Two volunteers from the Indiana Region are driving to Iowa on Tuesday, June 25 in a Red Cross emergency response vehicle to help communities affected by flooding.

Rose Droddy and John Fitzgerald will join other Indiana Region disaster workers already deployed to assist with relief efforts in Iowa. They will leave at noon on Tuesday from the American Red Cross offices located at 1510 N. Meridian St., Indianapolis.

The emergency response vehicle will aid in disaster relief to mobilize supplies such as ready-to-eat meals, water and snacks, clean-up kits and other items once it arrives in Iowa.

Since the flooding began, Red Cross volunteers have deployed to provide support and comfort to those displaced from their homes.

For the last three months, the Red Cross has been working nonstop to respond to weather-related disasters across the country during this busy severe weather season. We are responding to nearly twice as many large disasters as we did a decade ago to help families and communities struggling with more frequent and intense disasters.

In 2023 alone, the U.S. experienced an all-time high of 28 billion-dollar-plus disasters that ravaged communities and forced hundreds of thousands of people to flee from severe storms, floods and wildfires.

You can help those affected by disasters like the floods in Iowa and countless other crises by making a gift to Red Cross Disaster Relief. You can donate by visiting redcross.org [redcross.org], calling 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767) or texting REDCROSS to 90999 to make a $10 donation.

About the American Red Cross Indiana Region:
The American Red Cross of Indiana Region serves 6.9 million people in 104 counties in Indiana, Illinois, Kentucky and Ohio through its six chapters: Central, Northeast, Northwest, Southeast, Southwest, and Greater Indianapolis (Regional Headquarters). 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 us at Redcross.org/Indiana [redcross.org] or follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram @indianaredcross.