Feeding the Masses

Dominoes Pizza worker Earl Watts, helps load American Red Cross ERVs with pizza to distribute to residents of Enterprise, Ala., following a deadly tornado that roared through the small south Alabama town on March 1, 2007. (Photo: Jeffery L. Biggs/American Red Cross)

A Slice of Charity

William Score receives hot pizza from American Red Cross ERV worker Hank Desandre from Biloxi, Miss. Score was working to clean debris from a powerful tornado that struck the small south Alabama town of Enterprise on Thursday, March 1, 2007. (Photo: Jeffery L. Biggs/American Red Cross)

Enterprise shelter stays open

The American Red Cross shelter in Enterprise, Alabama, will remain open again this evening:

First Baptist Church
302 North Main Street (Map)

Meals will be served there as well, for the many people working to salvage and secure their property who don’t have electricity or the time to prepare food.

Fast Facts - Friday 3/2

Red Cross Disaster Relief Operation at a Glance Numbers as of End of Day 3/2/2007
Statewide	Last 24 Hours	To Date
Meals Served	1,070	1,070
Snacks Served	3,380	3,380
Shelters Open	1	1
Number in Shelter	12	12

Birmingham response update

The Birmingham Area Chapter reports the following:

• 7 homes with major damage, 1 with minor damage in the Westwood Gardens area
• Disaster Assessmet still underway near Main Street in Adamsville
• Breakfast served to 125 people in affected neighborhoods - lunch on the way
• Red Cross caseworkers are canvassing the area, evaluating the local needs
• 30 total Red Cross workers involved locally

The shelter at the Mountain Street Church of God has closed.

Feeding operations - Enterprise

The American Red Cross has dispatched four of our Emergency Response Vehicles to Enterprise, Alabama. Those trucks are equipped to deliver meals and snacks into affected neighborhoods.