HONESDALE - Each year, Red Cross chapters across the country respond to thousands of disasters, large and small, many of which go unnoticed in the news headlines. In the past week, the Wayne Pike Chapter of the American Red Cross responded to 5 home fire disasters, helping  nineteen individuals in Wayne and Pike Counties recover from these devastating events.

Trish Tyler-Davis, Executive Director stated “When families suffer home fires they face a devastating loss; most of the time they have lost everything. The Red Cross provides immediate emergency assistance to our neighbors with food, clothing, shelter, medical supplies and emotional support.” Ms. Tyler-Davis continues: “Each family can cost the Red Cross hundreds of dollars in assistance. All Red Cross assistance to victims is free and is funded by donated money from the local community. Our local disaster relief fund is nearly depleted and we need to replenish our fund so we can continue to help our neighbors when they need it most.”

Your help is needed to ensure that the Wayne Pike Chapter of the American Red Cross can be there wherever and whenever disaster strikes. The best way to help a disaster victim is through a financial donation to the American Red Cross. The Wayne Pike Chapter is located at 1111 Main Street, Honesdale PA 18431. For more information you can call 570-253-2310 or 296-5229 or online at www.redcrossonline.org.