GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KJCT/KKCO) -- As Texans across the coast are evacuating to avoid Hurricane Harvey, some Western Slope locals are heading into the storm.

The Western Colorado Red Cross chapter packed up their disaster relief van and hit the road Thursday morning.

Volunteers will be gathering and creating somewhat of a campground; where they'll sleep, make food and then put together meals for people affected by the hurricane.

"We take these vehicles out into the affected neighborhoods, where you've got lots of people who have had some type of disaster to their home, and we're going to feed them, said Andy Aerenson, a Red Cross volunteer.

Most volunteers are working on a two week time frame, but it can always be longer depending on the hurricane and the severity of the destruction.

This will be Aerensons third time heading out to a disaster scene. He said the most rewarding part is seeing the community come together.

You see young college aged kids helping out the older folks who cant clean out their house, said Aerenson. But at the same time, you see the older folks who are cleaning out their house, taking a level of activity they probably havent done in a long time.

The best thing you can do to help is to donate money. That way the Red Cross can buy supplies as needed.

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