Could you imagine receiving an unexpected call and learning your home is on fire? That’s what happened to Ann Rofkahr while she was out to lunch with a friend one Thursday afternoon.
“Before heading out, I was outside and around my home and all was in order,” Ann said. “I was in shock and disbelief that my neighbor was telling me that my home of 23 years — 23 years of love and work into it — was going up in flames.”
Ann quickly returned home to find a huge blaze and black, billowing smoke surrounding her house. The winds were so strong that day, that it made it nearly impossible for firefighters to extinguish the flames. A total of 27 neighboring fire departments assisted in maintaining the fire.
While Ann was sitting in the fire truck, she received a call she'll never forget. ➡️ “My phone rang, and it was a volunteer with the Red Cross,” she said. “I knew of the Red Cross because I am a blood donor, but I didn’t realize how the Red Cross helps people in situations like this. The mo...