Local Red Cross Volunteer Deployed to Floods in Washington

"...I do like the idea of helping people – so that’s why I am going.”

Dan Androes of Monmouth is leaving for Washington's flood area. Photo: Willamette Chapter of the American Red Cross

(SALEM) - American Red Cross volunteer Dan Androes of Monmouth is preparing for a three week assignment in Bellingham, Washington. Androes will be working in a Red Cross warehouse used to stock shelters and to provide people with items they will need to respond to severe flooding and the clean-up effort once flood waters reced. Androes has been a Disaster Service volunteer with the Willamette Chapter of the American Red Cross for over two years. In 2004 he reposnded to Huricanes Charles and Frances and was in Ft. Pierce, Florida when Hurricane Gene made landfall. Locally Androes responds regularly with the chapter’s on call Disaster Action Teams when they respond to house fires. When asked about being away from home for the Thanksgiving holiday he said, “I don’t really like the idea of being away from my family on Thanksgiving, but I do like the idea of helping people – so that’s why I am going”. National weather forecast map Please leave questions &/or comments below.