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December 13, 2007

Helping Red Cross help fire victims

Dozens of people have contacted the American Red Cross, Rhode Island Chapter after a fire Tuesday in Woonsocket left five families homeless.

The organization provided supplies for the family right after the fire and will provide shelter and food for them through the weekend.

“Once again, individuals are responding to their neighbors in need by offering assistance to the families in Woonsocket,” CEO John Holt said in a statement.

Individuals and businesses who want to help can send donations to the Rhode Island Chapter at 105 Gano St., Providence, RI 02906. Donations are also accepted on the Red Cross Web site.

If a donor wants the money go to Woonsocket families in particular, they should be sure to write “Woonsocket Fire” on the memo line of the check.

Typically, the Rhode Island Red Cross spends $1,000 to assist a family of four. The organization relies on private donations to provide help to displaced families.

“I would like to remind Rhode Islanders that the Red Cross responds to a fire on the average of once every other day," Holt said, "and that our resources are already stretched thin this fiscal year.”

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