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Miss USA Visits Red Cross Houston Relief Operations
By Sara O’Brien
Wednesday, September 24, 2008 — Miss USA, Crystle Stewart, spent a day with the American Red Cross in Houston recently, handing out food and water to people affected by Hurricane Ike.
Crystle Stewart, Miss USA, spent the day working with the American Red Cross, handing out food and water to area residents affected by Hurricane Ike. Photo courtesy of Sara O’Brien/American Red Cross
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“I was born and raised here in Houston and I wanted to do what I can to help those in need,” said Stewart. “People were really surprised to see Miss USA passing out meals. It was such an honor to serve them and see their smiles.”
Crystle’s day started with a tour of the Red Cross Disaster Relief Operations Center at the Greater Houston American Red Cross chapter. Here she thanked volunteers from across the country for giving their time to help others. Chapter Executive Davis Henderson welcomed Miss USA and thanked her for helping to bring awareness to the ongoing relief work the Red Cross is doing along the Gulf Coast.
Following her tour of the operations center, Crystle rode on an Emergency Response Vehicle to deliver meals to residents still without power. Her day concluded with greeting residents of the Auchon Red Cross shelter.
Over 6,000 people remain in Red Cross shelters, and thousands of people are still without power in the area. "I can tell you we won't be measuring this operation in weeks," said Joe Becker, senior vice president of disaster services for the Red Cross. "We will be measuring this operation in months."
We need your help. Please make a donation by visiting www.redcross.org or calling 1-800-RED-CROSS (1-800-733-2767). Spanish speakers can call 1-800-257-7575. You can also use your cell phone to donate $5 by text messaging the keyword “GIVE” to “2HELP” (24357).
All American Red Cross disaster assistance is free, made possible by voluntary donations of time and money from the American people. You can help the victims of thousands of disasters across the country each year, disasters like the Hurricanes of 2008, by making a financial gift to the American Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund, which enables the Red Cross to provide shelter, food, counseling and other assistance to victims of disaster. The American Red Cross honors donor intent. If you wish to designate your donation to a specific disaster please do so at the time of your donation. Call 1-800-REDCROSS or 1-800-257-7575 (Spanish). Contributions to the Disaster Relief Fund may be sent to your local American Red Cross chapter or to the American Red Cross, P. O. Box 37243, Washington, DC20013. Internet users can make a secure online contribution by visiting www.redcross.org.
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