RED CROSS, BB&B DONATE VACS, PURIFIERS TO ATTACK-AREA HOMES.(American Red Cross and Bed Bath and Beyond supply vacuums and air purifiers to Sept. 11 victims)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)

HFN: The Weekly Newspaper for the Home Furnishing Network, December, 2001 by Beatty, Gerry

NEW YORK-Residents of lower Manhattan afflicted by the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks have been getting free vacuum cleaners and air purifiers courtesy of the American Red Cross.

The organization set up a voucher program with Bed Bath & Beyond for high-filtration vacuum cleaners and arranged for direct shipments of air purifiers, said a resident who benefited from the program. It's one of numerous projects the Red Cross has undertaken through temporary disaster offices in these neighborhoods.

Recognizing the potential health hazard from the dust and pollution emanating from the World Trade Center site, the Red Cross set up the appliance program on its own, said representatives of vendors whose products are being distributed. "It's really a self-run...

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