Oklahoma Salvation Army Responds to Deadly Tornado in Woodward OK
Cynthia (Cindy) Fuller | cindy_fuller@uss.salvationarmy.org | (405) 254-1156
Oklahoma City, OK (April 15, 2012) – The Salvation Army Arkansas-Oklahoma Divisional Emergency Disaster Services (EDS) team will be deploying the Enid Salvation Army mobile feeding unit early Sunday morning to respond to a deadly tornado in Woodward, Oklahoma. Captain John Dancer, Commanding Officer for Enid, reports his team will be en route early Sunday morning.
Even before the line of storms approached his community, he was responding in the early hours of the morning to a request for assistance. A first response team is also headed towards Woodward to help assess the situation and determine if additional teams and/or services are needed. The first priority for the short-term aftermath of the storm will focus primarily on immediate needs providing food, hydration, and emotional and spiritual care to impacted individuals and families.
The best way to help survivors and relief workers is to make a financial contribution. Monetary donations allow disaster responders to immediately meet the specific needs of disaster survivors. The Salvation Army asks people who want to help those affected by disaster to visit www.salvationarmyusa.org or call 1-800-SAL-ARMY (1-800-725-2769.) Designate “Oklahoma storms” when making your donation.
For the latest emergency disaster services news, please visit www.disaster.salvationarmyusa.org and follow latest updates on Twitter @SalArmyEDS. Interested parties may also visit www.salvationarmyaok.org, Facebook at www.facebook.com/SalArmyAOK, and follow us on Twitter @SalArmyAOK. Additional updates will be sent as new information becomes available. Contact: Cindy Fuller, Mobile: 405/830/6549 E-mail: cindy_fuller@uss.salvationarmy.org Office: 405/254/1156
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