Red Cross Shelter at Easton High School to Close at Noon Today

Red Cross relief workers will continue to canvass neighborhoods to support the emergency needs of Lehigh Valley residents, helping people get back to normal with cleanup kits, water and food, as well as post-flood safety information, and referral packets for additional community assistance. Cleanup kits and other information may also be picked up weekdays, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., at the Red Cross office, 2200 Avenue A, Bethlehem. The office will be closed July 4. Kits are limited to one per household.

To date, 50 Red Cross relief workers have been on the scene, nearly 400 meals and snacks have been served, and 54 cleanup kits were distributed. At the height of the flooding three Red Cross shelters were opened, safely housing 19 residents.

For more information, please call the American Red Cross of the Greater Lehigh Valley at (610) 865-4400.

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 flooding, 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-HELP NOW 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, DC 20013. Internet users can make a secure online contribution by visiting www.redcross.org