Price Chopper Joins American Red Cross to Help Hurricane Victims
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Beginning today and through September 29, donations to the American Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund can be made at any Price Chopper store in New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania and Vermont. Donations will benefit the victims of the 2008 hurricanes. This includes Price Chopper Stores in Great Barrington, Lenox and Pittsfield.
“At the Red Cross, we see first-hand the devastation each disaster causes,” said Kathleen Phillips, Executive Director of the Berkshire County Red Cross. “Every donation, no matter how big or small, shows victims that Americans all over the country are working together to help them get back on their feet. On behalf of the American Red Cross, I’d like to express my deepest thanks to Price Chopper and News Channel 13.”
The American Red Cross is providing lifesaving assistance to those affected by Hurricane Ike:
· In Texas:
o The Red Cross has served more than 157,400 meals and snacks to those affected by Hurricane Ike
o 1,691 Red Cross disaster workers are on the ground to assist.
o More than one million ready-to-eat meals are in place.
o 11 Kitchens are in place.
o 108 Emergency Response Vehicles are in the state.
· In Louisiana:
o 2,100 Red Cross disaster workers are on the ground to assist.
o The Red Cross has served more than 1,157,200 meals to victims of Gustav and Ike
o More than 1,600 people spent last night in 19 shelters; at the height of the disaster, 60,000 people stayed in Red Cross shelters across 10 states.
o Additional Emergency Response Vehicles are moving into west Louisiana to provide mobile feeding to the most heavily affected areas.
"The Red Cross helps our fellow Americans recover from disasters, and now it’s our turn to help them,” said Neil Golub, President and CEO of the Golub Corporation. “We are proud to partner with News Channel 13 and the Red Cross to do everything we can to help. When Price Chopper shoppers purchase $1 Red Cross pin ups at the register, Price Chopper will match $1 for $1 up to $25,000."
“ As a major media outlet, News Channel 13 has the unique privilege to be able to educate Capital Region and Berkshire residents on important issues,” said Steve Baboulis, general manager of WNYT-News Channel 13. “It’s an honor to help the American Red Cross in this relief effort.”
Fast facts:
* The Red Cross is launching an aggressive national fundraising campaign to raise $100 million to immediately replenish our national Disaster Relief Fund to help victims of recent disasters meet their immediate needs for food, shelter, counseling and other critical services.
* The Disaster Relief Fund is now empty after a record number of tornadoes this year, the worst flooding in the Midwest in 15 years, an early wildfire season and a devastating hurricane season that is not over yet. The Red Cross has responded to thousands of house fires and more than 60 large scale-disasters which have steadily depleted the Disaster Relief Fund. Donations have not kept pace with the need.
* The perception is that the Red Cross “dodged a bullet” after Hurricane Gustav. The reality is that Gustav caused a silent crisis: we are still serving more than 100,000 meals a day to those who returned to find their homes damaged or without power. At the peak of our operation, we were serving 400,000 meals a day and sheltering 60,000 people in ten states.
* We are continuing to give critically-needed aid to the victims of the 2008 storms and hurricanes: Dolly, Ernesto, Fay, Gustav, Hanna and now, Ike.
All American Red Cross disaster assistance is free, made possible by voluntary donations of time and money from the American people. You can help the victims of thousands of disasters across the country each year with a financial gift to the American Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund, which enables the Red Cross to provide shelter, food, counseling and other assistance to victims of disaster. The American Red Cross honors donor intent. If you wish to designate your donation to a specific disaster please do so at the time of your donation. Call 1-800-REDCROSS or 1-800-257-7575 (Spanish). Contributions to the Disaster Relief Fund may be sent to your local American Red Cross chapter or to the American Red Cross, P.O. Box 37243, Washington, DC 20013. Internet users can make a secure online contribution by visiting www.redcross.org.
