As Illinois American Red Cross volunteers gets ready to deploy the first of many volunteers to help in the aftermath of the Maui wildfires, a Chicago couple and their family are getting ready to do their part and leave.
Brian Esterquest, his fiancée and her family are making their way out of Maui, saying leaving is the best thing they can do to help."Left our hotel early this morning to head to the airport and booked a flight to Oahu," he said. "I think the best thing we can do is just make sure we get out of here make sure that the emergency workers can have the space and resources to help those that are truly affected by this disaster.
"When you see images like that, it's tough to think about the people that live there and the businesses that you visited just the day earlier and the smiles on everyone's faces," Esterquest said. "Seeing the images of it completely burned down was quite shocking."Meanwhile, Paul Bamman is getting ready to leave for Maui to do his part to help as well. The Red Cross volunteer will fly to Hawaii Friday morning.
Bamman said he's planning to spend at least three weeks in Hawaii doing whatever he can to provide help and, more importantly, hope.
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