Red Cross Shelters, San Diego County, Index

Updates, see: http://www.sdarc.org/

NEWS
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 31, 2007 UPDATED at 5:30 PM
CONTACT: 571-226-8024 or 512-529-7899 MEDIA ONLY- NOT PUBLIC NUMBERS

Red Cross Announces Shelter Closings and Continues Shelter Services

(SAN DIEGO COUNTY) - The following shelters are CLOSED:

Campo Community Center, 976 Sheridan Road, Campo
Olive Pierce Middle School, 1521 Hanson Ln, Ramona
Fallbrook Union High School, 2400 S. Stage Coach Ln., Fallbrook
Borrego Springs High School, 2281 Diegueno Rd, Borrego Springs
Mira Mesa High School, 10510 Reagan Road, San Diego
Steele Canyon High School, 12440 Campo Road, Spring Valley
El Cajon Valley High School, 1035 E. Madison, El Cajon
Escondido High School, 1535 North Broadway (Thomas Brothers Map Page 1109, H-6)
The Rock Church, 2277 Rosecrans St., San Diego
Santana High School, 9915 Magnolia Avenue, Santee (Thomas Brothers Map Page 1231, E-4).
El Camino High School, 400 Rancho Del Oro Drive, Oceanside (Thomas Brothers Map Page 1086, H-4)
Harrah's Rincon Reservation, 777 Harrah?s Rincon Way, Valley Center.
Mount Miguel High School, 8585 Blossom Ln., Spring Valley
Poway Community Park, 13094 Civic Center Dr., Poway

The following shelters are OPEN:

Del Mar Fairgrounds, 2260 Jimmy Durante Blvd., Del Mar

St. Peters Church, 450 S. Stagecoach, Fallbrook

Valley Center High School, 31322 Cole Grade Road, Valley Center


These facilities will remain open as long as there is a need. Residents will be provided a safe place to stay, meals and snacks, and basic health services at these locations. Additional shelters are being opened and operated by municipal and partner organizations. Residents in the potential path of fire should monitor local media for the latest information about services, or call 211.

Residents with large animals are instructed to take them to the Lakeside Rodeo Grounds, located at Highway 67 and Mapleview Street, OR the San Diego County Fairgrounds in Del Mar. Pet shelters are managed by a separate agency. If evacuees must bring their pets to the shelter, they are urged to do so in carriers or crates. Also, supplies, such as food and leashes, must be provided by the owner. Bring all necessary daily medications, supplies for your children, and any other critically needed items for the next 24 to 72 hours with you to the shelter.

For the latest information, please return to the American Red Cross website at www.sdarc.org under the "Current News" section on the home page. It will be updated as new information becomes available.

ALL individuals who are evacuating or have been evacuated are encouraged to register themselves on the Safe and Well website at www.redcross.org. If they are not able to register, they may call 800-REDCROSS and a call agent will assist them with registering themselves on the website.

Due to the generous spirit of local residents, the Red Cross has trained nearly 3,000 volunteers in the first few days of the wildfires. The Red Cross urges newly trained volunteers to be patient while awaiting assignment. Until then, volunteers are asked to continue on with their day-to-day activities and stay safe.

The best way to support relief efforts is to make a secure financial donation at www.redcross.org. The Red Cross is NOT able to accept individual donations of goods at this time. Please direct these donations to our partners at the Salvation Army and Goodwill Industries, and the San Diego Food Bank.

Find out how you can help American Red Cross response efforts.

All American Red Cross disaster assistance is free, made possible by voluntary donations of time and money from the American people. You can help the victims of thousands of disasters across the country each year, disasters like the San Diego Wildfires (DR-187-8), by making a financial gift to the American Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund, which enables the Red Cross to provide shelter, food, counseling and other assistance to victims of disaster. The American Red Cross honors donor intent. If you wish to designate your donation to a specific disaster please do so at the time of your donation. Call 1-800-REDCROSS or 1-800-257-7575 (Spanish). Contributions to the Disaster Relief Fund may be sent to your local American Red Cross chapter or to the American Red Cross, P. O. Box 37243, Washington, DC 20013. Internet users can make a secure online contribution by visiting www.redcross.org.

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HOW YOU CAN HELP

All American Red Cross disaster assistance is free, made possible by voluntary donations of time and money from the American people. Below is a list of the ways you can help.

Make a Donation
In order to provide the best and fastest possible assistance to those affected by disasters, the American Red Cross requests individuals make a monetary donation.

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Donate Online: Make a secure online donation at www.sdarc.org/donate. Or mail your donation to:
American Red Cross
3950 Calle Fortunada
San Diego, CA 92123

In-Kind Donations
The Red Cross is unable to accept small, individual donations or collections of items such as clothing, food or cleaning supplies. The cost to sort, package and distribute these types of donations to disaster victims is almost always greater than the cost of purchasing the items locally, and it is logistically impossible to distribute a wide variety of individual items in a meaningful way.

Offers of sizeable, bulk donations are reviewed to determine if they meet a current need for disaster victims that can be addressed by the Red Cross. Bulk donations are typically new, shrink-wrapped and palletized items, and they are transported by the donor.

To make a donation of clothing or household goods, please inquire with the following organizations:

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St. Vincent De Paul - 619.446.2100
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Goodwill - 888-446-6394
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Salvation Army - 619-231-6000

Donate Food
To find out how to donate food, please contact the San Diego Food Bank at 1-866-350-3663.

(Please be advised the American Red Cross cannot guarantee that the donations you make to these organizations will directly assist those affected by the fires.)