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Announcements
Colorado Community Leaders Step Forward to Help
The American Red Cross
June 27, 2002 -- The American Red Cross would like to commend the following companies and foundations for their leadership and generosity in significantly contributing to the Disaster Relief Fund in response to the Colorado wildfires.
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9 Cares Colorado Shares
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King Soopers with Sun Pacific
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Ace Hardware Dealer’s Association
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KPBI Radio
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Albertson’s
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Land Title Guarantee Company
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Alltel Communications
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Lowe’s Home Improvement Warehouse
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American Furniture Warehouse
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LSI Logic
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Anheuser-Busch
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Lutheran Family Services
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AT&T
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PacifiCare of Colorado
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Boettcher Foundation
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Pfizer Corporation
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BP, Inc.
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Philip Morris Companies Inc.
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Chart Industries, Inc.
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Qwest Communications International
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Cisco Systems
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Remax Properties of Colorado Springs
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Classic Properties
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Shell Oil Company Foundation
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Colorado Association of Realtors
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Six Flags Elitch Gardens
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Housing Opportunity Foundation
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Target Corporation
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Colorado Front Range Ace Hardware Dealers
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The Home Depot
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Continental Airlines
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US Bank
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Coors Brewing Company
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USAA
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First Data Western Union Foundation
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Verizon
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General Mills
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Vision Service Plan
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Georgia-Pacific
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Wal-Mart/Sam’s Club
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Glenwood True Value Hardware
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Western Express Trucking Co.
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Johns Manville Fund
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Whole Foods
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The Red Cross currently has disaster relief operations in Glenwood Springs (Coal Seam
Fire), Canon City (Iron Mountain), Denver's Front Range (Hayman Fire), in Durango (Missionary Ridge and Valley Fires) and in Monte Vista (Million Fire). The Red Cross response to the Colorado wildfires will be costly-current estimations are between $700,000 and $1,000,000. With these leadership gifts and pledges, several events that are planned over the next few weeks, and special customer donation campaigns that have been launched, the Red Cross expects to be able to meet the costs of responding to the Colorado wildfires. With the support of these generous organizations and the generosity of the people of Colorado, the American Red Cross will be able to continue to provide shelter, food, counseling and other assistance to those in need. As damage assessment continues, the estimated cost of the disaster operation could increase.
As the American Red Cross continues to respond to wildfires across the state, the Red Cross has opened several service centers for the victims of the current Colorado wildfires. At these service centers, Red Cross trained disaster relief workers consisting of disaster nurses, mental health workers, and interviewers visit with anyone affected by the wildfires. Interviewers may assist by providing disaster victims with the means to pay for what they need most - groceries, new clothing, rent, household items and medicines. Red Cross nurses assess sanitary conditions, assist with disaster related minor injuries and illnesses, and may help victims replace eyeglasses, dentures, hearing aids, and/or prescriptions lost in the disaster. Red Cross mental health workers who are licensed mental health professionals provide emotional support. This assistance, as with all Red Cross services, is confidential and given on a uniform basis, based on family size and need. All Red Cross disaster assistance is free, made possible by the generosity of our community leaders and contributions from thousands of individuals in Colorado.
Following is the latest summary of Red Cross services provided to date for the Colorado wildfires:
- Shelters Opened: 23
- People Sheltered Overnight: 1,605
- Meals and Snacks Served: 125,776
- Volunteers and Paid Staff: over 1,126 (90% are volunteers)
- Service Center Opened: 9
- Cases Opened: 388
- Mental Health Contacts: 6,007
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