Quotes by Gayle Falkenthal

“He made the arrangements and he took care of it. It was an unusual gesture.”

“We can buy what we need in bulk.”

“We dont know how many he will bring but were prepared to take as many as he has.”

“Where there is a need we will fill it.”

“There are no evacuees en route via the FEMA airlift to our knowledge.”

“At this point, were just talking about keeping people safe from power outages and flooding.”

“It takes a high level of training and commitment skills to represent the Red Cross outside of the United States.”

“Potentially every single person here has the opportunity to save a life of a friend, a neighbor or a co-worker.”

“Theyre turning to community resources now. Theyre no longer evacuees. The people who are here now, theyre community residents.”

“The same agencies that are here for people in SD on a daily basis are there now for the evacuees who have become part of the community. I would hesitate to use the word evacuee six months later.”