14 Quotes by Nedra Turney

Lufkin was bursting at the seams. Some of those folks were at double capacity.

So far, we're opening no new shelters. We're just expanding where we are.

We have three who've gone down there ... and we're training other spontaneous volunteers as we speak so they will be available.

We have churches on standby and we're adding to that number as we speak.

Volunteer nurses that are working in other areas of the community come to us and went through Red Cross orientation.

The Red Cross didn't ask FEMA to come in. We serve people through the Red Cross. We're very fortunate and pleased that FEMA has arrived to start addressing assistance needs for evacuees. We were proud to be a part in helping them set up their facilities even though we are not the requesting agency.

We have about 39 people who will be out there.

The response has been overwhelming. Texarkana is a community with a warm and giving spirit.

That's going to change because people are running out of funds.