Getting to know your local red cross
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The document summarizes the key services provided by the local Red Cross chapter: 1) Disaster relief for over 357 local families affected by fires and natural disasters in 2010, providing shelter and aid; 2) Safety and first aid training for nearly 60,000 residents; 3) Providing most of the local blood supply through blood donations from over 45,000 donors; 4) Assistance to nearly 3,000 local military families through financial, emotional, and communication support services. It encourages readers to help through donations of time, blood, or money.
Getting to know your local red cross
- 1. Our reach is global. Our focus is local.
- 2. Getting to know your Local Red Cross Chapter • Who we are • What we do - our 4 Core Services 1. Disaster Relief 2. Safety & First Aid Training 3. Provide Blood 4. Service to Military • How you can help
- 3. Mission The American Red Cross is a humanitarian organization led by volunteers and guided by its Congressional Charter and the Fundamental Principles of the International Red Cross Movement. It provides relief to victims of disaster and helps people prevent, prepare for, and respond to emergencies.
- 4. Triangle Chapter Service Area Wake, Johnston, Franklin, Lee, Chatham & Warren Counties
- 5. Daniel Cima/American Red Cross Every fire, flood, hurricane or tornado. Disaster Relief
- 6. The Triangle Area Chapter of the American Red Cross helped more than 357 families recover from local disasters in 2010.
- 7. Hurricane Earl – ERV Deployment (August 2010)
- 8. High Point Tornado (March 2010)
- 9. We provided more than 10,836 nights of shelter locally to those whose homes or apartments were made unlivable due to fires in 2010.
- 10. NC State Fair –First Aid Station (October 2010)
- 11. Red Cross Emergency Shelter – Setup
- 12. Daniel Cima/American Red Cross Everyone who needs life-saving skills. Education Programs
- 13. Training & Preparedness Programs
- 14. Every year, nearly 60,000 Triangle residents gain the skills to respond to life threatening emergencies such as heart attacks.
- 15. Readiness Exercise – RDU (March 2010)
- 16. Daniel Cima/American Red Cross Every time someone needs life saving blood. Blood Services
- 17. The local Red Cross chapter provides most of the blood supply for our area. We recruited more than 45,000 blood donors last year to provide life saving blood for area hospitals.
- 18. NCSU Blood Drive
- 19. Hector Emanuel/American Red Cross Every service member in need. Service to Military
- 20. Each year the Red Cross assists nearly 3,000 Triangle military families financially and emotionally.
- 21. Veteran’s Day Parade (November 2010)
- 22. Local military families turned to us more than 1,200 times last year for support. We provide emergency communication, financial assistance, and counseling services for military families.
- 23. Triangle Flight of Honor (November 2010)
- 24. P. Yazdi/ICRC Every international disaster. International Disaster Relief
- 25. Your local Red Cross is part of a global network, providing disaster relief around the world, through 192 national societies.
- 26. P. Yazdi/ICRC Every international conflict.
- 27. The American Red Cross provides international relief locally and globally to families affected by international conflict and disasters.
- 28. Our volunteers are there to help 24 / 7 whoever you are. wherever you are. Hector Emanuel/American Red Cross
- 29. How can you help? by donating your . . . Time Blood Money
- 30. TriangleRedCross.org 919.231.1602