red cross

As you know, wildfires have ravaged our area of the Lone Star State causing quite a few families to lose all they have and our community is stepping up in a big way.

The deadly explosion at a fertilizer plant in West, Texas has killed several people and injured over 160 people. Even though Abilene is over 180 miles a way, there are still several ways you can help our fellow Texans.

Friday August 10th, firefighters battling the wildfires near Possum Kingdom Lake, called on the American Red Cross office in Abilene to assist by provide bottled water and Gatorade around the clock. Within hours, the local Red Cross volunteers had trucks loaded and were dispatched to Possum Kingdom. By Monday August 13th, supplies were beginning to diminish and the American Red Cross in Abilene wa

In the second multi-million-dollar penalty levied against the American Red Cross in the past two years, the Food and Drug Administration has fined the agency nearly $9.6 million for “sloppy and unsafe blood management practices.”

Keith Urban with a little help from some friends is reaching out to fans to help in the relief effort. The American Red Cross is the main beneficiary from as lot of the emegency relief efforts.