Colorado Salvation Army Provides More than 10,000 Meals & Drinks After Floods

Denver, CO (September 15, 2013 7:00AM) –  Salvation Army emergency disaster
services personnel have provided first responders and evacuees of the Colorado
floods with more than 10,000 meals, drinks and nutritional items in just
72 hours.
The Salvation Army is currently providing disaster relief at the
following locations:

 Boulder
· Salvation Army teams provided more than
2,000 meals, drinks and nutritional items to first responders and law
enforcement at the Boulder County Incident Command Post and
continue to provide support today.
· Personnel continue to provide support
to evacuees at the Mapleton YMCA where Boulder County first
requested The Salvation Army to provide assistance early Thursday morning.
·
Salvation Army teams distributed more than 36,000 bottles of water generously
provided by corporate partner King Soopers.
 
Ft. Collins
· The Salvation Army will
continue to serve meals at Timberline Church.  The shelter
will remain available long-term over the next 30-90 days.  Salvation Army
personnel have served more 2,130 meals, drinks and nutritional items to evacuees
at this location since it opened Friday.
Longmont
· The Salvation Army’s
Casper emergency disaster services team deployed to St. Vrain Memorial
Building shelter and served more than 3,000 meals, drinks and
nutiritional items to evacuees yesterday.

 Jefferson County
· The Salvation Army continues
to provide support the Jefferson County Incident Command
Post.
· Yesterday, Salvation Army personnel provided over 1,500
meals, drinks and nutritional items to first responders, bridge & road crews
and law enforcement at this location.