The Mission of the American Red Cross

The American Red Cross is a humanitarian organization, led by
volunteers, that provides relief to victims of disasters and helps
people prevent, prepare for, and respond to emergencies. It does
this through services that are consistent with its Congressional
Charter and the fundamental principles of the International Red
Cross movement.

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Please go to link to see the updated video that complements the recently posted Red Cross speech, PowerPoint presentation, and elevator speech. Each of these tools tells the whole Red Cross story and reflects the research we have done on brand and messaging. We hope you find them helpful.

HEALTH AND SAFETY

From water safety and first aid training to CPR, lifeguard certification, the Red Cross offers training, information and resources that save lives. Our Chapter provided over 200 CPR and First Aid Training and swimming lessons classes last year.

We are in need of a volunteer Health and Safety instructor. Please call the chapter for more details. (620) 672-3651

Your teaching willl help individuals learn to save lives under everyday life experiences.

About 11 million Americans turn to us to learn first aid, CPR, swimming, and other health and safety skills. Last year, more than 158,000 people volunteered to teach those courses.

Service to the Armed forces, Keeping Pace with the Changing Military

The American Red Cross links members of the U.S. Armed Forces with their families during a crisis. Twenty-four hours a day, 365 days a year, the Red Cross quickly sends emergency communications to deployed service members on behalf of their family. Military members can have peace of mind knowing that when they are on a mission, in training or stationed far from home-and leaving cell phones and emails behind-they are still connected to home.

While providing service to 1.4 million active duty military personnel and their families, the Red Cross also reaches out to more than 1.2 million members of the National Guard and Reserves and their families living in nearly every community in America.

Red Cross workers in hundreds of chapters and on military installations briefed 974,573 departing service members and their families regarding available support services, and explained how the Red Cross may assist them during the deployment.

Both active duty and community-based military can count on the Red Cross to provide emergency communications that link them with their families back home, access to financial assistance in partnership with the military aid societies, information and referral and assistance to veterans. Red Cross personnel form a global network in 700 U.S. chapters, military installations worldwide and in forward deployed locations in Kuwait, Afghanistan and Iraq.

We were honored to receive a Certificate of Appreciation from the U.S. Army for our assistance with the Bravo Battery 1-161st Field Artillery deployment.

Blood Services

The Red Cross receives nearly six million volunteer blood donations a year and serves more than 3,000 hospitals nationwide. We are the primary blood provider for the hospitals in our jurisdiction.

Disaster Services

The Red Cross responds to disasters such as fires, tornadoes, floods, earthquakes and hurricanes, and other situations that cause human suffering. Our Chapter responded to the catastrophic tornadoes on May 4 and 5, 2007 that swept through the city of Greensburg, and which also left its mark in Edwards and Stafford counties. And closer to home on memorial weekend 2008.