PRESS RELEASE
Salvation Army Serves Storm Survivors in Southern States
April 14, 2008 –In the aftermath of last week’s severe storms, some of which included tornadoes and flooding, in Arkansas, Mississippi, Texas and Oklahoma, Salvation Army emergency disaster services personnel provided meals, snacks, shelter, clean-up kits, social services and emotional and spiritual care to thousands of survivors and emergency responders.
Mobile feeding units (canteens) fed an average 1,600 meals daily in Jackson, Miss., as residents recovered from storm damage. Canteens also responded after severe storms in the
Dallas-Fort Worth region and a tornado in Breckenridge, Texas. Plano and Waxahachie, Texas, also benefited from canteen feeding stations.
In Little Rock, Ark., canteens continued to serve hot meals and snacks to residents working on their homes and emergency responders trying to restore power to areas heavily affected by a tornado that sliced through Saline and Pulaski counties on April 3.
In Pine Bluff, Ark., Salvation Army emergency responders continue to watch rising waters and are on standby due to flooding throughout the area.
To volunteer with The Salvation Army or to make a credit card donation, call 651-746-3400 or 1-800-SAL-ARMY. Checks earmarked “Disaster Relief,” can be made out to The Salvation Army and sent to 2445 Prior Ave., Roseville, MN 55113. Click below to make an online donation.
