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Most of the remaining population is elderly or has special needs, spokesman Dave Schrader said Saturday morning. The shelter has bathrooms, showers, and food; pets are welcome, but are housed about half a mile away from the main area.
The Red Cross call center in Philadelphia, which is open around the clock all year long, usually receives about a dozen calls a day about small regional disasters like house fires or flooding, spokesman Dave Schrader said.
About 50 families were displaced in Chester, where the American Red Cross set up a shelter at Showalter Junior High School, spokesman Dave Schrader said. As of 10 p.m., no one had come to the shelter, he said. "It seems many people are refusing to leave," he said.
Date: Jun 08, 2013
Category: U.S.
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Red Cross provides website for those looking for tornado victims - Philly.com
"Safe and Well is very helpful in the aftermath of a disaster like whats hit Oklahoma City when phones are down and communication is difficult," Southwestern Pennsylvania chapter spokesman Dave Schrader said in an email.
Date: May 20, 2013
Category: U.S.
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Philly-area group pairs with Red Cross to offer helping 'paw' to pets displaced by ...
Before Red Paw, the Red Cross had no uniform approach to handling displaced animals each case depended on the location of the disaster and the available responders, Red Cross spokesman Dave Schrader said.
There were 184 people in the eight other shelters opened by the Southeastern Pennsylvania Red Cross by Sunday night, according to Dave Schrader, spokesman for the organization. Those numbers were expected to rise significantly throughout the day Monday, he said.