American Red Cross feeds hungry after hurricane
<p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="superstorm">superstorm</span> <span word="Sandy">Sandy</span>, <span word="hundreds">hundreds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="thousands">thousands</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Yorkers">Yorkers</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cook">cook</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="Red">Red</span> <span word="Cross">Cross</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="helped">helped</span> <span word="prepare">prepare</span> <span word="tens">tens</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="thousands">thousands</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="meals">meals</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="delivered">delivered</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="areas">areas</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="most">most</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="vast">vast</span> <span word="parking">parking</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Queens">Queens</span>, <span word="Red">Red</span> <span word="Cross">Cross</span> <span word="staff">staff</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="volunteers">volunteers</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="preparing">preparing</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="packing">packing</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="storm">storm</span> <span word="victims">victims</span>. <span word="Robert">Robert</span> <span word="Baltadona">Baltadona</span> <span word="oversees">oversees</span> <span word="the">the</span> 275 <span word="helpers">helpers</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="facility">facility</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="area">area</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bulk">bulk</span> <span word="distribution">distribution</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="heater">heater</span> <span word="meals">meals</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="fruits">fruits</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="packaged">packaged</span> <span word="cakes">cakes</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="water">water</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="snacks">snacks</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="behind">behind</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="trucks">trucks</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fully">fully</span> <span word="operable">operable</span> <span word="kitchen">kitchen</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="serving">serving</span> <span word="hotmeals">hotmeals</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rate">rate</span> <span word="of">of</span> 30,000 <span word="meals">meals</span> <span word="twice">twice</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="day">day</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Baltadona">Baltadona</span>.</p><p><span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="meals">meals</span> <span word="contain">contain</span> <span word="so">so</span>-<span word="called">called</span> "<span word="comfort">comfort</span> <span word="food">food</span>."</p><p>"<span word="For">For</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="last">last</span> <span word="night">night</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="dinner">dinner</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="served">served</span> <span word="goulash">goulash</span>. <span word="So">So</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="gong">gong</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="good">good</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="home">home</span>. <span word="Because">Because</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="exactly">exactly</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="mission">mission</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="sure">sure</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sense">sense</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="normalcy">normalcy</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="though">though</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="understand">understand</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="everything">everything</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="feeling">feeling</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="normalcy">normalcy</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="critical">critical</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="recovery">recovery</span>," <span word="explained">explained</span> <span word="Baltadona">Baltadona</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Red">Red</span> <span word="Cross">Cross</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="closely">closely</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="humanitarian">humanitarian</span> <span word="groups">groups</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Southern">Southern</span> <span word="Baptist">Baptist</span> <span word="Convention">Convention</span>. <span word="Their">Their</span> <span word="volunteers">volunteers</span> <span word="drove">drove</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Kentucky">Kentucky</span>, <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 1,000 <span word="kilometers">kilometers</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="prepare">prepare</span> <span word="hot">hot</span> <span word="meals">meals</span>. <span word="Karen">Karen</span> <span word="Smith">Smith</span> <span word="oversees">oversees</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="kitchen">kitchen</span>.</p><p>"<span word="But">But</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dent">dent</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Smith">Smith</span>.</p>
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