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2008
The Year That Was
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• Weather
• played a
• disastrous
• part in
• many
• peoples
• lives in
• 2008.

Heavy winds hit Florida during Tropical Storm
Fay. Photo by Tom McFadden.
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• A record
• number
• of
• tornadoes
• destroyed
• homes
• and took
• away
• memories.

An Emergency Response Vehicle distributes meals
throughout a tornado-ravaged area. Photo by Carol
Greeley
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• The worst
• flooding
• in over a
• decade
• inundated
• the
• Midwest.

Oakville, IA Summer of 2008 Photo by Dave Knoer
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• Hurricanes
• followed
• each other
• across the
• southeast,
• leaving
• devastation
• in their
• wake.

Ft. Pierce, FL after Tropical Storm Fay. Photo by
Dave Knoer
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• Wildfires
• blazed
• several
• times
• in the
• west.

Many just had minutes to evacuate. Photo by Gene
Dailey
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• The
• American
• Red Cross
• was there
• through
• it all.

Volunteers lend a hand in Galveston, TX. Photo by
William Pitts
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• When
• tornadoes
• and flooding
• struck the
• Midwest,

Some families lost all they had in this years
flooding. Photo by Talia Frenkel
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Red Cross was there.
Photo by Talia Frenkel
Photo by Dave Knoer
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• When
• wildfires
• scorched
• California
• in July
• and again in
• November,

Assessing the wildfire damage California -
November, 2008 Photo by Gene Dailey
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Red Cross was there.
A Yorba Linda, CA homeowner talks to Red Cross
volunteers in the remains of her burned out
home. Photo by Daphne Hart
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• When
• back-to-back
• hurricanes
• blew across
• Florida
• and the
• Gulf Coast,

Emergency Response Vehicles move throughout
Texas. Photo by Joe Hansen
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Photo by Talie Frenkel
Red Cross was there.
Photo by Melissa Golden
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Helping victims of these disasters has been
costly and donations havent kept pace
Red Cross volunteers prepare and serve meals in
Texas. Photo by Kirk Wilson
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Red Cross was forced to borrow money to continue
to help those in need.
Evacuees take shelter during Hurricane
Gustav. Photo by Kate Garner
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The Campaign for Disaster Relief goal is to raise
100 million for the Red Cross Disaster Relief
Fund.
Storm victims seek help at a Red Cross Service
Delivery Center. Photo by Talia Frenkel
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2008 Top Five Disasters

• Hurricane Ike
• Hurricane Gustav
• Hurricane Dolly
• Midwest Flooding
• Indiana Tornadoes

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2008 Top Five DisastersHurricanes Ike, Gustav,
Dolly, Midwest Flooding, Indiana Tornadoes

• The American Red Cross
• Opened almost 900 shelters
• Served more than 16.5 million meals and snacks
• Gave out almost 275,000 comfort and clean-up kits
• Deployed more than 27,000 Red Cross staff and
  volunteers

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Photos by William Pitts, Annie Thomson, and Talia
Frenkel
Help us to continue coming to the aid of those
whose lives are so drastically changed by these
disasters.
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You can help the victims of thousands of
disasters across the country each year, disasters
like the hurricanes and wildfires, by making a
financial gift to the American Red Cross Disaster
Relief Fund, which enables the Red Cross to
provide shelter, food, counseling and other
assistance to victims of disaster.
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The American Red Cross honors donor intent. If
you wish to designate your donation to a specific
disaster please do so at the time of your
donation. Call 1-800-REDCROSS (1-800-733-2767) or
1-800-257-7575 (Spanish).
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Contributions to the Disaster Relief Fund may be
sent to your local American Red Cross chapter or
to the American Red Cross, P. O. Box 37243,
Washington, D.C., 20013. Internet users can make
a secure online contribution by visiting
www.redcross.org.
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You can also use your cell phone to donate 5 by
text messaging the keyword GIVE (4483) to
2HELP (24357). (Contributions will appear on
monthly bills or be debited from a prepaid
account balance. All applicable text rates
apply.)