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  <h1 style="font-size:34px">Arkansas-Oklahoma Sends Personnel and Equipment to Assist Texas</h1>
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     <div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-6 col-md-6">September 04, 2017 <br/><strong>Cindy Fuller</strong> | 
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	  	<p><em>Corpus Christi, Texas (September 4, 2017) &ndash;</em> The Salvation Army of Arkansas and Oklahoma are serving on the frontlines of the devastation from Hurricane Harvey.&nbsp; Many of the feeding units and personnel currently deployed are serving at Ground Zero where residents are returning where many or most of the buildings and homes were destroyed.&nbsp; In many areas, power is still not restored. This is the largest response that The Salvation Army has served Hurricane Katrina in 2005.</p>

<p>On Sunday, August 28, eight mobile feeding units arrived in Corpus Christi to serve Texas&rsquo; coastal bend area with two more units arriving on Monday, August 29.&nbsp; The feeding trucks, manned by a cadre of 18 Salvation Army officers, employees, and volunteers, immediately began serving residents and first responders affected by the hurricane. Along with the feeding trucks, a team of 12 was deployed as an Incident Command Team to run the operation. All personnel are deployed for fourteen days. &nbsp;&nbsp;With additional requests for specialized positions from the Texas Division of The Salvation Army fulfilled, there is a total of 33 personnel currently on the ground from the AOK division.</p>

<p>On Friday, September 1, nine additional feeding trucks, a Polaris Ranger, a Polaris Quad Runner and a trailer were sent from the Arkansas-Oklahoma Division (AOK)to reinforce disaster response efforts in Texas.&nbsp; With the addition of the AOK feeding trucks to the disaster response, there are now 84 feeding trucks responding to provide aid in the wake of Hurricane Harvey.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>

<p>Feeding Units from the Arkansas-Oklahoma Division include:</p>

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	<li>Central Oklahoma Area Command, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (two units)</li>
	<li>Muskogee, Oklahoma</li>
	<li>Fort Smith, Arkansas</li>
	<li>Ardmore, Oklahoma</li>
	<li>Tulsa, Oklahoma</li>
	<li>Jonesboro, Arkansas</li>
	<li>Stillwater, Oklahoma</li>
	<li>Altus, Oklahoma</li>
	<li>Lawton, Oklahoma</li>
	<li>Bartlesville, Oklahoma</li>
	<li>Mountain Home, Arkansas</li>
	<li>Pine Bluff, Arkansas</li>
	<li>Hot Springs, Arkansas</li>
	<li>El Dorado, Arkansas</li>
	<li>Fayetteville, Arkansas (Northwest AR)</li>
	<li>Little Rock, Arkansas</li>
	<li>Shawnee, Oklahoma</li>
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<p>Currently there are 14 people, a group made up of Salvation Army officers, volunteers and employees, on standby ready help with relief efforts. The additional personnel may be deployed as soon as Friday, September 8.</p>

<p><strong>How People Can Help</strong></p>

<p>Financial donations are the best way to support relief efforts as the needs of those being served evolve daily.&nbsp; It&rsquo;s easy to support The Salvation Army&rsquo;s disaster relief program:</p>

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	<li><strong>Donate Online: </strong><a href="http://www.helpsalvationarmy.org">www.helpsalvationarmy.org</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</li>
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	<li><strong>Donate by Mail:</strong> The Salvation Army PO BOX 1959, Atlanta, GA 30301<strong>&nbsp; </strong><em>Please designate &#39;Hurricane Harvey&#39; on all checks. </em></li>
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	<li><strong>Donate by Phone:</strong> 1-800-SAL-ARMY (<strong>1-800-725-2769</strong>)</li>
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	<li><strong>Donate by Text:</strong> Text <strong>STORM</strong> to <strong>51555</strong> to receive a donation link for easy mobile giving.</li>
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<strong>About The Salvation Army</strong> <br/>The Salvation Army, established in London in 1865, has been supporting those in need without discrimination for more than 135 years in the U.S. More than 25 million Americans receive assistance from The Salvation Army each year through a range of social services: food for the hungry, relief for disaster victims, assistance for the disabled, outreach to the elderly and ill, clothing and shelter to the homeless, and opportunities for underprivileged children. The Salvation Army tracks the level of need across the country with the Human Needs Index (HumanNeedsIndex.org). The Salvation Army has served survivors of every major national disaster since 1900. The Salvation Army does not place an administrative fee on disaster donations. During emergency disasters, 100 percent of designated gifts are used to support specific relief efforts. For more information, go to <a href="http://www.SalvationArmyUSA.org">www.SalvationArmyUSA.org</a> or follow on Twitter <a href="http://twitter.com/SalvationArmyUS">@SalvationArmyUS</a>.
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