Newport, Irvine Firms Assist Red Cross
The Orange County chapter of the American Red Cross has received two grants totaling $11,000 for its disaster preparedness programs. Pacific Mutual Foundation of Newport Beach made a $5,000 contribution, and Allergan Inc. of Irvine gave $6,000.
Dolores Churchill, the chapter’s chairwoman, said the Red Cross recently spent $30,000 to help 37 families who were left homeless when a May 19 blaze burned their Garden Grove apartment complex.
The Red Cross provides emergency relief services such as lodging, clothing, medication, home furnishings and mental health counseling for trauma experienced in disasters.
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