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Millsboro family of four, plus
visitor, escape home fire and are helped by Red
Cross
Seaford, DE – April 26, 2006 – An
adult and three children were luckily not at home
when fire broke out and subsequently destroyed their
home on Doc Frame Rd, Millsboro yesterday (Tuesday
April 25th). The family pets also escaped the fire.
The American Red Cross of the Delmarva Peninsula
dispatched two disaster responders at approximately
11:00 a.m., to meet with the family, and a guest who
was staying at the home, and assist with their
emergency needs. Red Cross assisted the family and
the visitor with their immediate housing, clothing,
and food needs along with storage containers and
comfort kits. They were also given information to
assist in their recovery from this disaster.
The American Red Cross of the Delmarva Peninsula
provides emergency assistance for those affected by
all kinds of disasters, from home fires to floods
and other major catastrophes, free of charge,
according to their needs. This disaster relief
usually consists of food, clothing and temporary
accommodation and a recovery guide, well as referral
to other community agencies for help with
longer-term needs. Where mental health services are
needed, trained Red Cross volunteers are available
to help.
There have been a recent spate of fires affecting
families throughout Delaware and the eastern shore
of Maryland, to which volunteers from the American
Red Cross of the Delmarva Peninsula have responded
and provided much needed disaster relief. All
American Red Cross disaster assistance is free, made
possible by voluntary donations of time and money
from the American people. You can help local
families whose lives are devastated by fires, floods
and hundreds of other disasters across the community
each year by making a financial gift to the American
Red Cross of the Delmarva Peninsula. This enables
the Red Cross to provide shelter, food, counseling
and other assistance to those in need in the state
of Delaware and Caroline, Cecil, Dorchester, Kent,
Queen Anne's and Talbot counties in Maryland.
To help the victims of this and other local
disasters, contributions may be made by mail to the
American Red Cross of the Delmarva Peninsula, P. O.
Box 831, Wilmington, DE 19899-0831 or by calling
1-800-777-6620 during office hours. Internet users
can make a secure online contribution by visiting
www.redcrossdelmarva.org.
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