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The Grant Wood Area Chapter of the American Red Cross has closed an emergency shelter at the Earlville Elementary School, 213 Stow Street, Earlville.
The Red Cross is also offering clean up kits in the following locations:
Edgewood City Hall, 203 West Union Street, Edgewood
Hopkinton City Hall, 115 Southwest 1st Street, Hopkinton
Lake Delhi Area, Barb DeKlotz home, 20796 262nd St, Delhi
Manchester Community Services Building, 601 Grant Street, Manchester
Independence Fire Department, 113 4th Ave SE, Independence
Monticello City Hall, 200 East 1st Street, Monticello
As of Tuesday, July 27, the Red Cross has provided approximately 1,400 meals and snacks and 2,900 bottles of water to residents in Buchanan, Delaware and Jones counties affected by flooding.
You can help people affected by disasters like floods, fires, tornadoes and hurricanes, as well as countless crises at home and around the world, by making a donation to support American Red Cross Disaster Relief. Your gift enables the Red Cross to prepare for and provide shelter, food, emotional support and other assistance in response to disasters. Visit www.redcross.org or call 1-800-RED-CROSS. Contributions may also be sent to your local American Red Cross chapter or to the American Red Cross, P.O. Box 37243, Washington, DC 20013.
About the Grant Wood Area Chapter:
The American Red Cross Grant Wood Area Chapter serves the residents of Benton, Buchanan, Cedar, Delaware, Iowa, Johnson, Jones, Linn and Washington Counties. For more information about Red Cross programs and services, call (319) 393-3500 in Linn County or toll free at (800) 982-2438. Visit us at www.grantwood-redcross.org.
About the American Red Cross:
The American Red Cross shelters, feeds and provides emotional support to victims of disasters; supplies nearly half of the nation's blood; teaches lifesaving skills; provides international humanitarian aid; and supports military members and their families. The Red Cross is a charitable organization — not a government agency — and depends on volunteers and the generosity of the American public to perform its mission. For more information, please visit www.redcross.org or join our blog at http://blog.redcross.org.
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