Released July 25, 2008
COLLEGE STATION, Texas – Texas AgriLife Extension Service over the weekend will be distributing 75,000 publications aimed at helping people in South Texas recover from the damage inflicted by Hurricane Dolly.
“Our hearts go out to the thousands of our neighbors who have been victimized by this hurricane,” said Ed Smith, Extension director.
The publications, produced in both English and Spanish, offer advice on first steps to take in recovering from flooding, wind damage and other losses that hurricanes can bring, Smith said. They will be distributed at many of the same locations across the Rio Grande Valley where people will come for other help.
Those victims who have had electrical power restored and can access a home computer with an Internet connection can download at no cost scores of helpful Extension publications on hurricane recovery, Smith said. These can be found at http://agrilifebookstore.org/ and http://texashelp.tamu.edu/ .
The Texas AgriLife Extension Service, operating in every county, offers an array of educational programs aimed at helping people improve their lives and livelihoods.
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Contact: Ed Smith, 979-845-7967, egsmith@tamu.edu
