Neighbors across North Alabama are coming together to support each other through the recovery process and the American Red Cross, with the cooperation of partner agencies and government programs, is responding to recovery needs.

To date, the American Red Cross has provided the following in Alabama, made possible by generous local donations and 1540 Red Cross workers on the ground around the clock:

4,942 overnight stays in 34 shelters
275,990 meals served
400,020 snacks served
1026 Safe and Well registrations & welfare information requests processed
99 Emergency Response Vehicles currently on the ground, delivering food, drinks, and supplies
8,392 Health Services consultations
3,850 Mental Health consultations
18,993 Clean-up Kits distributed
33,982 Comfort Kits distributed
554,187 Bulk Items Distributed (water, diapers, shovels, rakes, storage containers, etc.)

The Beach Boys are coming to town this weekend.

Boeing and its employees have committed $200,000 to the American Red Cross for its relief efforts in Alabama where tornadoes left a path of destruction and hundreds of deaths last week.  

The company will contribute $100,000 and the Employees Community Fund of Alabama will contribute $25,000 to the American Red Cross for its relief efforts. In addition, employees have contributed nearly $75,000 to date through a one-time payroll deduction community giving program that is activated to support disaster relief efforts around the globe.  Boeing directly employs more than 2700 people in the Huntsville-Decatur region.