The American Red Cross is stretched thin due to COVID-19, asking for volunteers from all walks of life
TO MOVE ONSHORE BAR KELLY SO YOUCAN SEE WHY HUNDREDS OF AMERICANRED CROSS VOLUNTEERS ARE RUSHINGTO THE GULF COAST NOW ASHURRICANE LAURA GETS CLOSER KMBC9S.ROB HUGHES EXPLAINS THE MANYWAYS YOU CAN HELP YOU DESERVEEVERY DAY OSCAR PETERSON IS ARETIRED FIREFIGHTER PARAMEDICAND THE AMERICAN RED CROSS,MISSOURI, ARKANSAS REGIONALASSESSMENT MANAGER COVID HIS HADA AN IMPACT ON EVERYBODY ACROSSTHE COUNTRY AND WE ARESTRETCHED.THE PETERSON IS RUNNINGOPERATIONS OUT OF HIS KANSASCITY HOME AND WORKING WITHFEDERAL STATE AND LOCALAGENCIES.EVERYBODY COMES TOGETHER VERYVERY WELL, TOO.REACH THE COMMON GOAL OF TAKINGCARE OF THE FOLKS THAT AREIMPACTED BY THE DISASTERPETERSON HAS 300 PEOPLE DEPLOYEDVIRTUALLY AND PHYSICALLY INTEXAS.WE’RE DOING GREAT.WE HAVE A WE HAVE A REALLYWELL-TRAINED TEAM THAT’S DOWNTHERE.THEY’RE EXPERIENCED.THEY WORK WELL TOGETHER ANDTHEY’RE EXCITED TO BE ABLE TO GODOWN AND HELP THE FOLKS IN THEGREAT STATE OF TEXAS IN THEIRTIME OF NEED, BUT THAT NEED ISGROWING.THE RED CROSS IS PUTTING OUT ACALL FOR MORE VOLUNTEERS THEBIGGEST THING THAT OURVOLUNTEERS BRING IS PASSION ANDEMPATHY 90% OF STAFF ORVOLUNTEERS FROM ALL WALKS OFLIFE.VERY VERY REWARDING OVER 90% OFOUR WORK STAFF IS VOLUNTEERPETERSON HOPES MORE WILL ANSWERTHE CALL TO SERVE OTHERS AT ATIME WHEN IT’S NEEDED MOSTMAKING A DIFFERENCE INSOMEBODY’S LIVES AT THE WORSTMOMENT IN THEIR LIFE.ROB HUGHES CAME EC 9 NEWS TOLEARN MORE ABOUT VOLUNTEERING.HEARING GO TO RED CROSS DOT ORYOU CAN ALSO MAKE A DONATION ANDEARM
Red Cross volunteers from South Florida are in Lousiania are providing critical relief in the aftermath of Hurricane Laura.
To help with the disaster, 20 American Red Cross volunteers from Tennessee have responded to the call for action.
