As the cold of winter is starting to settle in, many of us are turning on our heat (or space heaters) and putting the logs on the fire…in turn, our Chapter receives many nightly calls about single family fires. Fires are one of the most common disasters and cause more deaths than any other type. [...]
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From the front lines to the home front, the American Red Cross provides service members, their families, and veterans with the care and assistance they need. And we need YOUR help!
This year the American Red Cross is partnering with Pitney Bowes this holiday season for the Holiday Mail for Heroes campaign. We are collecting holiday [...]
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Sarah Simmons
Hometown: Tallahassee, FL
Position: Disaster Services Long Term Recovery Specialist and outreach volunteer
Member Since: June 2005
Fav. Red Cross Memory: Sarah really enjoyed working the Fire/Weather House at one of the elementary schools. One of the students came up to her and shared about how the Red Cross helped their family during Hurricane Katrina.
Unique Quality: Sarah’s mom [...]
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Keeping the ELDERLY and DISASTER CLIENTS WARM
November 1 – December 31, 2008
The Capital Area Chapter of the American Red Cross has been holding a blanket drive around the holidays for six years. Beginning November 1, 2008, we will again be soliciting the help of Local Community Organizations, Schools, Churches, Businesses, Boy or Girl Scout Troops, [...]
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