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 Marc Stiles Real Estate Editor |
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September 22, 2005
Real Estate Buzz: Locals make room for Katrina volunteers
By MARC STILES
Real Estate Editor
Real Estate Editor
After floods inundated the Gulf Coast, the Seattle-area chapter of the Red Cross faced a flood of its own: volunteers. The gush was so mighty it threatened to overwhelm the relief agency.
Before Katrina, the chapter had a little more than 2,000 volunteers. Since the disaster, 1,675 more folks have volunteered. Meanwhile, evacuees from the Gulf Coast were streaming unannounced into the agency's Rainier Valley office.
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