MORE THAN A HALF-DOZEN IOWANS ARE NOW ON THE WILDFIRE-RAVAGED HAWAIIAN ISLAND OF MAUI, HELPING SURVIVORS THERE RECOVER FROM LAST WEEK’S SWIFT-MOVING BLAZE.
AROUND A HUNDRED PEOPLE WERE KILLED IN THE FIRES AND ALMOST A THOUSAND ARE STILL REPORTED AS MISSING.
EMILY HOLLEY, SPOKESWOMAN FOR THE AMERICAN RED CROSS NEBRASKA-IOWA REGION, SAYS SEVEN IOWA VOLUNTEERS ARE ALREADY ON DUTY IN HAWAII AND SEVERAL MORE ARE ON STANDBY.
MAUI1 OC……..”IN HAWAII” :20
MOST OF THE IOWANS SENT TO HAWAII ARE WORKING IN EMERGENCY SHELTERS, WHICH WILL LIKELY REMAIN OPEN FOR QUITE SOME TIME.
MAUI2 OC……… “RIGHT NOW” :22
GIVEN THE DISTANCE, THE IOWA VOLUNTEERS ARE ON A MANDATORY THREE-WEEK DEPLOYMENT.
HOLLEY SAYS IT’S GRATIFYING HOW WILLING IOWANS ARE TO ANSWER THE CALL — AND THERE ARE MANY WAYS TO HELP.
MAUI3 OC…….PLACE FOR YOU” (3X) :12
FINANCIAL DONATIONS ARE ALSO NEEDED, BY VISITING THE WEBSITE RED-CROSS-DOT-ORG, BY TEXTING “REDCROSS” TO 90999 TO DONATE 10-DOLLARS, OR BY CALLING 1-800-HELP NOW.
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