Amy Tobias Photography

We are looking for photos of any relief efforts from all over the U.S.  Any thing from the wildfires in California to the hurricanes in Texas to the flooding and tornadoes in Iowa. 

Please help in our efforts by submitting photos you have taken of any relief efforts, the storms, people helping each other, etc.

 Please submit photos to amy_tobiasphotography@yahoo.com.  Be sure to include your full name, phone number, where and when the photo was taken, and a complete description of the photo.  Please use the original size photo when you send in your picture.  We will look over all photos and if your photo is chosen to be included in the calendar we will ask that you fill out a release form.  This MUST be signed in order to be used.  Photos will not be credited due to the amount of pictures that will be used.  We will choose one photo to be on the cover and that one will be credited.  All businesses donating $50 or more will be credited on my website as well as the calendar.

Check back often as we will be offering the calendars to purchase soon.  If you have any questions please use the form to email me.  See the info below for information about the Red Cross.

Thank you!

Amy Tobias

Angie Crumly

Since January 2008, the Red Cross has responded to thousands of house fires and more than 60 large scale-disasters?hurricanes, floods, tornadoes and wildfires?which have steadily depleted the Disaster Relief Fund.

• The big, visible disasters easily spur people to help disaster victims. But when the media attention wanes, we struggle to pay for the services we provide.
• There is a perception Louisiana ?dodged a bullet? from Hurricane Gustav. The reality is the Red Cross is still on the ground feeding and sheltering those who returned to find their homes damaged or without power.
• As the Red Cross continues helping individuals and families affected by the 2008 storms and hurricanes: Dolly, Edouard, Fay, Gustav and Hanna, Hurricane Ike crashed into Gulf Shore communities then up through the Midwest ? leveling neighborhoods, submerging homes, and leaving many families and individuals with nothing except what they brought with them to disaster shelters..
• The Red Cross is standing ready to provide more than 400,000 meals a day and thousands of clean-up and comfort kits.

·        We are working on ways to cut expenses without cutting services. So far, this cost cutting includes: consolidating warehouse space, using technology that further automates our casework process, and placing a greater emphasis on using local volunteers and utilizing partner resources.

·        The Disaster Relief Fund gives people the chance to help anywhere in the nation. Whenever and wherever disaster strikes, the Disaster Relief Fund will ensure that Red Cross help comes quickly.

·        To ensure the Red Cross continues its help for disaster victims, we need your help. We are calling on everyone to support the American Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund, which allows the Red Cross to provide help whenever and wherever disasters occur.