On Thursday, April 24th, there was an apartment fire at the Grande River Apartments on Riverside Drive in Battle Creek.
The American Red Cross was on the scene immediately to help assist the clients displaced from this fire. Your local Red Cross provided immediate emergency assistance to 21 people in 11 families.
Red Cross staff and volunteer quickly jumped into action when the fire call came into our office. Several people cancelled engagements to volunteer to assist the families in need. A huge thank you to volunteers Cliff Conklin and Joy Neulieb for their terrific volunteer case work.
This emergency response that the chapter provided to this disaster has made our disaster relief account even emptier than it was already running. Our office is accepting financial donations for this and other emergency disasters. You can donate online at or mail a donation to the American Red Cross at 14600 Beadle Lake Road, Battle Creek, MI 49014.
When disasters like these happen in our local community, your local American Red Cross steps in and provides help with emergency needs such as food, clothing, medications, and shelter. Please make a donation today to ensure that there are adequate funds available for when the next disaster happens.
You never know, the next fire may be your own or the home of someone close to you.
