Red Cross Shelters Closing In Mobile

Friday night, 22 evacuees were staying at the last Red Cross shelter in Mobile.

Here is a news release from the Mobile Chapter of The American Red Cross

St. Paul’s is the only Red Cross shelter in Mobile County and it will close at 4:00pm on Saturday, September 6. As of 4:00pm today there are 22 clients at St. Paul’s. We are providing the shelter clients with food, emotional support services, and health services. We are not providing financial assistance.
The American Red Cross is positioned to help those in the path of Tropical Storm Hanna and is looking ahead to Hurricane Ike, considered a dangerous hurricane projected to hit Florida by mid-week next week.
We need your support to help people affected by thousands of disasters across the country
each year, disasters like the Hurricanes of 2008, by making a financial gift to the American Red
Cross Disaster Relief Fund. Donors can go online to www.redcross.org or call 1-800-
REDCROSS.
You can also use your cell phone to donate $5 to the American Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund by text messaging the keyword “GIVE” to “2HELP” (24357). Customers can send up to four $5 text message donations. Contributions will appear on monthly bills or be debited from a prepaid account balance. All applicable text rates apply. If you wish to designate your donation to a specific disaster, you should call 1-800-REDCROSS.
Your donations will help us operate our shelters and provide meals for evacuees, victims and clean up workers. It buys things like food, cots, blankets, toiletries, clean-up supplies. Donations also ensure that we can move our volunteers to the region and provide vital services like mental health and first aid.
The people in the paths of these storms need your help. Please support our relief efforts by making a financial gift to the American Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund.