Red Cross continues to support evacuees

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“People returning to a community that was evacuated will be provided with ground transportation in the form of buses or we will and have been providing gas cards for those who are returning in their own vehicles,” said Fuchs.

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Partner organizations have also helped provide food and water for the return trip home. Fuchs says evacuees can also take whatever supplies they have already been given in the shelters.

“Sometimes if we have enough in the location we are providing teddy bears for small children and we did do that in Regina,” Fuchs said. “That was kind of cool because that was sort of a parting gift for the children and they grabbed on to them quite quickly.”

Some entertainment for evacuees is starting to wind down, but there are still some activities continuing on a smaller scale. On Friday night, 200 evacuees and Red Cross volunteers got free tickets to the Roughrider home game at Mosaic Stadium.

“As we heard last game, evacuees – that’s sometimes their dream to watch a game in person so they’re getting that opportunity.”

In the coming weeks, Red Cross volunteers will also have to clean up the shelters and wind down operations. Fuchs also noted that the organization is always recruiting volunteers to be trained and ready to help the next time a disaster strikes.

Red Cross volunteers say this is the best part of the job, knowing some people are going home. #skfires pic.twitter.com/279M6348Va

— Adriana Christianson (@AdrianaC_JME) July 15, 2015

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