re: Gatlinburg, TN suffers severe wildfire damage; 13 people confirmed dead

Yeah, the Red Cross set up shop at a local church after the August flooding. They were kicked out after a few days because they were refusing to accept donations from the locals. What they did accept was thrown away from what I've heard. I know someone who does catering for a living. He cooked an enormous jambalaya and brought it up to the church to feed everyone. The Red Cross told him that they couldn't accept it and turned them away. The only thing they didn't turn away was monetary donations.