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Five Residents Displaced After Saturday Night Fire
Destroys Glenfield Home
Published: May 15, 2023 at
12:35 p.m.
By: Media Releases from Lewis County Office of Fire
and Emergency Management and American Red Cross
Media Release from Central and Northern NY Chapter of
the American Red Cross:
American Red
Cross Aids Five After Glenfield Fire
WATERTOWN, NY
(MAY 14, 2023) - Volunteers from the Central and Northern New York
Chapter of the American Red Cross provided immediate emergency aid
to five people after a fire Saturday night on Main Street in
Glenfield, Lewis County.
The Red Cross
provided financial assistance which can be used for necessities
such as shelter, food, and clothing to two adults
and three children, ages 14, 15, and 17. Volunteers
also offered emotional support and health services. In the coming
days, Red Cross staff and volunteers will remain available to help those
affected by the fire as they navigate the road to recovery.
HOW TO HELP
The Red Cross
relies on the generosity of local donors to help families prepare, respond and recover from disasters in the
Hudson Valley. Please visit redcross.org or call 1-800-RED-CROSS to donate to
Disaster Relief and help people affected by disasters big and small.
You can also help
by volunteering with the Red Cross and responding to
home fires and other disasters in your community. Browse
current volunteer opportunities now at redcross.org/volunteer.
About the
American Red Cross:
The American Red
Cross shelters, feeds and provides emotional support to victims of
disasters; supplies about 40 percent of the nation's blood; teaches skills
that save lives; provides international humanitarian aid; and supports
military members and their families. The Red Cross is a not-for-profit
organization that depends on volunteers and the generosity of the American
public to perform its mission. For more information, please
visit www.redcross.org/eny and
follow @RedCrossENY on
Twitter.
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