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Originally Posted by C. Morrison
Having just gotten an update I've learned that the only thing the Red Cross needs is $.
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Reason being :
"Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies to
purchase bulk amounts of food, water, medicine, clothing, etc. as close
as possible to the disaster sites. This will enable them to distribute
relief items faster and save money on shipping. Many transportation
routes in these areas have been destroyed and to ship items from the
U.S. would be costly and time consuming" (got a mail back from our local Red Cross)