Red Cross of Virginia volunteers leave for Texas tomorrow ahead of Hurricane Beryl

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — The Red Cross of Virginia will send two volunteers to San Antonio, Texas as Hurricane Beryl approaches the Lone Star State.

The volunteers leave tomorrow as part of a nationwide effort by Red Cross to help Texans recover from Hurricane Beryl, which is expected to wreak havoc over the next few days.

“We’re coming together to be able to do a number of things,” said Jonathan McNamara, Red Cross of Virginia’s communications director. “We’ll support emergency shelters, go into neighborhoods to deliver relief supplies, as well as serve meals out of vehicles like the one that is coming from Richmond.”

McNamara said volunteers will also be there for emotional support for people who may be displaced by the storm.

“We’ll also be delivering psychological first aid and emotional care, we know that these types of events are incredibly traumatic for all those communities,” he said. “And fortunately we have all our volunteers trained in all of these lines of service to be able to support the people impacted by this work.”

The volunteers start their drive across the country on Saturday morning. To support the Red Cross volunteers and their efforts, visit Red Cross’ website .

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