Alabama News Release: Walker County

BIRMINGHAM, February 8, 2008 –American Red Cross volunteers and staff continue to support clean-up and recovery efforts in the Walker County area following this week’s deadly storms. The Emergency Response Vehicle (ERV) is providing food and snacks in the affected areas throughout the day on Friday and Saturday morning.

The service delivery site for individuals and families needing assistance will be open until 6pm Friday. It is stationed at the Oakman Senior Center located at 8250-Market Street Oakman, AL.

We need your help to inform people affected by the disaster that the Oakman Senior Center is the central location to receive Red Cross assistance.

Red Cross caseworkers are working to assist the remaining families affected by the tornadoes. Anyone needing assistance as a result of the storms is asked to meet with a caseworker at the Oakman Senior Center through today or call (205) 458-8282 over the weekend to set up an appointment with the Walker County Red Cross Service Center located at 1902 Corona Avenue, Jasper, Alabama.

Members of the Alabama media who would like to cover volunteers in the ERV assisting the affected area can contact Chris Osborne, Public Affairs Officer at (205) 966-8795.

This entry was posted on February 8, 2008 at 12:39 pm and is filed under Alabama, Location, News Releases. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. Responses are currently closed, but you can trackback from your own site.

Comments are closed.