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<br /> a o a o H n, v o ¢ W local banks, Hillsborough Workers at the church
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<br /> ^^ )) � o �, b ba U ,ti � Savings Bank and Na- have stored as many of the
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<br /> ti ; ° o : w tionsBank, also announced birds as they could, and have
<br /> '� ° o ,_'a.--,,,--_' •3 y low-interest loan programs to handed out the rest to people
<br /> al ao v •4 G,, v=im __ ho v cu benefit victims. • in the Fairview community
<br /> 1 V ° v n p n 5 ', m A final tally of the damage who had some way of freez-
<br /> „ ` ""$ `' oo `� ° showed Monday's storm de- ing them, he said.
<br /> L' W p ° `� v o w ,,.;• stroyed 53 buildings and Orange County Red Cross
<br /> "' °o •o h ro �. ° caused major damage to 13 officials planned to scale
<br /> o°- a•, u .;r v .5 v more. back operations at Orange
<br /> d o (0:),:. 0 H A.� O •c Link said it was fair to as-. High School, according to
<br /> " ",``' a t' a 3 ra4 sume.that families.who had". Bob Lockwood, the group's
<br /> been living 'in ..those struc- executive director.
<br /> v° v u v tures had been forced to find Lockwood said that after
<br /> v o �°0, o N v a0, i shelter with friends or rela- Wednesday night the Red
<br /> O.; >' '4 0D tives. _ Cross would stop offering
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<br /> �, T' v d Another ' 84 buildings re- meals" at the school, and
<br /> �� r N - ¢ ° >'w 733 ceived minor damage in the would cut back on deliveries
<br /> `� 4, w n 0 ° storm. In all, 162 buildings to residents and workers in
<br /> .v v vi 3 a0, w v° 0 ,� were affected, the Fairview community.
<br /> I v '° o 0 v v cz 2 .0 ;� a Local charities were hard- "The demand's just not out
<br /> d ro v 'Z° .� �' ;� •� a, pressed to, keep up with mas- there," he said. The Red
<br /> v ro o b : q � s ve amounts of food, cloth- Cross had set up a shelter at
<br /> ^ ' '� v c° ;� u; y j ing and other supplies being the school_Monday, but no Ti" >, v o E a, a N a "'"' ' donated by people from as one spent, any nights there,.
<br /> °0 0 `° ° g. o� °y' etl v a, far. away Greensboro and. ,he said.
<br /> a e v a0, > v ° o°' v Fayetteville. Red. Cross workers will
<br /> n `° 'O h v g P a,o "There's been an over- continue to operate at the
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<br /> 4-4 o ,fir a w v p o whelming outpouring of gen- school, but will shift their ef-
<br /> I erosity and caring from the forts to screening aid applica-
<br /> v 3 ° v o o ,6 v, v w community," said the Salva- tions from •families affected
<br /> a by o" an ¢ N ,4 0 tion Army's 'George Price, by the storm, he said.
<br /> °�' U v t',1 �; ° " who was coordinating collet- " • So far, the Red Cross has
<br /> Oa v /2 ,0 ) • b v tion efforts .Wednesday • at talked to about 75 families,
<br /> �� >, v .y zo .d •c, o ea .. Fairview Baptist Church. and has a backlog of another
<br /> o 0 y q ~ v That. outpouring was evi- "40 to ,50" --applications to
<br /> • .�. o E v ° o ..0 ~ n 3 dent 'in ..the'•rooms ..of'•the look at, Lockwood said.
<br /> a LI o 0 ° E '> x. church. On Tuesday,,canhed �,ny family needing hous-
<br /> ° : ° y `� 0' E 0 , food and other goods filled" '.ing, clothing or any other as-
<br /> `i/ oo a_E~ g v "' �'' ° tables. sistance has to apply to the
<br /> ro ° _ 0 ° ro o N On Wednesday, contribu- Red Cross first, he added.
<br /> o g . u a •y .n ti 0 tions filled whole rooms. County officials were
<br /> " o o ° , o 'v I Price said his major prob- pleased at the response from ad I • �' K G 3 0 " .o v '11 `' H lem':was finding space to. 13 neighboring communities,
<br /> v aoa �' v ' y S ° •v `d store`.,everything :that was which put everything from
<br /> v ° 3 0 `00° 8 being donated. And the holi- police officers to dump■I ° 8 day season did cause at least trucks at their disposal.
<br /> O one added logistical problem: . "You.never want this kind
<br /> \ a, o >, o "0 y v "We've been overwhelmed of tragedy to occur, but we
<br /> V \ Q 'n >, `" with turkeys," Price said. "In all agree that if you're going
<br /> o.2 �, fact, e've gotten 'more than:. to have-this kind of situation
<br /> > �, v o could be used, liecance we• it's great to have the kind of
<br /> i .._.... „, 3 ° v H don't I have enough freezer cooperation we've had," Link
<br /> ,a $ v .- .°0r v space. ' said.
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