Red Cross Efforts in Nashville

The good ole American Red Cross is working hard to help with cleanup in Nashville. Below is a press release from Monday with information at the bottom about how to make a donation to the Nashville relief fund:

Middle Tennessee Red Cross Chapters - Press Room - Middle Tennessee Floods: "As Monday afternoon, the American Red Cross continues the third day of relief efforts for residents displaced by recent flooding across Middle and West Tennessee and is currently operating 17 emergency shelters throughout the region. Persons with disaster-caused needs are encouraged to call the Red Cross at (615) 250-4250 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting (615) 250-4250 end_of_the_skype_highlighting to find an emergency shelter and talk about assistance that might be available.

An estimated 900 people were being housed in Red Cross emergency shelters across Middle Tennessee on Monday. Red Cross mass care officials distributed approximately 3,200 meals and over 10,000 snack items to shelter clients in the Nashville on Monday and an additional 600 to shelters in outlying areas. Since Saturday, approximately 7,500 meals have been distributed to shelter residents in the immediate Nashville area.

The Nashville Area Red Cross is in need of financial support to continue providing relief to victims of local disaster flooding. The American Red Cross is not a government agency. All disaster assistance is free, and is funded solely by local donations. There are several ways to give:

• Visit www.nashvilleredcross.org and click DONATE NOW to make an online gift
• Mail a check to the Nashville Area Red Cross
2201 Charlotte Avenue, Nashville, TN 37203
• Call (615) 250-4300 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting (615) 250-4300 end_of_the_skype_highlighting to make a donation by phone
• Text REDCROSS to 90999 to make a $10 donation on your mobile phone"