Joe Becker
Joe Becker
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We sheltered about 3.5 million people. The largest night was about 150,000.
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If you think about the scope and scale, I am not sure we imagined some of our responses need to be as large what ended up happening last fall.
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I believe it's appropriate for the federal government to assist the faith community because of the scale and scope of the effort and how long it's lasting.
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It was obvious even before Katrina made landfall in Mississippi that this storm was going to inflict a monumental blow to the Gulf Coast.
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All that money went to the immediate emergency needs of the people.
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We have a long way to go in our fundraising to meet the needs of people from Katrina, let alone what we need to do for the people of Rita.
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Time is short between now and the next hurricane season. We are focused on how we can improve, and ask that every community review its plans. The time to get together is now.
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Hurricane Katrina is wreaking havoc for southeast Florida and the Gulf coast states. The Red Cross will meet the challenge by doing what we do best - coming together to respond with tireless compassion to take care of our neighbors.