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Local Red Cross Volunteer Helps Hurricane Victims Without Leaving Home

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Hundreds of people from across the country are volunteering to help victims of Hurricanes Harvey and Irma. But not all the volunteers go to the disaster zone physically—some work from afar.

WCAI's Kathryn Eident talked with Martha's Vineyard resident Deborah Medders, a licensed mental health worker who volunteers with the Red Cross call center.

Learn more about volunteering by visiting the Red Crosswebsite

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