{"id":7517,"date":"2021-09-17T17:37:00","date_gmt":"2021-09-17T17:37:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/salarmyeds.org\/?p=7517"},"modified":"2025-06-25T17:39:17","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T17:39:17","slug":"georgia-salvation-army-extends-hurricane-ida-service","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/salarmyeds.org\/index.php\/2021\/09\/17\/georgia-salvation-army-extends-hurricane-ida-service\/","title":{"rendered":"Georgia Salvation Army Extends Hurricane Ida Service"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

NEW ORLEANS, LA <\/strong>\u2013 The Salvation Army is on the ground across the Gulf Coast region with a mission to feed, hydrate, and give help and hope to those impacted by Hurricane Ida.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This week, twenty-five Salvation Army officers and specially trained emergency disaster volunteers from Georgia were relieved after a 14-day deployment by a second team of fifteen volunteers from Georgia. The Georgia Salvation Army officers and volunteers have been in service in the New Orleans and Gonzalez, LA areas since shortly after Hurricane Ida made landfall on August 29. In addition, two Salvation Army officers from Georgia are serving as part of leadership teams \u2013 all will serve alongside a large contingent of Salvation personnel from many other states already serving on the ground.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOur disaster workers, which are mainly volunteers, are our most valuable resource,\u201d says Lanita Lloyd, The Salvation Army of Georgia\u2019s Emergency Services Director. \u201cWe highly value their dedicated service and willingness to help those impacted by Hurricane Ida.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Emergency disaster volunteers from Columbus, Dalton, Gainesville, Rome, Savannah, and Waycross, GA will serve in the Gonzalez, LA area, while their counterparts from Atlanta, Decatur, Elberton, Lawrenceville, and Sugar Hill, GA will serve in the New Orleans area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The new volunteers will meet each morning with their respective Incident Management Teams to determine their daily service response areas and to load supplies onto their canteens (mobile kitchens) and other Salvation Army service response vehicles. The Salvation Army vehicles will serve hot meals, snacks, and drinks to those impacted by Hurricane Ida.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s hard work and the days are long,\u201d says Clint Poss, a Salvation Army disaster volunteer from Rome, GA, \u201cbut it is very rewarding work, and I would not take anything for this experience.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The length of service for Salvation Army disaster personnel is normally a 14-day deployment, but The Salvation Army\u2019s commitment to help those impacted by Hurricane Ida has no expiration date.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe Salvation Army of Georgia teams will be helping those impacted by Hurricane Ida for as long as needed,\u201d said Ms. Lloyd.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How You Can Help:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The best way to help survivors and relief workers is to make a financial contribution. Monetary donations allow disaster responders to immediately meet the specific needs of disaster survivors as the situation continues to be assessed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n