‘This is a lot worse’: Red Cross volunteers bring experience to help Helene victims

Paul Stillitano (left) of Avonmore and Dennis Bayne of Plum prepare to leave the American Red Cross parking lot in Pittsburgh on Thursday. They are being deployed to assist with relief efforts in response to the devastation from Hurricane Helene.

Dennis Bayne of Plum, a local Red Cross volunteer, talks to the media Thursday at Pittsburgh’s American Red Cross headquarters in the Strip District. Bayne and Paul Stillitano of Avonmore will take a Red Cross van to North Carolina to distribute relief supplies.

Dennis Bayne of Plum, a local Red Cross volunteer, talks to the media Thursday at Pittsburgh’s American Red Cross headquarters in the Strip District. Bayne and Paul Stillitano of Avonmore will take a Red Cross van to North Carolina to distribute relief supplies.

Dennis Bayne of Plum, a local Red Cross volunteer, talks to the media Thursday at Pittsburgh’s American Red Cross headquarters in the Strip District. Bayne and Paul Stillitano of Avonmore will take a Red Cross van to North Carolina to distribute relief supplies.

Dennis Bayne of Plum and Paul Stillitano of Avonmore will take a Red Cross van to distribute meals, water and relief supplies to victims of Hurricane Helene.

Dennis Bayne of Plum, a local Red Cross volunteer, talks to the media Thursday at Pittsburgh’s American Red Cross parking lot. Bayne and Paul Stillitano of Avonmore are being deployed to North Carolina to help with relief efforts.

Paul Stillitano of Avonmore is heading to North Carolina as a Red Cross volunteer to help with relief efforts from Hurricane Helene.