teams
are transporting three generators to provide power to the academy's
campus. The volunteers are also providing food to the local community
and volunteers from two feeding units that can each produce 20,000 meals
a day.
"We are aiming to have all of our equipment delivered by this Friday so
we can accommodate volunteers to assist with rebuilding the academy's
campus," said David Canther, Adventist Community Services Director of
Florida Conference who is working with David Miller, Adventist Community
Services Director of Gulf States Conference.
In Alabama, ACS Disaster Response leaders are working with the state
Emergency Operating Center (EOC) to conduct assessments of the damages,
determine immediate needs and strategize donation distribution methods.
State officials are working to determine the full scale of the damages
and thus have not yet identified specific items to donate. However,
"monetary contributions allow responding organizations to purchase
exactly what is most urgently needed by hurricane survivors - and to pay
for the transportation necessary to distribute the supplies," reports
Disaster News Network.
"By purchasing items nearer to the disaster site, it helps to build the
economies of the local areas," said Joe Watts, National Coordinator of
ACS Disaster Response. "The greatest help that anyone can provide is
financial contributions," explained Watts.
To join ACS Disaster Response in helping the survivors of Hurricane
Katrina, please make a donation online by visiting
www.communityservices.org, calling 1-877-ACS-2702 or mail to: NAD ACS
Disaster Response, 12501 Old Columbia Pike, Silver Spring, MD 20904.
For more than 100 years, the Seventh-day Adventist Church has provided
emergency relief through Adventist Community Services Disaster Response.
Working in more than 200 cities across North America, ACS Disaster
Response operates in partnership with the Federal Emergency Management
Agency (FEMA) and is a member of National Voluntary Organizations Active
in Disasters. For more information, visit www.communityservices.org
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