Convoy of Hope's Disaster
Response Team is conducting relief efforts to aid survivors of recent
devastating wildfires in Colorado and damaging floods in Minnesota.
A tractor-trailer load of product arrived at Timberline Church in Fort Collins,
Colorado, containing gloves, shovels, contractor grade trash bags, energy
drinks and water. The items are being distributed to firefighters, volunteers
and survivors who are facing the worst fire season in Colorado history.
"In addition to distributing supplies, we delivered a load of ice from
Denver to some of the areas affected," says Jeff Nene, public relations
director for Convoy of Hope. "Our assessment team has also been on the
ground in Boulder and the Colorado Springs area to determine if we can be of
help there."
In Cloquet, Minnesota, where the St. Louis and Cloquet rivers have overflowed
their banks and caused damaging floods, Convoy of Hope is working with Good
Hope Church to help residents clean up.
"We'll continue to monitor the situations in Colorado and Minnesota in the
coming days and respond accordingly," says Karen Benson, global disaster
response director for Convoy of Hope.
For more information about Convoy of Hope, see its website.
