Volunteers from the Nebraska-Iowa Red Cross recently traveled to the Gulf Coast to assist with Hurricane Ida cleanup efforts in Louisiana and Mississippi. | Red Cross/Facebook
Volunteers from the Nebraska-Iowa Red Cross recently traveled to the Gulf Coast to assist with Hurricane Ida cleanup efforts in Louisiana and Mississippi. | Red Cross/Facebook
Volunteers from the Nebraska-Iowa Red Cross recently traveled to the Gulf Coast to assist with Hurricane Ida cleanup efforts in Louisiana and Mississippi, according to an article by We Are Iowa.
The Red Cross will be sending 12 volunteers from Iowa to assist with relief efforts, KCRG reported.
“Our Nebraska-Iowa region deployed 16 dedicated volunteers and three emergency response vehicles this weekend to support the response to Hurricane Ida, which is expected to make landfall today," Nebr. / SW Iowa Red Cross stated on Twitter Aug. 29, "You can support our response by giving at http://redcross.org/donate."
Volunteer responsibilities could include a variety of tasks such as distributing relief supplies around hard-hit regions or providing emotional support, according to Emily Holley, the communications manager for the Nebraska-Iowa Red Cross region.
Approximately 600 volunteers from the Red Cross will participate with Hurricane Ida rescue and cleanup operations, We Are Iowa reported.
Iowans interested in volunteering or making a donation can do so at redcross.org.
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