High Point-Thomasville volunteers respond to Hurricanes in 2005

Eighteen Disaster-trained volunteers from the High Point - Thomasville Chapter have served on assignments in the Gulf.  Four of them have returned for a second 3-week tour of service to the survivors of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.

These Red Cross Volunteers have joined the national disaster response team and accepted assignments to work in Hurricane Relief Operations in 2005:

Hurricane Dennis	Job Function
Gneeda Hopkins	Mental Health Services
Hurricane Emily
Mel Patterson	Community Services
Carolyn Patterson	Community Services
John Patseavoura	Information Management Support
Hurricane Katrina
Michael Kane (twice)	Material Support Services
Mel Patterson	Community Services
Carolyn Patterson	Individual Client Services
Clara Miller	Community Services
Kenneth Miller	Community Services
Harrison Faust (three tours)	Rapid Technological Team
Barbara Ewings	Partner Services
Leon Wessel (twice)	Individual Client Services
Mary Weeman	Information Management Support
Gail Tuttle	Community Services
Ann Linthicum	Health Services
Jerry Streetman	Material Support Services
Jared Hill	Individual Client Services
John Patseavouras	Information Management Support
Ken Weeman (twice)	Safety and Security
Sally Tarolli	Community Services
Shelby Garner	Community Services
Ruth Smith	Community Services
Joseph Williard	Community Services
Ericka Sanders	Community Services
Virginia Walker	Community Services
Hurricane Rita
Robin Goodman	Community Services

One of the jobs done by volunteers is to take meals to neighborhoods affected by the disaster.  Here, a team of volunteers has driven an Emergency Response Vehicle (ERV) loaded with food into an area.  They park and serve the neighborhood residents.  These Mass Care volunteers work all day long, making 2 or 3 trips before calling it a long day.  Then the next day, they do it all again.