{"id":12365,"date":"2018-11-05T17:54:00","date_gmt":"2018-11-05T17:54:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/salarmyeds.org\/?p=12365"},"modified":"2026-09-04T17:59:23","modified_gmt":"2026-09-04T17:59:23","slug":"emergency-disaster-service-teams-focus-on-bulk-distribution-in-georgia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/salarmyeds.org\/index.php\/2018\/11\/05\/emergency-disaster-service-teams-focus-on-bulk-distribution-in-georgia\/","title":{"rendered":"Emergency Disaster Service Teams Focus on Bulk Distribution in Georgia"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>BAINBRIDGE, GA<\/strong> \u2013The Salvation Army continues to serve the needs of people impacted by Hurricane Michael as South Georgians rebuild their homes and communities almost a month after Hurricane Michael swept through Georgia. The hurricane cut a wide swath of destruction across the entire state from the southeastern corner in Bainbridge, northeastward toward Augusta. At the height of the emergency disaster services, 21 Salvation Army mobile feeding units (canteens) were in operation with 87 responding Salvation Army officers, employees and trained volunteers from three divisions (Georgia, National Capitol\/Virginia, Alabama-Louisiana-Mississippi), and the Central Territory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To date in Georgia, over 58,000 meals and 79,000 drinks and snacks have been served, and 4,000 people have been assisted with emotional and spiritual care. In addition, over 6,500 food boxes, 3,600 cases of water, 2,100 hygiene kits and 2,300 clean-up kits have been distributed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Last week, The Salvation Army in Georgia focused its operations on bulk distribution of supplies in the Albany and Bainbridge areas. Hundreds of cars snaked through parking lots and along roadsides, guided by Salvation Army and local police, to secure much-needed supplies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cMany of these people will experience unanticipated financial hardships because of the hurricane,\u201d says Lanita Lloyd, Director of The Salvation Army Emergency Disaster Services in Georgia. \u201cThese supplies will help people restock their pantries and allow them to use their money for personal recovery.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At a point-of-distribution set up at a middle school in Bainbridge, Georgia, car after car with their doors and trunks open drove by a well-coordinated line of trucks and stacked supplies as Salvation Army personnel and volunteers filled the vehicles with supplies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAnyone negatively impacted by the hurricane is eligible for these supplies,\u201d says Incident Management Team Commander, Major Ray Morton.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Supplies available to those impacted by Hurricane Michael included; cases of water, food boxes, boxes of snack foods, brooms and mops, cleaning kits, frozen beef and chicken, health and beauty kits, and paper products.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Words of gratitude permeate out from inside the vehicles as they pass the line of Salvation Army personnel. \u201cThank you!\u201d says one lady with a backseat filled with young children. \u201cI don\u2019t know what I\u2019d do without The Salvation Army.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThese are my people and this is my community,\u201d says Stacy Warren, Service Director for The Salvation Army in Bainbridge, Georgia. \u201cOur community has never seen anything like this. You just don\u2019t expect a hurricane to strike 150 miles from the coast.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cTo see how our community has come alongside The Salvation Army to partner with us in relief operations is just amazing,\u201d says Warren, who has been working with her Salvation Army teams since the day after Hurricane Michael slammed through South Georgia. \u201cWe are committed to being there for people in their time of need, whenever that is &#8211; whether it\u2019s a literal hurricane or a personal storm of life.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the weeks ahead, The Salvation Army\u2019s disaster relief operation will transition toward long-term relief efforts, and activities will be consolidated back to the local Salvation Army Corps and Service Centers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>How to Help<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The best way to help survivors<\/strong> and relief workers is to make a financial contribution. Monetary donations allow disaster responders to immediately meet the specific needs of disaster survivors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Donate By Phone:\u00a0 1-800-725-2769\u00a0 (1-800-SAL-ARMY<\/strong>)<br><strong>Donate Online:<\/strong> <strong>helpsalvationarmy.org<br>Donate By Text:<\/strong>Text <strong>STORM<\/strong> to <strong>51555<\/strong> to receive a donation link for easy mobile giving<\/p>\n<div class=\"credits-overlay\" data-target=\".wp-image-12366\">The Salvation Army <\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BAINBRIDGE, GA \u2013The Salvation Army continues to serve the needs of people impacted by Hurricane Michael as South Georgians rebuild their homes and communities almost a month after Hurricane Michael 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