• Don Felice

The Salvation Army of Georgia Aids Flood Victims in South Carolina

ATLANTA, GA (October 8, 2015)—As the after effects of last week's torrential rains continue to plague South Carolina with multiple dam breaches and sustained flooding, The Salvation Army Georgia Division has mobilized to aid in the flood response effort. Five of the twenty-three Georgia Division mobile canteens have currently been deployed on a 14-day assignment to South Carolina to assist flood relief efforts with mass feeding and hydration services. Three of the mobile Georgia Division canteens have been sent to Columbia, SC (responding canteens from Atlanta, Covington, and Elberton, GA), and two canteens have been sent to Charleston (responding canteens from Dublin, GA with a disaster team from Vidalia, GA on board and Savannah, GA). The five responding canteens are stocked and ready to serve hot meals when they arrive. The remaining canteens stand ready to respond as needed.

According to Major Jack Butler, Emergency Disaster Service Director for the Georgia Division of The Salvation Army, “Along with serving those in need, we continue to pray for those affected by the flooding and also for those who work in the relief efforts.”

The Georgia Division canteens will work in collaboration with state and local agencies and other organizations in flood relief efforts. The initial task for the Georgia Division canteens is to provide mass feeding and hydration services at established flood relief shelter locations in Columbia and Charleston. They will serve first responders, utility workers, volunteers, and those affected by the flooding. If the situation changes, the mobile canteens can adapt and respond quickly to other locations and also be deployed as roving resources in affected neighborhoods.

Financial donations allow The Salvation Army to purchase needed supplies quickly and to efficiently meet the most urgent needs of disaster victims.

• By phone: 1-800-SAL-ARMY (1-800-725-2769)
• Online:https://donate.salvationarmyusa.org/disaster/East-Coast-Floods-Disaster-Relief
• By mail: Send your gift to The Salvation Army Disaster Relief PO BOX 1959 Atlanta, GA 30301 or to   your local Salvation Army unit.  Please make checks payable to "The Salvation Army" and clearly mark your gift "East Coast Floods."
• By Text: Text STORM to 51555 to receive a donation link for easy mobile giving

How Your Donations Help on The Salvation Army Feed

• A $10 donation feeds a disaster survivor for one day.
• A $30 donation provides one food box, containing staple foods for a family of four, or one  household cleanup kit, containing brooms, mops, buckets and other cleaning supplies.
• A $100 donation can serve snacks and drinks for 125 survivors and emergency personnel  at the scene of a disaster.
• A $250 donation can provide one hot meal to 100 people or keep a hydration station operational for 24 hours.
• A $500 donation keeps a Salvation Army canteen (mobile feeding unit) fully operational  for one day.

For 125 years the Red Shield of The Salvation Army has been a symbol of hope to those in need in Georgia. Today, they answer the call of close neighbors in need with the enduring service The Salvation Army has become known for the world over.