Volunteering on Vacation

Fred
Fred, a biology professor at a university in Arkansas, has been a disaster volunteer at his local Red Cross chapter for 13 years. During his summer breaks, he spends his time looking for buildings in the area that could be used as shelter sites during a disaster. Once an appropriate location has been found, Fred secures the facility for shelter use with the proper authorities. To date, he has secured 22 shelter agreements and has three more in the works.

Ann and Frank
Ann and Frank are disaster volunteers at a Red Cross chapter in New Jersey, who were vacationing in their mobile home in California. When the floods in North Dakota hit, they put their mobile home in storage and flew back to New Jersey to be assigned on disaster duty. Ann was sent to North Dakota to assist in the relief efforts, but Frank was not assigned at that time. After Ann finished her assignment, they flew back to California to pick up where they left off on their vacation.