Red Cross assisting Mt. Cory family following house fire

The American Red Cross of Hancock County is helping a Findlay family and a Mt. Cory family following fires in their homes.

A Findlay family of four received assistance for clothing and seasonal clothing and comfort kits with personal hygiene items following the fire in their Elm St. home on Thursday evening.   Red Cross Disaster Responders Bill Davis and Karl Gingrich responded to the call for help. 

Early Friday morning, Red Cross Disaster Responders Pat Swisher and Karl Gingrich answered a call for assistance at a home fire on N. Main St. in Mt. Cory.  After assessing the immediate needs of the resident, assistance for clothing and seasonal clothing was provided.

The Red Cross will continue to aid both families as needed and assist in long term recovery planning with resources, information, and referrals to partner agencies.

All Red Cross disaster relief is provided free of charge, thanks to the generosity of the American people. You can help people affected by disasters like tornadoes, floods and other crises by making a donation to the American Red Cross.

You can donate by visiting redcross.org, calling 1-800-RED CROSS, or texting the word REDCROSS to 90999 to make a $10 donation. Your donation helps provide food, shelter and emotional support to those affected by disasters.

The American Red Cross of Hancock County is a United Way agency.

About the American Red Cross:
The American Red Cross shelters, feeds and provides emotional support to victims of disasters; supplies about 40 percent of the nation's blood; teaches skills that save lives; provides international humanitarian aid; and supports military members and their families. The Red Cross is a not-for-profit organization that depends on volunteers and the generosity of the American public to perform its mission. For more information, please visit redcross.org/hancock, like the American Red Cross of Hancock, Seneca, and Wyandot Counties on Facebook, or follow us on Twitter at @HancockRedCross.