American Red Cross, Heartland Chapter -- Imagine waking on a bitterly cold winter night to find your home on fire. It happened one night last winter to a family of eleven in the Omaha metro area. Everyone escaped, but the flames drove them out of their home without shoes or socks, or coats. They watched as their home was consumed by the fire. But they were comforted by a disaster team that offered them shoes, blankets and hot drinks. Then, the team found them emergency food and shelter, so they could begin to rebuild their lives. The mother said it all: "What would we have done without you? Thank you!"

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