Gayle Falkenthal
Gayle Falkenthal
commitment cross high level outside red represent skills takes training united united-states
It takes a high level of training and commitment skills to represent the Red Cross outside of the United States.
agencies basis daily hesitate months people six word
The same agencies that are here for people in SD on a daily basis are there now for the evacuees who have become part of the community. I would hesitate to use the word 'evacuee' six months later.
buy
We can buy what we need in bulk.
life neighbor opportunity save single
Potentially every single person here has the opportunity to save a life of a friend, a neighbor or a co-worker.
fema route via
There are no evacuees en route via the FEMA airlift to our knowledge.
fill
Where there is a need we will fill it.
bring prepared
We don't know how many he will bring but we're prepared to take as many as he has.
community longer people resources turning
They're turning to community resources now. They're no longer evacuees. The people who are here now, they're community residents.
care took unusual
He made the arrangements and he took care of it. It was an unusual gesture.
keeping people power safe talking
At this point, we're just talking about keeping people safe from power outages and flooding.