The local director of the Red Cross is preparing to make her third trip in four months to a hurricane zone.
Jennifer Young says she is expecting to be deployed to Charlotte, North Carolina, which is the hub of Red Cross operations in that region following Hurricane Helene.
Young previously went to Baton Rouge in September following Hurricane Francine and the Houston area following Hurricane Beryl in July.
The Red Cross is seeing hurricane assistance in three ways.
One is financial donations. Visit redcross.org or text the word HELENE to 90999.
Young says the Red Cross is seeking more than 300 volunteers to assist in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene. More information about volunteering is online at redcross.org/volunteer.
And Young says blood donors are needed to fill more than 1,500 donations that will not be collected as the result of blood drives that were canceled following Hurricane Helene. Go online to RedCrossBlood.org to make an appointment.
Click below to hear comments from Jennifer Young, visiting with WTAW’s Bill Oliver.