Update on Ian response from Iowa Red Cross

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) – Days after Hurricane Ian first made landfall, “tens of hundreds of individuals” nonetheless need assistance in line with Emily Holley, Communications Supervisor for the American Crimson Cross– Nebraska-Iowa Area.

Iowans are serving to within the on-going response. As of Saturday, Holley mentioned there have been 23 Iowans who’re a part of the Crimson Cross presence in Florida. 10 of these are from Japanese Iowa.

“There’s actually an Iowa presence down there, which is great,” mentioned Holley. “We as Iowans have such large hearts and we’re all the time keen to offer of ourselves when people are in hassle. So, it’s unimaginable that we’ve got so many Iowans who stepped as much as reply the decision and placed on that Crimson Cross vest and head right down to Florida.”

As many volunteers as are serving to, there’s nonetheless a necessity for extra.

“You already know, one thing that we’ve seen over the past couple of years is that we’re responding to a serious catastrophe each 10 days,” mentioned Holley. “Simply 2020 and 2021, the American Crimson Cross responded to a serious catastrophe each 10 days, which incorporates volunteer assist on the bottom. So we actually seen that there are extra of those disasters occurring, they are often extra intense, they’re affecting extra individuals.”

She added, “So we’d like volunteers. We’d like numerous volunteers, people who’re keen to offer of themselves to assist out individuals when the worst has occurred,” mentioned Holley.

You’ll find extra data on volunteering with the American Crimson Cross right here.

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