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Red Cross Shelters Open in OK

May 25, 2011 By

OKLAHOMA CITY – The Red Cross has opened several shelters for victims affected by the tornadoes of Tuesday, May 24.

Disaster Action Teams are moving to provide shelter, water, food and emotional support for tornado survivors. Teams are also beginning preliminary damage assessments in several neighborhoods.

RED CROSS OPERATED SHELTERS:

Logan County
Noble Avenue Baptist Church
1219 W. Noble Avenue
Guthrie, Oklahoma

McClain County
Newcastle Storm Shelter
851 N. Carr
Newcastle, Oklahoma

Blain County
Canton Community Center
301 N. Garfield
Canton, Oklahoma

Payne County
Red Cross Office
114 West 8th Street
Stillwater, Oklahoma

RED CROSS SUPPORTED SHELTERS:

Canadian County
First Baptist Church
113 Jackson Avenue NW
Piedmont, Oklahoma

Canadian County,
Salvation Army Boys & Girls Club
201 S. Bickford
El Reno, Oklahoma

Grady County
Bible Baptist Church
226 S. 29th Street
Chickasha, Oklahoma

If you want to help people affected by the tornadoes or other shelters, you can make a donation to American Red Cross Disaster Relief by visiting http://www.okc.redcross.org/. You can also call (405) 228-9500, or text the word “REDCROSS” to 90999 to make a $10 donation.

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About Bob Graham

Bob Graham grew up in Western North Carolina and moved to the Tennessee Valley in 2008. His work with Apple Computer brought him to the area and after leaving Apple this year he started his own company MidSouth Associates. Bob has a background in journalism and has assisted with several relief efforts in the past starting with Hurricane Hugo in 1989. He started stormHOPE.org following the April 27, 2011 tornados that ravaged Alabama and the southeastern United States with the hopes of capturing the amazing stories and using them to raise awareness of the continuing needs of the people affected around the country. Following the May 22 and 24th tornado outbreaks in the midwest stormHOPE has been actively involved in assisting with relief efforts there through its website and volunteers on the ground.