Saturday, June 11, 2011

Out with the Red Cross Again

The tornadoes in Western Massachusetts did a lot of damage. We notified the Red Cross that I was ready to travel immediately after the event, but they did not have an opening for me until yesterday. Within an hour I was packed and on my way to Springfield. I expect to be here 2 weeks this time, and I'll most likely be doing the same things as my last outings, working in headquarters on staffing. I don't have info on the size of the operation yet. I do know that there is one large shelter open, and several mobile feeding trucks are out working the community.

I am staying in West Springfield, in a hotel that is in the backyard of where I lived for 3 years. My former efficiency apartment building us now a Friendly's, and that's not all that's changed over here.

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