A safe place to go when our whole world has been turned upside down... | Update from the Field: East Georgia Red Cross on the front lines

Brenda Ell and her 3 foster children know the Fonda Fultonville Central School in Fonda, NY better than they thought. For the second time in a week, the Ell's have been evacuated from their home in nearby Fultonville, but have found safe haven in the American Red Cross shelter. Brenda and the children are grateful for good food, a cot, and with help from the school Superintendent, the auditorium was turned into a children's movie theater. 


When asked what happened to their home in Fultonville, we learned that a mudslide into their home had caused their evacuation. Brenda and her husband have a second home, but unfortunately it sits on the river bank in Binghamton where record flooding is causing massive evacuations. The impact of Hurricane Irene and the latest flooding from Tropical Storm Lee, is leaving behind a mammoth foot print. Brenda shares, "The American Red Cross and all the volunteers have given us a safe place to go for comfort when our whole world has been turned upside down."


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Update from the Field: East Georgia Red Cross on the front lines of Hurricane Irene Disaster Relief




Jeff Taylor, Executive Director of East Georgia Chapter of the American Red Cross is currently on the front lines of the Hurricane Irene aftermath in upstate New York. For daily updates from the field, follow Jeff on Facebook at Red Cross East Georgia and on Twitter @RedCrossEastGA or @taylorjeff7.

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