The Red Cross is conducting a text-a-thon to launch a campaign called Prepare SC.
The goals of the campaign are to prepare South Carolinians for disasters and strengthen the capacity of the Red Cross to respond to those incidents.
The Red Cross hopes to double the number of people trained in preparedness to 38,000 and train 100,000 people in lifesaving skills.
The organization also hopes to increase volunteers and double capacity to distribute and serve meals.
The Red Cross asks everyone to join them in the effort to support the campaign by texting REDCROSS to 90999 to donate $10 or donate online.
The campaign comes on the 25th anniversary of Hurricane Hugo, which destroyed 3,300 homes and heavily damaged 18,000 other during the Category 4 storm. South Carolina sustained the worst damage in the mainland U.S.