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December 13, 2021. Bowling Green, Kentucky
Judy Cothern was one of the many volunteers that arrived in Bowling Green on Saturday after the tornado had passed through. She lives in Franklin, the next town down, and was no stranger to Bowling Green-- her granddaughter lives here. That night Judy worked the overnight shift while people slept, including the many immigrants who could not speak English-- which was OK, said Judy, because I just needed to cover their babies. She started volunteering with the American Red Cross 16 years ago after Hurricane Katrina. This is now her 11 deployment. Shes been to the California wildfires and Hurricane Florence among other disaster locations. She gets emotional when explaining why she does this work. People will say God bless you and I say He already has. I get the blessing out of it. People also often ask her how she can afford to travel from her home to do this work and she explains that the Red Cross is able to pay all of her travel, food and lodging expensesand was quick to add that yesterday, I brought in a $5,000 check from someone in my hometown, a car dealership.
Photo by Marko Kokic/American Red Cross