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Local Red Cross Volunteers Head to East Coast for Hurricane Disaster Relief

Four volunteers from the Silicon Valley chapter of the Red Cross are joining four other volunteers from Alameda, San Mateo, Santa Cruz, and Solano counties in the relief effort.

American Red Cross volunteers from the Bay Area have headed to the East Coast to assist with disaster relief efforts as Hurricane Irene approaches.

Hurricane Irene, with its 100-mph winds and heavy rains, is expected to be the largest storm to hit the East Coast in more than 70 years, Red Cross officials said.

Four volunteers from the Silicon Valley chapter of the Red Cross are joining four volunteers from Alameda, San Mateo, Santa Cruz, and Solano counties as they travel to North Carolina, New York and New England.

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These trained local disaster volunteers will help local relief organizations open shelters and mobilize equipment, according to the Red Cross.

Red Cross officials said that dozens more highly trained Bay Area volunteers are on standby, ready to leave for the East Coast on short notice for three-week assignments.

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