Red Cross Texting campaign amid Hugo Anniversary

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– As the 25th anniversary of Hurricane Hugo is remembered in South Carolina, the Red Cross is launching an awareness campaign. The American Red Cross calls the campaign Prepare SC. The goal of the project is to to better prepare communities for disaster. According to officials, they aim to increase the number of people trained in preparedness, they also want to train 100,000 people in lifesaving first aid, CPR and AED skills, among other goals. The Red Cross is asking people to join on September 22 in supporting the Prepare SC campaign by texting REDCROSS at 90999 to donate $10 or by donating online at www.RedCross.org/preparesc.