Red Cross Opens Shelters for Madison and Limestone County Residents

HUNTSVILLE, Ala., March 2, 2012 — The American Red Cross has opened shelters at the following locations for those affected by the severe weather today.

Red Cross disaster action teams are on the ground assessing the damage and using Emergency Response Vehicles to distribute snacks and water to families whose homes were affected by the severe weather. For more information about Red Cross assistance, affected families should call their local Red Cross office.

How You Can Help:

Your gift enables the Red Cross to prepare for and provide shelter, food, emotional support and other assistance in response to disasters. You can help people affected by disasters like the recent Alabama tornadoes as well as countless crises at home and around the world by making a donation to support American Red Cross Disaster Relief.

·         Visit www.redcross.org

·         Call 1-800-RED-CROSS

·         Text the word REDCROSS to 90999 to make a $10 donation

Financial 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. For more information about your local American Red Cross, go to www.alredcross.org.

George Kitchens, General Manager at Joe Wheeler Electric Membership Corporation, presents Mary Moreillon, American Red Cross North Alabama District Executive, with a $23,530.67 donation for the American Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund from the Alabama Rural Electric Association of Cooperatives.