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I heard reports that after the Andover Kansas tornado of 1991.  That the Red
Cross was CHARGING victims for food and drinks.




Bill Gross wrote:

> Sean Carroll <History67@AOL.COM> wrote:
>
> [. . .]
> >A friend of mine in Punta Gorda Fla. ( a retired Massachusetts fire fighter)
> >Went to a nearby fire to offer any help he could, and saw the red cross
> >SELLING firefighters cold drinks and sandwiches.
> >
>
> The good ole "friend of mine. . ." the most use source in all urban
> legends.
>
> While on a one year sabbatical to that funny little country that
> doesn't exist anymore courtesy of my Uncle.  I ended up in the 24th
> Evac Hospital at Vhin Long.  The ARC folks there were in a bad mood
> the day I asked for a few things to help pass the day.  I held your
> opinion of them till. . .
>
> Dallas had one apartment complex made uninhabitable by a F0 Tornado.
> The ARC spent around $500,000 to give the folks a place to stay,
> replace clothes and medicine and work related tools, all for free.
> And that was just one incident of free service to diaster victims they
> provided that year.  The ARC is always willing to show up at home
> fires, and apartment fires when requested by the Fire Department to
> assist fire victims. AT NO COST TO THE VICTIMS.
>
> I guess you opionion of the Red Cross is blurred by the lens you view
> them through.
>
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