July 30, 2020
Lt. Adolph Aguirre, commanding officer for the Salvation Army in McAllen and Hidalgo County, never seemed to catch his breath Thursday as he described the situation at the shelter in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and Hurricane Hanna.
Small beads of sweat trickled down his face as he attempted to speak over the chaotic noise of the shelter’s kitchen, where workers and volunteers rushed to prepare 5,000 hot meals for families in need of food throughout three counties in the Rio Grande Valley.