Wednesday, September 20, 2017

Mexican Red Cross Volunteers among Those Assisting in Houston


As president of Seminal Financial Group, Inc., Sue Ann Ma provides a host of tax accounting services to Houston clients. Community involved, Sue Ann Ma supports the American Red Cross, which has played a vital role in rescue and relief efforts in Houston in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey and related flooding events.

As reported in Reuters, Mexican Red Cross volunteers were among those who arrived in the Houston area to assist. Wearing vests with the emblem Cruz Roja Mexicana, the volunteers came equipped with food, supplies, and a compassionate attitude as they distributed what they had brought in the George R. Brown Convention Center. As many as 1,800 refugees of the storm have been housed within the temporary shelter.

One volunteer described the tragedy as transcending geographical barriers, as Mexico oversaw the distribution of more than two dozen trailers filled with beans, coffee, rice, and chocolate. Also among the volunteers were physicians and paramedics, and equipment supplied included mobile kitchens and generators. The deputy foreign minister of Mexico for North America characterized the effort as a demonstration of neighborliness and solidarity.