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SALVATION ARMY SUPPORTS TEXAS TORNADO RECOVERY
- Wed, Wednesday, April 5, 2000 - 20:02 UTC
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Salvation Army disaster relief personnel continue to
assist residents of Fort Worth and Arlington, Texas, in
the massive job of recovering from last week's
devastating tornado which demolished many homes. Three
Salvation Army mobile canteens continue to serve food
and beverages to emergency workers and storm-affected
residents in hard-hit areas of Fort Worth. In
addition, The Salvation Army is operating family
assistance centers in Fort Worth and Arlington where
residents may receive food, clothing and temporary
housing.
Salvation Army relief workers are going door-to-door in
Arlington and Fort Worth, distributing plastic trash
cans donated by the Rubbermaid Company. Yesterday
Salvation Army relief personnel also began going
door-to-door in Arlington, distributing cleaning kits
to residents whose homes sustained major damage,
according to Major Richard Brittle, in charge of The
Salvation Army in Tarrant County, Texas.
Many individuals and companies across the metroplex,
including the Coca-Cola Company and 7-Eleven Stores,
have generously donated food, bottled water and other
supplies.
- Wed, 29 March 2000 - 22:19 UTC
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The Salvation Army quickly moved into action after a
tornado swept across Fort Worth and Arlington, Texas,
yesterday afternoon. Two Salvation Army facilities are
open to shelter displaced residents. The Fort Worth
location can accommodate up to 200 people and the
Arlington facility can house up to 75. Cooks are on
site to provide meals for shelter occupants.
In addition, six Salvation Army mobile canteens are
distributing food and beverages to emergency workers
and storm-affected residents in heavily damaged
neighborhoods.
The Salvation Army also has delivered 500 mattresses to
an emergency shelter operated by the City of Fort Worth
Emergency Management.
- Wed, 29 March 2000 - 15:18:11 UTC
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SATERN Southern Coordinator Jerry Jennison out of San
Angelo Texas reports on the International SATERN
Network today (29 Mar 2000) that The
Salvation Army has set up two temporary shelters in the
aftermath of the Fort Worth tornado that hit on
28 Mar 2000. He further reported that the
City of Fort Worth and the Red Cross have each set up
one shelter. Reportedly four people were killed and
there were an estimated one hundred injuries.
SATERN is currently providing the much needed
"Health and Welfare" communications with this area.
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If you have friends and/or relatives in the
affected area and wish to inquire into their
welfare, you can send an e-mail message to SATERN
and it will be relayed via Amateur (HAM) Radio to
a station in that area.
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Please include the following information in your message.
- Name(s) of the person(s) about whom you are inquiring.
- The last known address and telephone number of this person.
- Anything else that might aid in locating this person such as:
place of employment, school or church attended, etc.
- Your name
- Your address
- Your telephone number
- Your e-mail address
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