This message from Anita Foster, PIO, American Red Cross:
The American Red Cross is entering its second full week of emergency response and relief after a deadly tornado outbreak ripped across the Metroplex on December 26, 2015. To date, the Red Cross has provided the following services:
FAST FACTS as of January 2, 2016 at Noon:
| Activity | Yesterday | To Date |
| Shelter Residents Registered | 33 | 411 |
| Meals & Snacks Served | 1,622 | 9,008 |
| Clean-up Supplies Distributed | 3,568 | 14,301 |
| Cases Opened | 106 | 448 |
| Mental Health & Nursing Services | 425 | 1,002 |
In the second week of the operation, the American Red Cross will maintain priorities of sheltering those without a place to stay, providing clean-up supplies such as shovels, rakes, tarps, work gloves and trash bags and encouraging anyone impacted by the storms to meet with a Red Cross caseworker. Currently, Red Cross caseworkers are available in Garland, Glenn Heights and Farmersville or by calling 1-800-REDCROSS.
North Texans who want to make a financial contribution to help after disasters big and small can go to www.redcross.org/donate.
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