Quotes by Nedra Turney

“We have about 39 people who will be out there.”

“Theyve had some folks with special needs they were working on helping. They asked to stay open a few more days in order to complete those tasks.”

“Volunteer nurses that are working in other areas of the community come to us and went through Red Cross orientation.”

“These people are just devastated because they have family members that are still trapped. The water was still rising and theyre worried about those they know were there.”

“Lufkin was bursting at the seams. Some of those folks were at double capacity.”

“We have churches on standby and were adding to that number as we speak.”

“They came in here with dysentery because theyd been on that bridge for several days. Theyve been sick and some are still sick.”

“Its dwindling big time. We have more going out today. These people are linking up with families and mainly going out of town, being picked up by family or going by bus. Some, Im sure, have gone into housing and then some families have been adopted by local families.”

“They know they dont have a home to go back to.”

“We have three whove gone down there ... and were training other spontaneous volunteers as we speak so they will be available.”